two questions?
What _could have_ made them so angry? Has my brother slighted them somehow, given them some insult? (Game of Thrones)

Hi, everyone.
1. Does the underlined part express the speaker is not certain whether they are angry or not?
2. Can we say "might have" and "could have" interchangeably here?

Thank you.

Question

two questions?
What _could have_ made them so angry? Has my brother slighted them somehow, given them some insult? (Game of Thrones)

Hi, everyone.
1. Does the underlined part express the speaker is not certain whether they are angry or not?
2. Can we say "might have" and "could have" interchangeably here?

Thank you.

Answer

1. No, it means that the speaker is wondering what caused them to be so angry.
2. In my opinion, yes.

Answer

Could have sounds more natural to me

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