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Yunus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

two questions

1. John took........... job with .................. government because he's interested in..............politics

a) the/--/-- b) a/the/the c) a/the/-- d) the/a/--

2. A. Surely he's woken up.

B. Well, i can hear snoring coming from his room.

A. He.......... up, then.

a) can't have woken b) mush have woken c) might wake d) can't wake

I couldn't decide the true choice about second question.
  

Top answer

1. C 2. A

  • 1.
  • C 2.
  • A
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As already noted, C, A.

If he's snoring, he's still sleeping. It is not possible that he has woken up. = It cannot be (true) that he has woken up = He can't have woken up.

CJ
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yes alright, but i was confused about must have woken up. Couldn't it be so? Or else there is then for this reason we use can't woken up?
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If he 'must have woken up' then he is awake, which is not true as he is snoring.
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Yunusyes alright, but i was confused about must have woken up. Couldn't it be so?
No, I think
must have woken
means
he probably had woken up (by then)

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