There must be something weird in the room, isn’t there?
可否改成There must be something weird in the room, mustn’t there?
可以。
如果陈述句部分有表示推测 含义“一定”、“准是”的 must ,后面附加疑问句的助动词通常要与 must 后面的动词相照应,但是也可以用 mustn't。前者更常用,如果单项选择题中同时提供这两种选项,最好选择前者。如:
They must be playing football, aren't they ? 他们准是在踢足球,是不是?(摘自赵振才编著《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版第五版p.1455)
It must be nice to be a cat, mustn't it ? 做猫一定很好,是不是?(摘自赵振才编著《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版第五版p.918)
He must have left, mustn't he? (摘自薄冰:《英语语法札记》(四), p.288)
There must be something weird in the room, isn't there? (正)
There must be something weird in the room, mustn't there? (误)
must 表示推测时(“一定;肯定”),只用于肯定句。不用于否定句和疑问句。
这就决定了“附加问句” 不能再用 must。
原句的 There must be something weird in the room,如果不用 must,那就是 There is...,所以,附加问句是 isn't there?
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