"It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society." vs "It must be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society."

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"It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society." vs "It must be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society."

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different levels of certainty. "It must be gleaned" implies a stronger sense of necessity or obligation to extract the information, while "it could be gleaned" suggests a possibility or likelihood of extracting the information. The choice between them depends on the intended level of certainty.

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This phrase is used when indicating a potential or likely source of information, without emphasizing a strong sense of necessity or obligation.

This phrase is used when emphasizing the importance or obligation of extracting specific information from a source, in this case, an article.

Answer 1

It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.

This phrase is correct and suggests a possibility or likelihood of extracting the information.

Answer 2

It must be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.

This phrase is correct and implies a stronger sense of necessity or obligation to extract the information.

"It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society." vs "It must be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society."

It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.

It must be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.

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