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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Which clause is more appropriate for the blank place please?

The accountants are examining the new calculators but they ....... financial matters.

must be discussing or are supposed to be discussing?
  

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khoshtip are supposed to be discussing This one is more appropriate. The one with "must" means ... but the only reasonable conclusion we can draw from this is that they are discussing financial matters.

— CalifJim

  • khoshtip are supposed to be discussing This one is more appropriate.
  • The one with "must" means ...
  • but the only reasonable conclusion we can draw from this is that they are discussing financial matters.
  • There is no logical inference that leads us from the first clause to the second, so you can't use "must" in this sentence.
  • CJ
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khoshtipare supposed to be discussing
This one is more appropriate.

The one with "must" means ... but the only reasonable conclusion we can draw from this is that they are discussing financial matters.

There is no logical inference that leads us from the first clause to the second, so you can't use "must" in this sentence.

CJ
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