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〜かもしれない

What he may not have done yet is read the email, so the object メールを fills the first slot.

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How it's used

Plain form + かもしれない expresses a guess with uncertain odds ("might / may"). Congested roads make lateness plausible but not guaranteed. ことになった reports a decided or resulting fact, わけではない partially negates an interpretation ("it isn't that..."), and に違いない asserts near-certainty ("must") — only かもしれない matches the hedged possibility the situation calls for.

Example questions

道が混んでいるので、少し遅れる___。

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道が、 ___ 。

Answer: 混んでいるので · Try this question →

この方法なら問題を解決できる___。

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