Does the following sentece sound good?
It may be that the dog's struggle to survive encouraged the boy not to give up.
Can I use "might" instead of "may"?
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Yes, you can.
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The dog's struggle to survive might be encouraged the boy not to give up.
sounds more appropriate to me.
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Yep.
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Sure. Both are ok.
But I would prefer "It may(might) be the dog's struggle to survive that encouraged the boy not to give up".
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It can be used here of course, except "might" sounds a degree less sure (on the part of the speaker)--conveying more sense of uncertainty than "may" does in the same situation.
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