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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

TOEIC Question

1font00You (A) 01u00might02u00 think that I (B) 01u00will02u00 be more tired since I got so little sleep, but I (C) 01u00can02u00 honestly say that I (D) 01u00must not02u00 need eight hours of sleep to stay alert.02font02br
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00The answer key says B is wrong. I guess it has to be revised by would. However, I wonder if I just change A to may. Is that ok? Why or why not? Please advise.02br
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12font 12br 12br 10The answer key says B is wrong. I guess it has to be revised by would. However, I wonder if I just change A to may.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 12font 12br 12br 10The answer key says B is wrong.
  • I guess it has to be revised by would.
  • However, I wonder if I just change A to may.
  • Is that ok?
  • Why or why not?
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11font10You (A) 11u10might12u10 think that I (B) 11u10will12u10 be more tired since I got so little sleep, but I (C) 11u10can12u10 honestly say that I (D) 11u10must not12u10 need eight ho
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21font20You (A) 21u20might22u20 think that I (B) 21u20will22u20 be more tired since I got so little sleep, but I (C) 21u20can22u2
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00I wonder if I just change A to may. Is that ok?12blockquote
10No. The problem is the combination of 01i00will02i00 and 01i00since I got so little sleep02i00. 01i00will02i00 has to be changed to 01i00would02i00 to match the idea of 01i00s
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0since = because02br
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00I do not see why 'would'0-
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1i00Hi Inch02i02br
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00You are right about the meaning of 'since' (and Jim also mentioned that), but 'will' just doesn't work well in the sentence. Here is my take on things:02br
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01i00You might think (now) that I would be more tired (than I am now) since I got so little sleep (last night), but I can honestly say that I must
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01cite10Lcchang12cite10Is that because when using "might" it sounds like an uncertain tone, so "would" is recommended to use?12blockquote
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00That's exactly what I thought when reading this thread05002br
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00 The Google hits are pretty clear in this respect. 02br
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0 Thanks, Amy. I was working on a similar response when you posted, so I'll just continue from what you wrote.02br
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01i10Theoretically speaking, the fact that I got so little sleep last night might cause people to expect that I 11b10would12b10 be extremely tired now, but I'm not particularly tired -- in fact I'm
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01cite10Lcchang12cite10... my another question is if we keep the word "will" but change "might" to 11font10"may12font10". Will that sound like more certain? 12blockquote
10Some think so.02br
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00 However, I can tell you one thing for sure, 01b
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0Hi guys,02br
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00Thanks for the info.02br
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00Otherwise, when I joined the forum I was Inchoate, then Incho, now Inch. For better, for worse, there is a tendency, readily perceived by my understanding, for my name to be fading into the unknown 05000. The end of this process, depending confidently on my sometimes perceptually misleading menta
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0Re your name, it gets shortened because it is a very long one, and by looking at the original it is not clear whether your intention is 'inchoate knowledge' or incho ate knowledge'. Also, 'inch' is a whole word that appears at the start of your nickname. I can't see it getting abbreviated beyond 'inch'. What would you like us to call you?0-
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