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Taka Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Ought to
In this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
Now, which ought to/should is it?
ought 1
aux.v.
1.Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that.
2.Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
3.Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
4.Used to indicate probability or likelihood: She ought to finish by next week.
Now, which ought to/should is it?
ought 1
aux.v.
1.Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that.
2.Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
3.Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
4.Used to indicate probability or likelihood: She ought to finish by next week.
Top answer
Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat. Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
- Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
- Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
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Either or both of these:
2.Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
3.Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
2.Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
3.Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
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Hi,
In this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
I have two more comments.
1. 'what is indispensable to learn' does not sound correct to me. A thing is usually indispensable to/for some other thing.
eg Hard work is indispensable for learning.
2. Overall, I find it hard to see wha
In this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
I have two more comments.
1. 'what is indispensable to learn' does not sound correct to me. A thing is usually indispensable to/for some other thing.
eg Hard work is indispensable for learning.
2. Overall, I find it hard to see wha
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Clive2. Overall, I find it hard to see what this sentence means.There seems to be another person who has the same problem as you have, Clive.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
In this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
I think part of my difficulty in comprehending is due to the sentence's use of two 'negative' terms,
ie 'no . . person' and 'indispensable'.
Clive
In this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
I think part of my difficulty in comprehending is due to the sentence's use of two 'negative' terms,
ie 'no . . person' and 'indispensable'.
Clive
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TakaIn this age, no sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
Now, which ought to/should is it?
ought 1
aux.v.
1.Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that.
2.Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
3.Used to ind
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I totally agree with you, Jim.
The book I have says, believe it or not, it's #4, so I asked the question.
Thank you, Jim.
By the way, why do you not think that the sentence itself makes sense?
The book I have says, believe it or not, it's #4, so I asked the question.
Thank you, Jim.
By the way, why do you not think that the sentence itself makes sense?
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No sensible person ought to do without asking what is indispensable to learn.
1. Confusion with the idiom to do without.
No sensible person ought to do without a pho
Takawhy do you not think that the sentence itself makes sense?Too many ambiguities. Too much guessing required to determine the meaning. Result: incoherence.
1. Confusion with the idiom to do without.
No sensible person ought to do without a pho
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