{"id":72394,"date":"2019-09-26T08:41:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72394"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:41:14","slug":"must-in-questions-and-negatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/must-in-questions-and-negatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Must In Questions And Negatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Must<\/strong> can be used in questions to ask about what the hearer thinks is necessary.<\/p>\n
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  • Must<\/b> I clean all the windows? (= Do you think that I should clean all the windows?)<\/li>\n
  • Must<\/b> we wait for his approval? (= Do you think that we should wait for his approval?)<\/li>\n
  • Must<\/b> we buy a new car? (= Do you think that we should buy a new car?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It is also possible to express these ideas with have to<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    • Do I have to <\/b>clean all the windows?<\/li>\n
    • Do we have to<\/b> wait for his approval?<\/li>\n
    • Do we have to<\/b> buy a new car?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Negatives<\/h2>\n

      Must not \/ mustn\u2019t is used to prohibit – to say that things must not be done.<\/p>\n

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      • You must not take<\/b> this medicine without a prescription.<\/li>\n
      • She must not reveal<\/b> this secret to anybody.<\/li>\n
      • He must not leave<\/b> the country without obtaining the necessary permission.<\/li>\n
      • She must not discontinue<\/b> her studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Note that must not \/ mustn\u2019t is used to prohibit. It is not used to say that things are unnecessary. That idea is expressed with do not need to or do not have to.<\/p>\n

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        • You don\u2019t need to <\/b>get a visa to go to Nepal. (NOT You must not get a visa to go to Nepal.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Compare:<\/p>\n

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          • You don\u2019t have to<\/b> work on Sundays. (= You have no obligation to work on Sundays – it is not necessary.)<\/li>\n
          • You must not work<\/b> on Sundays. (= You are prohibited from working on Sundays.)<\/li>\n
          • You don\u2019t have to<\/b> wait. (= It is not necessary for you to wait.)<\/li>\n
          • You must not <\/b>wait. (= You are prohibited from waiting.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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