curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-about-speculation-and-requests/67f38522729d8b0f409082aa.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
BLANK it be something else?
Could
This modal verb is used to ask about possibility in the present or future. The first letter is capitalized.
Could is a modal verb used in questions to ask about the possibility of something happening in the present or future. For example:
Could it be a network issue? - Asking if a network issue is possible.
In this dialogue, Jessica is asking if there is a possibility that the issue might be something else.
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"character": "Jessica",
"position": {
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"z": 1.2
},
"opacity": 0
}
],
"audio": {
"filename": "B1_17-2.mp3",
"startTime": 1,
"startTimestamp": 36.14,
"finishTimestamp": 37.08
}
},
"commands": [
{
"character": "Jessica",
"opacity": 1,
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},
{
"character": "Jessica",
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"dialogue": {
"text": "Could it be something else?",
"align": "center"
}
},
{
"character": "Jessica",
"opacity": 0,
"startTime": 2.44
}
]
}