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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Suppose vs. must

Hello,

is there any difference between the two?

He must be doing his homework now.

I suppose he is doing his homework now.

Cheers
Sascha
  

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Hi, The statement with 'must' is more definite. Clive

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Hi,

The statement with 'must' is more definite.

Clive
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AnonymousHe must be doing his homework now.
You're saying that the only reasonable conclusion, given the evidence, is that he is doing his homework now.
AnonymousI suppose he is doing his homework now.
You don't know for certain what he's doing now. You make a guess that he is doing his homework.

CJ
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