QUANTITY

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PROBABILITY VERBS

all

always

certainly

will

most

usually

definitely

is/are

a majority (of)

generally

undoubtedly

must/have to

many/much

on the whole

clearly

should

a lot (of)

often

presumably

ought to

some

frequently

probably

may

a number (of)

sometimes

conceivably

might

several

occasionally

possibly

can

a few/a little

rarely

perhaps

could

few/little

seldom

maybe

cannot

no/none/not many

never

uncertainly

is/are not