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Delimiter between question and answer:

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  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.

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This app won't open.
 
present situation
 
future prediction
I bet that app won't be expensive.
 
future prediction
 
present situation
She may be 92, but she's very sharp.
 
we know her age, "may" is used for contrast
 
we don't know her age
She may be in her 90s.
 
we don't know her age
 
we know her age, "may" is used for contrast
There couldn't be a strike.
 
past possibility
 
future possibility
There may be a train strike.
 
future possibility
 
past possibility
We needn't have got a visa.
 
no necessity, but we did it
 
no necessity, we may have done it or not
We didn't need to get a visa to go to Europe.
 
no necessity, we may have done it or not
 
no necessity, but we did it
My dad used to be slim when he was young.
 
past state
 
repeated past action
My dad would often make up stories for us.
 
repeated past action
 
past state
You could at least say thank you.
 
Expressing annoyance because you didn't say thank you
 
Neutral recommendation
You should say thank you.
 
Neutral recommendation
 
Expressing annoyance because you didn't say thank you
I have to buy a suit for my new job.
 
Outside authority.
 
I think it's important. Inner authority.
I must buy a new suit.
 
I think it's important. Inner authority
 
Outside authority
When the boat sank, he was able to swim to the shore.
 
particular success
 
general ability
He could swim when he was six.
 
general ability
 
particular success
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