May vs Might

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May vs Might

by mankey » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:09 am
Please help on this one:

The Rorschzch test is gaining new respect as a diagnostic tool because it takes only one hour to expose behavior and thought processes that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing

(A) that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing

(B) whose emergence is unlikely in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

(C) that might not emerge in other procedures or in weeks of ordinary interviews

(D) that may not emerge under other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

(E) unlikely not to emerge during weeks of ordinary interviewing or in other procedures

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by satishchandra » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:08 pm
Hi mankey,
(A) that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing
'may be unlikely' seems to be redundant.
'may not be' fits properly here.
(B)whose emergence is unlikely in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

Use of whose for inanimate objects is wrong most of the times (Yeah, I remember there is one official question in which whose is used for the noun i.e.town)
"is unlikely" changes the tense.
(C) that might not emerge in other procedures or in weeks of ordinary interviews
Looks fine
Usage of 'might' indicates here that it is conditional.
(D)that may not emerge under other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews
Parallelsim error
(E)unlikely not to emerge during weeks of ordinary interviewing or in other procedures
Changes meaning


In sum, the differences in may vs might and will vs would are almost same.
Read in the link for Ron's explanations on may vs might
https://www.beatthegmat.com/would-vs-wil ... 97540.html

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