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Norwolf Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Must have done/ should have done
Hi teachers:
We say: It must have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
Can we replace "must" with "should"?
---It should have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
Thank you in advance.
We say: It must have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
Can we replace "must" with "should"?
---It should have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
Thank you in advance.
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norwolf Can we replace "must" with "should"? No. The two are completely different.
- norwolf Can we replace "must" with "should"?
- No.
- The two are completely different.
- If it must have been Tom, then the only possible conclusion (logically) is that it was Tom who parked the car there.
- If it should have been Tom, then it was advisable, in the opinion of the speaker, for Tom to park the car there, even though Tom did not do so .
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norwolfCan we replace "must" with "should"?No. The two are completely different.
If it must have been Tom, then the only possible conclusion (logically) is that it was Tom who parked the car there.
If it should have been Tom, then it was advisable, in the opinion of the speaker, for Tom to par
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