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13.3 Advisability: Should and Ought To

Should Ought To
You should exercise regularly to stay fit. You ought to exercise regularly to stay fit.
He shouldn’t play in the game. He’s sick.

1. Use should or ought to + the base form of a verb to People should help each other more.
give advice or to say that something is a good idea. You ought to call your mother.
2. Use shouldn’t to say that something isn’t a good You shouldn’t be mean to your sister.
idea. It is uncommon to use ought not to.
3. Use should in questions.* Ought to in questions is Should we help them?
uncommon.

*See Chart 12.1 on page 322 to review forming statements and questions with modals.

4 Read the advice sheet for runners. Then complete the sentences. Use should, shouldn’t, or
ought to. If there is more than one correct answer, write both.

5th Annual Hartfield 3-Mile Family Fun Run

Advice for Adult Runners
• Register online to ensure a place. Space is limited.
• Don’t wait until the day of the race to register. You may be too late!
• Ask for a map if you want to check out the course.
• Wear something light; you don’t need special running clothes.
Notes for Parents
• We don’t advise children under five to run this distance.
• Drinking a little water before the race is a good idea.
• Walking to the finish is allowed if your child doesn’t want to run all the way.
• Please don’t make children train too hard for the race.

1. A: Should I sign up early to be sure to get a place in the run?

B: Yes, you should/ought to register online.

2. You register on the day of the race.

3. If you want to check out the course, you ask for a map.

4. This is a “fun run,” so you buy special running clothes. You
wear something light.

5. Children under five run this distance.

6. Runners drink a little water before the race starts.

7. If your child gets tired, you push them. It’s OK to walk.

8. Children train for the fun run only if they want to.

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