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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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a question about modal verbs
0 —Why does Sara know so much about Angkor Wat? 02 br
00 --She____have been there,or... 02 br
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00 A. must B. may 02 br
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00 I am confused .... help 0-
00 --She____have been there,or... 02 br
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00 A. must B. may 02 br
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00 I am confused .... help 0-
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 Either "must" or "may" would be fine. 02 br
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00 A: How does Sara know so much about Angkor Wat? 02 br
00 B: She must have lived in Cambodia, or she must have studied a lot about Angkor Wat. 0-
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00 Either "must" or "may" would be fine. 02 br
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00 A: How does Sara know so much about Angkor Wat? 02 br
00 B: She must have lived in Cambodia, or she must have studied a lot about Angkor Wat. 0-
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0 With 01 i 00 have been 02 i 00 : 02 br
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00 must: very probably, say 90% 02 br
00 may: probably, say 50"% 02 br
00 might: less likely, say 30% 0-
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00 must: very probably, say 90% 02 br
00 may: probably, say 50"% 02 br
00 might: less likely, say 30% 0-
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0 She may have been there = It is possible that she was there / that she has been there. 02 br
00 She must have been there = The only possible conclusion is that she was there / that she has been there. 02 br
00 If you say that she may have been there, you're offering a possible explanation. 02 br
00 If you say that she must have been there, you're drawing a conclusion;
00 She must have been there = The only possible conclusion is that she was there / that she has been there. 02 br
00 If you say that she may have been there, you're offering a possible explanation. 02 br
00 If you say that she must have been there, you're drawing a conclusion;
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