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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Carrie: Are you working this weekend?
Thomas: No, the project is finally done.
Carrie: Thank God. I really hate it when you have to work on Sundays.
Thomas: This Sunday let's have some family time together.
Carrie: That's great. Let's go on a picnic or something. Should I call your brother?
Thomas: Honey, by family I mean you, and me, and our baby. he probably has some plans anyway. I think he's seeing someone.
GO ON
3. [TRANSITIVE] go on something to start doing a particular activity or being in a particular state
go on holiday/a cruise/trip/tour etc: We’re going on holiday next week.
go on strike (=stop working as a protest): Workers voted by a large majority to go on strike.
go on sale/display: It will go on sale this summer.
go on a diet: I really must go on a diet!
[Macmillan Dictionary http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go-on]
I'd like to know if "go on" in my example means definition #3 of "go on" in Macmillan Dictionary.
And I'd like to know here what "should" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Thomas: No, the project is finally done.
Carrie: Thank God. I really hate it when you have to work on Sundays.
Thomas: This Sunday let's have some family time together.
Carrie: That's great. Let's go on a picnic or something. Should I call your brother?
Thomas: Honey, by family I mean you, and me, and our baby. he probably has some plans anyway. I think he's seeing someone.
GO ON
3. [TRANSITIVE] go on something to start doing a particular activity or being in a particular state
go on holiday/a cruise/trip/tour etc: We’re going on holiday next week.
go on strike (=stop working as a protest): Workers voted by a large majority to go on strike.
go on sale/display: It will go on sale this summer.
go on a diet: I really must go on a diet!
[Macmillan Dictionary http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go-on]
I'd like to know if "go on" in my example means definition #3 of "go on" in Macmillan Dictionary.
And I'd like to know here what "should" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know if "go on" in my example means definition #3 of "go on" in Macmillan Dictionary. Yes. park sang joon And I'd like to know here what "should" means.
- park sang joon I'd like to know if "go on" in my example means definition #3 of "go on" in Macmillan Dictionary.
- Yes.
- park sang joon And I'd like to know here what "should" means.
- "Should I/he/we/etc.
- " is a way of asking someone else if a certain action is required, desired, appropriate.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "go on" in my example means definition #3 of "go on" in Macmillan Dictionary.Yes.
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know here what "should" means."Should I/he/we/etc. ... ?" is a way of asking someone else if a certain action is required, desired, appropriate.
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Thank you, GPY, for another very helpful answer from you. 
Then I'd like to know if I can replace "should" with "ought to."
Then I'd like to know if I can replace "should" with "ought to."
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know if I can replace "should" with "ought to."Yes, if you add "to" too: "Ought I to call your brother?" For me this is OK, but I imagine it may sound a bit stilted to some people.
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