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Choose the option that best completes the gap. He has only ordered some lettuce and ...

Choose the option that best completes the gap.

He has only ordered some lettuce and tea he ............... on a diet. He is a bit too fat.
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  • A Can’t be
  • B Needn’t be
  • C Must be
  • D Mustn’t be
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The sentence expresses a logical conclusion based on evidence: "He has only ordered some lettuce and tea."

When making logical assumptions, we use “must be” (present deduction).

✅ Correct sentence:
“He has only ordered some lettuce and tea. He must be on a diet. He is a bit too fat.”

The characters ’ are formatting errors and should be apostrophes (’).

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