| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| It must be boring to |
| at a computer all day. |
| It must be boring to |
| at a computer all day. |
| sit |
| sit |
| It must be boring to sit at a computer all day. |
| It must be boring to sit at a computer all day. |
| We use the base form of the verb sit after to because "to" is part of the infinitive form. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Seafood in Japan must |
| so fresh. |
| Seafood in Japan must |
| so fresh. |
| be |
| be |
| Seafood in Japan must be so fresh. |
| Seafood in Japan must be so fresh. |
| We use the base form be after must because modal verbs are always followed by the base verb. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| You must |
| so nervous about your exams! |
| You must |
| so nervous about your exams! |
| be |
| be |
| You must be so nervous about your exams! |
| You must be so nervous about your exams! |
| After must, we always use the base form of the verb, so the correct answer is must be. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| It must be so |
| to be a professional baseball player. |
| It must be so |
| to be a professional baseball player. |
| exciting |
| exciting |
| It must be so exciting to be a professional baseball player. |
| It must be so exciting to be a professional baseball player. |
| We say exciting when the subject (like the job) creates excitement for others. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| You |
| You must |
| You must be |
| You must be so |
| You must be so excited! |
| You must be so excited! |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| This |
| This must |
| This must be |
| This must be boring |
| This must be boring for |
| This must be boring for you. |
| This must be boring for you. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Flying must (be or being) fun for birds. |
| Flying must (be or being) fun for birds. |
| be |
| be |
| Flying must be fun for birds. |
| Be is used here because we always use the base form of the verb after must. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Writing books must be (hard or to hard). |
| Writing books must be (hard or to hard). |
| hard |
| hard |
| Writing books must be hard . |
| Hard is used here because it's an adjective, and to is not used before adjectives. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| It must be (hard working or hard work) to do this job. |
| It must be (hard working or hard work) to do this job. |
| hard work |
| hard work |
| It must be hard work to do this job. |
| Hard work is used because we need a noun to describe the job, and “hard working” is an adjective that describes a person, not the job. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| She must be (worrying or worried) over the review. |
| She must be (worrying or worried) over the review. |
| worried |
| worried |
| She must be worried over the review. |
| Worried is used here because it describes how she feels, and we use the past participle form to show someone's emotion. While worrying could be a grammatically correct sentence, in this context, we are not describing the ACTION of her worrying, but rather her emotional state. |
| Listen to what I say. What is the adjective used in the adjective phrase? |
| It must be boring to sit at a computer all day. |
| Listen one more time. |
| It must be boring to sit at a computer all day. |
| Did you hear, "boring"? "boring" is the adjective in the adjective phrase. |
| How about...? |
| Seafood in Japan must be so fresh. |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| Seafood in Japan must be so fresh. |
| Did you hear "fresh"? "fresh" is the adjective in the adjective phrase. |
| Next... |
| You must be so nervous about your exams! |
| One more time. |
| You must be so nervous about your exams! |
| Did you hear "nervous"? "nervous" is the adjective in the adjective phrase. |
| Next... |
| It must be so exciting to be a professional baseball player. |
| One more time. |
| It must be so exciting to be a professional baseball player. |
| Did you hear "exciting"? "exciting" is the adjective in the adjective phrase. |
| And... |
| Writing books must be hard. |
| One more time. |
| Writing books must be hard. |
| Did you hear "hard"? "hard" is the adjective in the adjective phrase. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to make strong assumptions in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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