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Milky Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Obligation question
If you wanted to express outside/external/societal obligation, below, which sentence in each pair would you choose?
Pair 1.
a. My children must eat an apple after their meals.
b. My children have to eat an apple after their meals.
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Pair 2.
a. My children must eat an apple after their meals.
b. My children are having to eat an apple after their meals.
Pair 1.
a. My children must eat an apple after their meals.
b. My children have to eat an apple after their meals.
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Pair 2.
a. My children must eat an apple after their meals.
b. My children are having to eat an apple after their meals.
Top answer
1. A 2. A, however it isn't very right to say "At the moment".
- 1.
- A 2.
- A, however it isn't very right to say "At the moment".
- Use "Currently" instead.
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1. A
2. A, however it isn't very right to say "At the moment". Use "Currently" instead.
2. A, however it isn't very right to say "At the moment". Use "Currently" instead.
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I don't see any difference between the choices in pair 1.
in Pair 2, I don't understand why one would add "add the moment", unless you had in mind a temporary obligation.
Sentence b seems odd, though I can't quite say why.
In my own writing, I would not use any of your choices. Instead I would say
My children are required to eat an apple after their meals
in Pair 2, I don't understand why one would add "add the moment", unless you had in mind a temporary obligation.
Sentence b seems odd, though I can't quite say why.
In my own writing, I would not use any of your choices. Instead I would say
My children are required to eat an apple after their meals
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<My children are required to eat an apple after their meals
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My children are obligated to eat an apple after their meals.
Sounds rather formal. I'm talking about an everyday conversation. Do you use modal auxiliaries in your day-to-day interactions?
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My children are obligated to eat an apple after their meals.
Sounds rather formal. I'm talking about an everyday conversation. Do you use modal auxiliaries in your day-to-day interactions?
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<in Pair 2, I don't understand why one would add "add the moment", unless you had in mind a temporary obligation>
Good question. I've edited it out.
Good question. I've edited it out.
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