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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Mjust or could?
"Do you know where my book is?"" It must/could be on the desk. I saw it this morning. "
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Both are possible. 'Must' suggests logical certainty, 'could' possibility.
- Both are possible.
- 'Must' suggests logical certainty, 'could' possibility.
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Both are possible. 'Must' suggests logical certainty, 'could' possibility.
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It could be either. In usage to give an idea of the difference:
It must be on the desk; I've checked everywhere else.
It could be on the desk; try checking there.
Must means the only option, whereas could means maybe. I'd probably go with could for this one.
It must be on the desk; I've checked everywhere else.
It could be on the desk; try checking there.
Must means the only option, whereas could means maybe. I'd probably go with could for this one.
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"She would mind you spam her facebook wall, so don't do that".
Does that sound ok in terms of grammar?
Does that sound ok in terms of grammar?
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Huzaifa Asif"She would mind you spam her facebook wall, so don't do that".Does that sound ok in terms of grammar?Please ask this question in a separate thread. It has nothing to do with the topic of this thread.
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