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Based on the text, judge the item from. The term “might” (line 8) is a modal verb and can be correctly replaced by should, without a change in meaning.

Based on the text, judge the item from. The term “stressed” (line 12) is a verb in the Past Participle form.

According to the text, judge the item from. The terms “measuring” (line 6) and “understanding” (line 9) are both in the present participle form, for the reason that both are preceded by a preposition.

According to the text, judge the item from. The term “can” (line 6), as a modal verb, changes the meaning of the whole sentence, not only the meaning of the main verb.

According to the text, judge the item from. The term “furthering” (line 2) is the Present Participle form of further and it is related to distance, since further is the comparative form of the adjective far.

According to the text, judge the item from. In line 11, “has been” is an example of the Present Perfect tense, which is formed by the Present Simple form of the verb to have and the Present Perfect form of the main verb.

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