Asking for Advice
1. My girl/boy friend and I decided to take a cheap bus line to Cusco. It was a horrible ride.
Question: What bus line…
Answer: You…
because…
2. After we got married, we took our honey moon in Mancora. There were too many tourists.
Question: Where…
Answer: You…
because…
3. I finally bought that house in Camana that you told me not to buy a couple years back.
Question: Why…
Answer: You…
because…
4. We came over to your house at five o’clock but nobody was home.
Question: When…
Answer: You…
because…
5. What you said to Paul after his girlfriend left him was quite rude.
Question: (Passive voice) What…
Answer: (Active voice) You…
because…
6. You talked to the wrong person about your tuition problems.
Question: (Passive voice) Who…
Answer: (Active voice) You…
because…
Should / Ought to
Modal Aux. Verbs that are used to give/ask for advice, suggestions or recommendations.
Sentence Structures in the Present/Past
(+) Subj + Should/Ought to + Base Form
eg: You should (never) fart at the dinner table.
eg: You should have never farted.
(-) Subj + Shouldn’t/Ought not + Base Form
eg: We shouldn’t (ever) treat others disrespectfully
eg: We shouldn’t have ever treated them like that.
(Y/N?) Should + Subj. + Base Form
(Info.?) Question Word + Should + Subj. + Base Form
eg: Should we find a better doctor?
eg: Where should we go for dinner?
eg: Should we have gone to a better doctor? eg: Where should we have gone for dinner?
a) What form of the main verb is used after Should/Ought to when talking in the present?
b) What verb tense is used with Should/Ought to to talk in the past?
c) How does the order of the Subject and Modal change from a statement to a question?
d) Can you write a Subject Information Question? (Hint: Subject questions don’t have subjects.)
Giving Advice, Suggestions or Recommendations.
1. I am out of money and my friends want me to go out and party with them.
I think you should…
because…
2. We are looking for a nice place to live but we are having some problems.
I think you two should…
because…
3. The other members in my group project decided to change everything without telling me.
I think they should have…
because…
4. The concert started to get out of hand. Nevertheless, we stayed but ended up getting hurt.
I think you should have…
because…