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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

must/might

0Hello,02br
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00I have to fill in the gap using "might/must".02br
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001. Oh God! He is fallen from the ladder. I cannot be sure, but he -------------------- be seriously hurt.02br
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00 As it is written "I cannot be sure" so "might" looks ok.02br
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00Could anubody help me?0-
  

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0 Oh ***! He fell from the ladder. I cannot be sure, but he 01font 01b 00could02b 02font 00 be seriously hurt.

— Goodman

  • 0 Oh ***!
  • He fell from the ladder.
  • I cannot be sure, but he 01font 01b 00could02b 02font 00 be seriously hurt.
  • In this context, COULD is more suitable.
  • However, MUST also be possible.
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0 Oh ***! He fell from the ladder. I cannot be sure, but he 01font01b00could02b02font00 be seriously hurt. In this context, COULD is more suitable. However, MUST also be possible. It depends on what you thought at the time may have happened. Could = likely and Must = highly probable. 0-
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0 Since the choice is limited between "might" and "must", I'd choose "might". 0-
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0Dear Hanuman,02br
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00It is my opinion that we may not say «must» in your example. It is a contradiction of «cannot be sure».02br
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00Kind regards, 05002br
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00Goldmund010id1
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0 If you say 01i00He might be hurt02i00 you are saying 01i00It is possible that he is hurt02i00.02br
00 If you say 01i00He must be hurt02i00 you are saying 01i00The only possible conclusion is that he is hurt, 02i00that is,01i00 There is no possibility that he is not hurt.02i
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