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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? July 20

Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. How many calories must be there in that icing?

2. I don’t know how she must be feeling for me using her hand sanitizer.

3. No wonder I see you working late, taking care of other people’s mess.



Thanks,

MG.
  

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1. How many calories must there be in that icing? 2.

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  • How many calories must there be in that icing?
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  • I don’t know how she must be feeling about my using her hand sanitizer.
  • 3.
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1. How many calories must there be in that icing?

2. I don’t know how she must be feeling about my using her hand sanitizer.

3. No wonder I see you working late, taking care of other people’s messes.
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Thanks MM.

A follow up question, if you don't mind. Are these variations okay?

4. I wonder how many calories must be there in that icing.

5. How must she be feeling for me using her hand sanitizer?
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#5 is no good. Re #4, what do you mean by 'there'? Is it existential or locational?
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Mister Micawber#5 is no good. Re #4, what do you mean by 'there'? Is it existential or locational?
By 'there', I meant in the icing. Maybe this is better: 4b. I wonder how many calories must be in that icing.

Also, how would you correct #5?
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4. I wonder how many calories must be there in that icing?

If there is existential: I wonder how many calories there must be in the icing?

If there is an adverb of location: I wonder how many calories must be there in the icing?

Your 4b is fine, too.

5. How must she be feeling about my using her hand sanitizer?
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Thanks MM.

Mister Micawber4. I wonder how many calories must be there in that icing?
If there is existential: I wonder how many calories there must be in the icing?

If there is an adverb of location: I wonder how many calories must be there in the icing?

Not sure why you have used the question marks in these sentences. I thought they were
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I always feel they are questions.

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