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Advisability: Should, Ought To, Had Better

You should look up the spelling in the dictionary. You ought to rest and drink plenty of fluids. You should put on a sweater. You'd better ask your roommate to keep it down. You ought to walk around and get your circulation going. You'd better clean your apartment right away. You ought to practice English every day. You'd better see a dentist. You ought to get some fresh air or have a cup of coffee. You'd better try holding your breath or drinking water upside down.

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Advisability: Should, Ought To, Had Better

You should look up the spelling in the dictionary. You ought to rest and drink plenty of fluids. You should put on a sweater. You'd better ask your roommate to keep it down. You ought to walk around and get your circulation going. You'd better clean your apartment right away. You ought to practice English every day. You'd better see a dentist. You ought to get some fresh air or have a cup of coffee. You'd better try holding your breath or drinking water upside down.

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ADVISABILITY: SHOULD, OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER

By: Komang Wisnu Subagia S.Pd.

a. You should study harder. Should and Ought to have the same meaning, they
You ought to study harder. epress advisability. The meaning ranges in strength
b. Drivers should obey the speed limit. from suggestion (“This is a good idea”) to a
Drivers ought to obey the speed limit. statement about responsibility or duty (“This is a
very important thing to do”). In (a) “This is a good
idea. “This is my advice.” In (b) “This is an
important responsilbilty”.
c. You shouldn’t leave your keys in the car Negative contraction: shouldn’t

d. I ought to (“otta”) study tonite, but I think Ought to is often pronounced “otta” in informal
I’ll watch TV instead. speaking.

e. The gas tank is almost empty. We had In meaning, had better is close to should/ought
better stop at the next service station. to, but had better is usually stronger. Often had
f. You had better take care of that cut on better implies a warning or a threat of possible
your hand soon, or it will be infected. bad consequences. In (e): if we don’t stop at a
service station, there will be a bad result. We will
run out of the gas.

Notes: on the use of had better


. It has a present of future meaning.
. It is followed by the simple form of a verb.
. It is more common in speaking than writing.

g. You’d better take care of it. Contraction: ‘d better, as in (g).


h. You better take care of it. Sometimes in speaking, had is dropped, as in (h).

i. You’d better not be late. Negative form : had better + not


Exercise 11. Should, Ought to, Had better.

Example

Speker A : I have a test tomorrow.

Speaker B : You should study tonite.

1. I’m writing a composition, and there is a word I don’t know to spell.


2. I don’t feel well. I thing I’m cathing a cold.
3. I’m cold
4. My roomate is too noisy and i can’t sleep.
5. My foot is asleep.
6. My apartement is a mess, and my mother si coming to visit tomorrow!
7. I need to improve my English.
8. I have toothache.
9. I can’t stop yawning.
10. I have the hiccups.

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