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Decide if must expresses certainty or necessity.

You don't look well. You must sit down for a minute

certainty


necessity

Directions. Decide if must expresses certainty or necessity. You don't look well. You-example-1
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The correct answer B. Necessity.

Step-by-step explanation

Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs used in English to express an opinion about whether something is probable or possible. They are also used for over-ability, to ask permission, or to make a request. The modal verbs are: Can, May, Will, Ought to, Must, Could, Might, Shall, Should to and Would.

In the case of the sentence "You don't look well. You must sit down for a minute" the modal verb must is used to refer to a suggestion to sit down since whoever says the sentence sees as a need that the person sits to make him/her feel better. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Necessity.

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