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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

How to negate sentences using "ought to" and "should"?

0.We must hurry; the guests 01font01b00should00/00ought02b00 to 02font00come for another hour. 02br
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00.The weather 01font01b00should00/00ought02b00 to02font00 improve after the weekend.02br
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00.Kate 01font01b00should00/00ought02b00 to02font00 be here soon--she left home at six.02br
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00.She has been studying hard. She 01b01font00should02font00/01font00ought to02font00 02b00do well on the exam.02br
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00May I ask how do we negate those sentences using "should/ought to"? Do we simply use "shouldn't/ought not to"? Like:02br
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00.We needn't get ready yet; the guests 01font01font01b00shouldn't02b02font00/01font01b00ought not to02b02font00 02font00come for another hour. 02br
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00.The weather01font00 02font01font01b01font00shouldn't02font00/00ought not to02b02font00 improve after the weekend.02br
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00.Kate 01font01b01font00shouldn't02font00/00ought not to02b02font00 be here soon--she missed the bus.02br
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00.She has been very lazy on her schoolwork. She 01font01b01font00shouldn't02font00/00ought not to02b00 02font00do well on the exam.02br
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00Can I really wirte it this way? Please help me with this, thank you!0-
  

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0Did you put those periods at the beginnings of those sentences on purpose? 02br 02br 00We must hurry; the guests 01font 01b 00should01font 00/02font 00ought02b 00 to 02font 00come for another hour. 01font 00No.

  • 0Did you put those periods at the beginnings of those sentences on purpose?
  • 02br 02br 00We must hurry; the guests 01font 01b 00should01font 00/02font 00ought02b 00 to 02font 00come for another hour.
  • 01font 00No.
  • Incomprehensible.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00.The weather 01font 01b 00should01font 00/02font 00ought02b 00 to02font 00 improve after the weekend.
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0Did you put those periods at the beginnings of those sentences on purpose? 02br
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00We must hurry; the guests 01font01b00should01font00/02font00ought02b00 to 02font00come for another hour. 01font00No. Incomprehensible. What are you tryi

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