joham
Key Member
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
---When shall we hold the meeting?
---It _____ be better to put it off until next week.
A. must B. could C. can D. will
The given answer is B. But I would think D works as well. And I searched BNC, and got the numbers of results for:
It could be better to... 2
It must be better to... 3
It will be better to... 4
It may be better to... 30
It might be better to... 50
I don't understand.
When used for showing that sth is/was possible, 'may', 'might', 'could', and 'will' can all be used.
If the speaker is making a suggestion, then 'might' and 'could' can be used. But in this sentence pattern, which is better?
Might I ask native English teachers to help me to solve my puzzle?
Thank you very much.
---It _____ be better to put it off until next week.
A. must B. could C. can D. will
The given answer is B. But I would think D works as well. And I searched BNC, and got the numbers of results for:
It could be better to... 2
It must be better to... 3
It will be better to... 4
It may be better to... 30
It might be better to... 50
I don't understand.
When used for showing that sth is/was possible, 'may', 'might', 'could', and 'will' can all be used.
If the speaker is making a suggestion, then 'might' and 'could' can be used. But in this sentence pattern, which is better?
Might I ask native English teachers to help me to solve my puzzle?
Thank you very much.