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Question 90

Which sentence contains a modal-perfect form error in past deduction or criticism?

  1. The visitor must have entered the boathouse.
  2. The caretaker must had locked the west gate before the delivery arrived.Correct answer
  3. The courier can't have driven to the cabin.
  4. We should have tested the microphone.

Explanation

The sentence about the caretaker is erroneous because must had locked is not a modal-perfect construction. A past deduction requires must have followed by the participle locked.

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