Modal verbs
The bus driver must need a rest, as they have just returned from a long trip.
The bus driver will need a rest, as they have just returned from a long trip.
Which one is correct?
Top answer
"must need" and "will need" could both work in that sentence. There is a slight difference between the two. While both to some extent express the speaker's belief/assumption, "must need" is slightly more assumption-like, or guess-like, and "will need" has a bit more definiteness.
- "must need" and "will need" could both work in that sentence.
- There is a slight difference between the two.
- While both to some extent express the speaker's belief/assumption, "must need" is slightly more assumption-like, or guess-like, and "will need" has a bit more definiteness.
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"must need" and "will need" could both work in that sentence. There is a slight difference between the two. While both to some extent express the speaker's belief/assumption, "must need" is slightly more assumption-like, or guess-like, and "will need" has a bit more definiteness.
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The bus driver will need a rest, as they have just returned from a long trip.
Which one is correct?
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