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(b) (i) Tom is perhaps in Washington.  epistemic possibility.

Enabling

(ii) Jerry may be in Buffalo.--> epistemic possibility

(c) (i) I heard that Jennifer is walking on crutches and has her head all bandaged up epistemic
possibility.

(ii) Jennifer must have had an accident. Epistemic necessity.

(d) (i) My son may go to America.--> epistemic possibility. Permission

(ii) My daughter may be going to Australia.--> epistemic assertion.

(iii) My cousins may have gone to New Zealand espistimic possibility

(e) (i) Yes, I permit you to store my personal data.--> deontic permission

(ii) Yes, you may store my personal data.  permission.

(f) (i) You must take a right turn now.  obligation

(ii) You’ve got to take a right turn now  obligation

(iii) You have to take a right turn now intrinsic necessity

(iv) You need to take a right turn now  intrinsic necessity

(v) You should take a right turn now.  intrinsic necessity.

(a) This car can run on water, alcohol or cow dung.  intrinsic possibility

(b) The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing epistemic possibility.

(c) I must warn you that I am quite stubborn obligation

(d) I can see Venus in the evening sky.  intrinsic possibility.

(e) A group of American tourists were being guided through an ancient castle in Europe. “This
place,” the guide told them, “is 600 years old. Not a stone in it has been touched, nothing altered,
nothing replaced in all those years.” “Wow,” said one woman dryly, “they must have the same
landlord as I have.” epistemic necessity

(a) (i) You mustn’t play with these children obligation.

(ii) You don’t have to play with these children intrinsic necessity.

(b) (i) You mustn’t open the door.- obligation

(ii) You may not open the door.  permission.

(iii) You can’t open the door.  permission

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