Element USE: GUESSES AND PREDICTIONS
SuperCat MODALITY
SubCat can
Lexical Range N/A
Level B2
Cando Can use the negative forms of 'can't' and 'cannot' to guess, predict and deduce.
Corrected Learner Example You look very pale and you can’t be feeling well. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Polish; Pass)

I think that it can’t be true. (Uruguay; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

[talking about someone suspected of being a criminal] He can't be; he is too young. (Chile; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

It cannot be any good for these animals to be taken away from their natural surroundings. (Sweden; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Swedish; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments N/A

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