Idx | 1852 |
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Keyword | must |
Sub Entry Number | 2 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | The pupils mustn't go to the meeting if they don't want to. |
Correct Sentence | The pupils needn't go to the meeting it they don't want to. |
Cloze Error Sentence | The pupils [[mustn't go to the meeting if]] they don't want to. |
Cloze Sentence | The pupils [[needn't go to the meeting it]] they don't want to. |
Cloze Answer | needn't go to the meeting it |
Choices | mustn't go to the meeting if | needn't go to the meeting it |
Explanation | Use must not/never when you mean that it is essential that someone does not do something: 'The door to the X-ray room must never be opened when the red light is on.' When you mean that it is not necessary for someone to do something, use needn't or don't need/have to: 'You needn't pay now. You can wait until the furniture has been delivered.' |
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