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Find Hiding Hide Facts Guess Office Canteen She's

Idx 1854
Keyword must
Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence If you can't find her, she must hide somewhere.
Correct Sentence If you can't find her, she must be hiding somewhere.
Cloze Error Sentence If you can't find her, she must [[hide]] somewhere.
Cloze Sentence If you can't find her, she must [[be hiding]] somewhere.
Cloze Answer be hiding
Choices be hiding | hide
Explanation

When you do not actually know where someone is or what they are doing, but certain facts allow you to guess, use must be or must be doing: 'If she isn't in her office, she must be in the canteen.' 'If she's in the canteen, she must be having her lunch.'

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