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Using 'Should' and 'Ought to' (Capital)

• You should do more exercise.


• You should do your exercise
• You should leave her
• You ought to do more exercise.
• You shouldn't drink so much beer.
• You ought to stay here with me.
• You ought to leave now, it's already late.
Make the advice sentence into a question
• Why don't you drink your medicine?
• Why don't you go to school today?
• How about going to the cinema this weekend?
• How about leaving him some money?
Put yourself in that person's position
• If I were you, I wouldn't eat that.
• I would be careful if I were you.
• I would go to the doctor if I were you.
• I wouldn't go there if I were you.
• If I were you, I would study more.
Make suggestions
• I would suggest doing more exercise.
• I would recommend doing more exercise.
Give the advice firmly
• You had better be here before we start dinner.
• You had better not forget Tom's birthday gift.
• You had better not be late.
• You had better unplug the toaster before you try to clean it.
• You had better not drink so much beer or you will get fat.

Example of Giving Advice Dialogue


Firda : Hello Gina, what are you doing in this library?
Gina : Oh hello Firda, I'm looking for a book that might be useful for my mathematics learning. I'm really
awful with it.
Firda : Well, if I were you, I would study more.
Gina : Yeah, I know. But could you give me a suggestion? Because mathematics seems so boring to me.
Firda : I suggest you to try this book. It is a fantastic book for beginners.
Gina : I don't know, I can't learn mathematics alone, what if I have something that I don't understand?
Firda : Hmmmm, let me think first. How about going to the mathematics tutor? They are experts in their
field.
Gina : That's a nice idea. I think I will search for mathematics tutor. Thank you for your advice Firda.
Firda : My pleasure. The important thing is that we shouldn't be lazy to learn mathematics.

1. Absorb - Absorbed - Absorbed - Absorbing (Menyerap)


2. Accept - Accepted - Accepted - Accepting (Menerima)
3. Ache - Ached - Ached - Aching (Sakit)
4. Achieve - Achieved - Achieved - Achieving (Mencapai)
5. Act - Acted - Acted - Acting (Bertindak)
6. Admit - Admitted - Admitted - Admitting (Mengakui)
7. Affect - Affected - Affected - Affecting (Mempengaruhi)
8. Agree - Agreed - Agreed - Agreeing (Menyetujui)
9. Allow - Allowed - Allowed - Allowing (Mengizinkan)
10. Analyze - Analyzed - Analyzed - Analyzing (Menganalisis)

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