DAY 13

MODAL OF
SUGGESTION

SHOULD-OUGHT
TO-HAD BETTER
SHOULD, OUGHT TO,
AND HAD BETTER
 C. SHOULD, OUGHT TO, AND HAD BETTER

Should and ought to are used to express advisability.

For example,

⮚ You should sleep early. = It is a good thing for you to sleep early.
⮚ You shouldn’t stay up. = It is not a good idea for you to stay up.
Shouldn’t = should not

1. should, ought to and had better

Should, ought to and had better are used to give advices. Should and ought to are similar
in meaning.

⮚ You should get up early. or You ought to get up early.

 Based on the meaning, actually had better is same with should / ought to although had
better is typically stronger. Had better frequently gives a warning or a threat of potential
negative consequences.
⮚ You’d better discuss this project with your supervisor to avoid the misunderstanding.
(If you don’t discuss with your supervisor, it might be a misunderstanding later.)
You’d better = you had better
I, you, we, they, she, he, it + should, ought to, had better

In our daily conversation, it’s common to say I think ……… should …………
⮚ We’ve run out oranges. I think I should buy some later.
(I think it is a good idea to buy oranges later.)
I don’t think ……. should …………….
⮚ I don’t think you should stay up too late.
(I don’t think it is a good idea to stay up too late.)
1. Exercise
Complete the dialogues below with your own words.
2. A: Oops! I dropped …………………………….…..…………………………………..
B: You’d better ……………………………………………………………………….…..
3. A: The material of the skirt I bought yesterday was really bad.
B: Oh, really? I think you should …………………………………………………
4. A: Roy, you’d better ………….……………………………………………………….
or I will ……………………….………………………………………………………….
B: Alright, Mom.
5. A: It’s almost rainy season. I’d better ………………………………………….
B: Yes, that’s true.
6. A: I’ve spent my last three days on this project.
B: Really? I think you should ……………………………………………………..
A: I know, but ……………………………………………………………………………
6. A: Kids, your grandma is sick right now, so you should ……………
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
B: Ok, Dad.
7. A: I’ve been from the hospital. The dentist said I should …………
……………………………….………………………………………………., but I
……………………………………..………………………………………..…………..
B: Well, I think you’d better ……………………………………….…………..
8. A: The entrance test is next week. You ought to ……………………..
……………………………..………………………………… if you ……………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
B: Thanks for your reminder. I’d better …………………………………….
9. A: Did you ..……………………………………………………………………………..
B: No, I didn’t. I overslept last night.
A: You really should ..………………………………………………………………
10. A: Lately, I can’t focus on my studying.
B: I think you should ………………………………………………………………..
or you’d better ..….…………………..………………………………………....
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