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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Please, I need help for this!
Hi! I decide to rewrite the post because, unfortunately, "Ahelaumakani" hasn't replied up till now and I need a help about the following, please:
"Thanks a lot for helping me, Ahelaumakani! But I still have some questions, please:
1) If I had this situation: “We should fly in an hour, or we won’t arrive for the meeting on time”
And if I replaced the underlined part by “had better”, wouldn't the ‘result’ be fine?
- “We’d better fly in an hour, or we won’ t be able to arrive for the meeting on time”.
2) Wouldn’t my answers be correct if I consider an exercise like this one?
e.g.: This table is too old. (you/buy a new one)
– Hadn’t you better buy a new one?
1- The trousers are loose. (he/tight it)
– Hadn’t he better tighten it (or them?) on?
2- The bus is full. (we/get an empty one)
– Hadn’t we better get an empty one?
3- Mrs.Parker is trying to make a cake in vain. (she/look at the recipe) – Hadn’t she better look at the recipe?
4- You don’t know how to drive. (you/enroll at a drive school)
– Hadn’t you better enroll at a driver’s school?
5- His statement is false. (he/tell the truth)
– Hadn’t he better tell the truth?
6- They’ve just had a terrible quarrel. (they/make it up)
– Hadn’t they better make it up?
7- We had an attempted robbery. (we/call the police)
– Hadn’t we better call the police?
8- I have difficulty learning this by heart. (I/practice more) –
- Hadn’t I better practice more? ".
Many thanks!
"Thanks a lot for helping me, Ahelaumakani! But I still have some questions, please:
1) If I had this situation: “We should fly in an hour, or we won’t arrive for the meeting on time”
And if I replaced the underlined part by “had better”, wouldn't the ‘result’ be fine?
- “We’d better fly in an hour, or we won’ t be able to arrive for the meeting on time”.
2) Wouldn’t my answers be correct if I consider an exercise like this one?
e.g.: This table is too old. (you/buy a new one)
– Hadn’t you better buy a new one?
1- The trousers are loose. (he/tight it)
– Hadn’t he better tighten it (or them?) on?
2- The bus is full. (we/get an empty one)
– Hadn’t we better get an empty one?
3- Mrs.Parker is trying to make a cake in vain. (she/look at the recipe) – Hadn’t she better look at the recipe?
4- You don’t know how to drive. (you/enroll at a drive school)
– Hadn’t you better enroll at a driver’s school?
5- His statement is false. (he/tell the truth)
– Hadn’t he better tell the truth?
6- They’ve just had a terrible quarrel. (they/make it up)
– Hadn’t they better make it up?
7- We had an attempted robbery. (we/call the police)
– Hadn’t we better call the police?
8- I have difficulty learning this by heart. (I/practice more) –
- Hadn’t I better practice more? ".
Many thanks!
Top answer
Re : Fly your suggestion is ok. " Re: Table. "Hadn't you better buy a new one" is a bit strong.
- Re : Fly your suggestion is ok.
- " Re: Table.
- "Hadn't you better buy a new one" is a bit strong.
- "Maybe you should buy a new one" is a better softer approach.
- Re Trousers, similar to "table" one.
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Re : Fly
your suggestion is ok. Also ok would be "we should fly within the hour, ........"
Re: Table.
"Hadn't you better buy a new one" is a bit strong.
"Maybe you should buy a new one" is a better softer approach.
Re Trousers,
similar to "table" one. ie "maybe he should tighten them"
Re Bus.
"maybe we should wait for the next one"
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your suggestion is ok. Also ok would be "we should fly within the hour, ........"
Re: Table.
"Hadn't you better buy a new one" is a bit strong.
"Maybe you should buy a new one" is a better softer approach.
Re Trousers,
similar to "table" one. ie "maybe he should tighten them"
Re Bus.
"maybe we should wait for the next one"
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Hi, Jeannie 1
Thanks for answering me. Well, what I know about had better is that it is used to give suggestions and advices/recommendations (specially in situations of emergency,necessity). So, I don't understand why can't say for example:
"They've just had a terrible quarrel" (answer using had better): "Hadn't they better make it up?"
(or
Thanks for answering me. Well, what I know about had better is that it is used to give suggestions and advices/recommendations (specially in situations of emergency,necessity). So, I don't understand why can't say for example:
"They've just had a terrible quarrel" (answer using had better): "Hadn't they better make it up?"
(or
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