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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Choose the correct alternative
1. I wish you (should, would, must) tell me earlier.
2. You (ought, should, must) to pay your debts.
3. To save my life I ran fast, and (would, could, was able to) reach safely.
4. You (needn’t, mustn’t, won’t) light a match; the room is full of gas.
5. He (will, can, might) come, but I should be surprised.
2. You (ought, should, must) to pay your debts.
3. To save my life I ran fast, and (would, could, was able to) reach safely.
4. You (needn’t, mustn’t, won’t) light a match; the room is full of gas.
5. He (will, can, might) come, but I should be surprised.
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Hi,
1) should No, would.
But note that this sentence only make sense if 'the telling' is in the future, not the past.
if 'the telling' was in the past, all three choices are incorrect.
2)ought
1) should No, would.
But note that this sentence only make sense if 'the telling' is in the future, not the past.
if 'the telling' was in the past, all three choices are incorrect.
2)ought
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2) ought All 3 are correct
Are you sure? Because the sentence is:
You (ought, should, must) to pay your debts.
And only 'ought' is followed by 'to'.
So it should be:
You (ought to, should must) to pay your debts.
Otherwise only 'ought' is correct.
LS
Are you sure? Because the sentence is:
You (ought, should, must) to pay your debts.
And only 'ought' is followed by 'to'.
So it should be:
You (ought to, should must) to pay your debts.
Otherwise only 'ought' is correct.
LS
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And as Clive said: If 1) is in the past, it would be:
I wish you would have told me earlier.
LS
I wish you would have told me earlier.
LS
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