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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Understand the sentence correctly?
She must not have turned on her cell phone.
The sentence means that it is possible that she did not turn on her cell phone in the past.
Did I understand it correctly?
Thanks.
The sentence means that it is possible that she did not turn on her cell phone in the past.
Did I understand it correctly?
Thanks.
Top answer
g. calls to her number are failing to connect).
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- calls to her number are failing to connect).
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It is stronger than "possible" -- normally it expresses the speaker's belief/assumption that she did not turn on her cell phone, or has not turned on her cell phone, based on indirect evidence (e.g. calls to her number are failing to connect).
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deborahjeongShe must not have turned on her cell phone.
~ Given the evidence, it must be true that she did not turn on her cell phone.
Also stated as
She can't have turned on her cell phone.
~ Given the evidence, it can't be true that she turned on her cell phone.
CJ
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