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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 83

Question 83

Tenses

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): No one has said anything yet, but I think I ..... be getting a salary increase next month

  1. A.must
  2. B.can
  3. C.would
  4. D.may
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Answer: D (may)

Explanation

Nobody has confirmed the raise, so the speaker is only guessing about a possibility: 'I think I may be getting a salary increase'. 'Would' needs a condition such as 'if…'.