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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
modal + to infinitive
Factories must to refine oil befor it can be used as fuel.
This sentence has been extracted from a book, Essential words for toefl.
May you please explain why there is "To" after The modal "must" and how does it function in the sentence?
This sentence has been extracted from a book, Essential words for toefl.
May you please explain why there is "To" after The modal "must" and how does it function in the sentence?
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It is most probably a mistake in the book. Probably it should read "must refine". In a special context, a verb mentioned earlier may be implied verb after "must", and "to" may mean "in order to", but in this particular case it seems unlikely.
- It is most probably a mistake in the book.
- Probably it should read "must refine".
- In a special context, a verb mentioned earlier may be implied verb after "must", and "to" may mean "in order to", but in this particular case it seems unlikely.
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It is most probably a mistake in the book. Probably it should read "must refine".
In a special context, a verb mentioned earlier may be implied verb after "must", and "to" may mean "in order to", but in this particular case it seems unlikely.
In a special context, a verb mentioned earlier may be implied verb after "must", and "to" may mean "in order to", but in this particular case it seems unlikely.
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