Are these sentences correct?
1. He must be a bully when he was a kid.
2. Her paintings are superb.
3. She doesn't have a single clue on what he's saying.
4. My heart shattered when I knew we were leaving the country immediately.
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1. He must have been a bully when he was a kid.
2. Her paintings are superb. [Correct]
3. She doesn't have a single clue about what he's saying.
4. My heart shattered when I realized we were leaving the country immediately. [Original was correct, but you'd hear this version more]
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1. He must have been a bully when he was a kid. (''must be" is a conclusion about the present)
2. Her paintings are superb. (Yes!)
3. She doesn't have a single clue about what he's saying. (preposition. The question to "She doesn't have a single clue." is "About what?")
4. My heart shattered when I knew we were leaving the country immediately. (A suggestion: "My heart shattered the moment I knew..." "When" is OK, but a little bit simple.)
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1. He must be a bully when he was a kid. "He must of been a bully when he was a kid"
2. Her paintings are superb. (Correct)
3. She doesn't have a single clue on what he's saying. (Correct)
4. My heart shattered when I knew we were leaving the country immediately. (Correct, but no offten said that way. When I hear it I feel like the immediately should be placed somewhere else or shouldn't be there, but it is correct)
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