He should come here
Which are correct:
1) He must come here, but he won't.
2) He has to come here, but he won't.
3) He ought to come here, but he won't.
4) He should come here, but he won't.
5) I must go there but I won't.
6) I have to go there but I won't.
Gratefully,
Navi
Top answer
Let me start by saying that in the variety of English I speak, each pair has the same meaning. I make no distinction between 'must' and 'have to' nor between 'should' and 'ought to' in these sentences. 3) and 4) are faultless, but you may have arguments about the others.
- Let me start by saying that in the variety of English I speak, each pair has the same meaning.
- I make no distinction between 'must' and 'have to' nor between 'should' and 'ought to' in these sentences.
- 3) and 4) are faultless, but you may have arguments about the others.
- The others are grammatically correct, but semantically anomalous.
- In my opinion "I have to" does not directly imply "I will" (5 and 6), though it suggests such a connection fairly strongly.
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Let me start by saying that in the variety of English I speak, each pair has the same meaning. I make no distinction between 'must' and 'have to' nor between 'should' and 'ought to' in these sentences.
3) and 4) are faultless, but you may have arguments about the others.
The others are grammatically correct, but semantically anomalous. In my opinion "I have to" does not dir
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