Grammar explorer III: Grammar explorer III:

Study the given examples then do the following tasks: Study the given examples then do the following tasks:

1- Citizens had better participate in campaigns against corruption. 1- Citizens had better participate in campaigns against corruption.
Noun Stem Noun Stem
2- They’d better stop saying that the fight against corruption is not their 2- They’d better stop saying that the fight against corruption is not their
Pronoun stem Pronoun stem
business. business.

Task 1: Circle the correct answer: Task 1: Circle the correct answer:

A- “had better” express: A- “had better” express:

a- condition b- advice c- addition a- condition b- advice c- addition
B- had better can be replaced by: B- had better can be replaced by:
a- should b- must c- ought to a- should b- must c- ought to

Task2: Complete the following table: Task2: Complete the following table:

Modals to express advice Negative form Modals to express advice Negative form

……………………. ………………….. ……………………. …………………..

…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………
…………………… …………………. …………………… ………………….

Task3: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as “a”: Task3: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as “a”:

a- If I were you, I would not go to work today. a- If I were you, I would not go to work today.
b- You………………………………………………… c- You…………………………………………………
a- You had better pay your electricity bill within a fortnight. a- You had better pay your electricity bill within a fortnight.
b- You……………………………………………… b- You………………………………………………
a- I don’t think we should go out. We have a lot of work. a- I don’t think we should go out. We have a lot of work.
b- We………………………………………………. b- We……………………………………………….
a- You ought to put these files in a safety deposit box. a- You ought to put these files in a safety deposit box.
b- You………………………………………… b- You…………………………………………

Note that: “Had better, should and ought to” are used to express advice. Note that: “Had better, should and ought to” are used to express advice.
We use: S + should/had better/ought to + stem
We use: S + should/had better/ought to + stem

Remark: We use the short form (‘d better) only after personal pronouns. Remark: We use the short form (‘d better) only after personal
pronouns.
Ex: We’d better go out tonight, we have nothing to do.
Ex: We’d better go out tonight, we have nothing to do.