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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is there a way to differentiate them? Must, obligation and necessity.

Hi teachers,
According to the explanation given, is there a way to differentiate when it is one or the other meaning? Or as usual it is context that differentiates it.
Must is the auxiliary verb normally used to express an obligation or to express that an action is necessary in affirmative sentences.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Thinking Spain Or as usual it is context that differentiates it. Yes, of course; there is no structural or grammatical difference in the non-past form.

— Mister Micawber

  • Thinking Spain Or as usual it is context that differentiates it.
  • Yes, of course; there is no structural or grammatical difference in the non-past form.
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Thinking SpainOr as usual it is context that differentiates it.
Yes, of course; there is no structural or grammatical difference in the non-past form.
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Mister MicawberYes, of course; there is no structural or grammatical difference in the non-past form.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your reply. That's right. It is 'had to'.
How about these examples? Are the explanations given in parenthesis appropriate according to the context?
A.
Someone has waken up really late.
A: It's ten to
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Yes, but they need some tweaking:

A.
Someone has waken up very late.
A: It's ten to nine and you must (you are obligated to) be at work at nine o'clock.

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Now he is thinking, "I've been here for at least fifteen minutes and I haven't seen even one bus, I must (I have the necessity to) run to the bookstore: perhaps the buses are on s
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Mister Micawberbut they need some tweaking.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Wow! Thank you so much for the corrections.
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