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I don't think of "ought to" as a typical question. The "to" typically functions as the infinitive marker. You ought to quit.
- I don't think of "ought to" as a typical question.
- The "to" typically functions as the infinitive marker.
- You ought to quit.
- You ought to join the Army.
- " In both questions and statements, the order is "ought to" + base form.
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I don't think of "ought to" as a typical question.
The "to" typically functions as the infinitive marker.
You ought to quit.
You ought to join the Army.
A question might be, "What do you think I ought to do?"
In both questions and statements, the order is "ought to" + base form.
The "to" typically functions as the infinitive marker.
You ought to quit.
You ought to join the Army.
A question might be, "What do you think I ought to do?"
In both questions and statements, the order is "ought to" + base form.
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Possibly you are thinking of questions such as:
"Ought you to be doing that?"
"What ought we to do?"
These can tend to start sounding a bit quaint and old-fashioned. However, I can imagine using some of the simpler and more idiomatic patterns, such as "Ought you to be doing that?".
"Ought you to be doing that?"
"What ought we to do?"
These can tend to start sounding a bit quaint and old-fashioned. However, I can imagine using some of the simpler and more idiomatic patterns, such as "Ought you to be doing that?".
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Good point, MrWordy.
In your examples I guess we could generalize and say that the order is "ought" + subject + infinitive marker (to) + base form.
The subject doesn't need to be a pronoun, but I believe it needs to be a creature with a will.
In your examples I guess we could generalize and say that the order is "ought" + subject + infinitive marker (to) + base form.
The subject doesn't need to be a pronoun, but I believe it needs to be a creature with a will.
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