MUST (ellipted subject) – English Grammar Profiler

B1 Point 116 in the category of MODALITY is defined:

ellipted ‘must’ without a subject

*Note the general B2 subject pronoun ellipsis

A search in iWeb for:

. must _VVI

*also note that this grammar is either non-existent in PELIC student writing or very difficult to locate in TLC or on Google.  The example come from iWeb.

1 . MUST POSSESS 974 2 . MUST SEE 585 3 . MUST SAY 570 4 . MUST ADMIT 397 5 . MUST DEMONSTRATE 386 6 . MUST USE 380 7 . MUST PRESENT 375

8 . MUST TRY 364

We still ate them of course.

Must try the peanut butter version from your video.

9 . MUST SHOW 277 10 . MUST MEET 272 11 . MUST GET 262 12 . MUST MAINTAIN 244 13 . MUST PASS 238 14 . MUST PROVIDE 235 15 . MUST MAKE 208 16 . MUST INCLUDE 202 17 . MUST ENROLL 191 18 . MUST TAKE 188 19 . MUST GO 172 20 . MUST SUBMIT 160 21 . MUST COMPLETE 156 22 . MUST WORK 151 23 . MUST PURCHASE 137 24 . MUST READ 136 25 . MUST CREDIT 135 26 . MUST HOLD 128 27 . MUST KNOW 117 28 . MUST MENTION 98 29 . MUST BUY 95 30 . MUST ATTEND 91 31 . MUST OBTAIN 91 32 . MUST KEEP 90 33 . MUST LOVE 87 34 . MUST SIGN 84 35 . MUST CALL 84 36 . MUST APPLY 82 37 . MUST REMEMBER 81 38 . MUST UNDERSTAND 81 39 . MUST CONTAIN 79 40 . MUST ENTER 74 41 . MUST WATCH 73 42 . MUST FIND 72 43 . MUST CHECK 72 44 . MUST PAY 72 45 . MUST REGISTER 70 46 . MUST BRING 67 47 . MUST WEAR 67 48 . MUST ENJOY 64 49 . MUST QUALIFY 64

50 . MUST SPEAK 61

A2:

bring, call, check, complete, enter, hold, include, keep, must, pass, sign, try B1:

admit, apply, attend, contain, credit, mention, provide, register

B2:

demonstrate, maintain, obtain, purchase, qualify, submit C1:

possess