Giving Advice with Should: correct answers
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Correct answers
Question 1
Finish the roommate's desperate kitchen advice before the fire alarm goes off.
Honestly, should we call the fire department? I think we should grab the cat and run outside immediately!
Honestly, should we call the fire department?
To form a question with "should", invert the subject and the modal verb (Should + subject + base verb). We do not use "do" or "does" to make questions with modals!
I think we should grab the cat and run outside immediately!
"Should" is always followed by the bare infinitive. It never takes an "-s" ending or uses the word "to".
Question 2
Local: "You ________________________________ Luigi's down the street, but you _________________________ between 1 PM and 3 PM because they close for a nap."
Tourist: "Excuse me, where should we go for the best authentic pizza in town?"
Local: "You should definitely try Luigi's down the street, but you shouldn't go between 1 PM and 3 PM because they close for a nap."
We use should in question forms to ask for advice or recommendations.
When giving advice, "should" is followed directly by the base form of the verb (without "to" or "-ing"). "Shouldn't to go" is grammatically incorrect.
Question 3
The correct answers are You should eat the pizza with your mouth, not your ears. and You shouldn't stare so intensely at the lunch lady's hairnet.
Modal verbs like "should" take the bare infinitive (the base verb without "to").
Therefore, "should not absorbing" is incorrect because it uses an -ing participle, and "should to chew" is incorrect because it includes the particle "to".
Question 4
Complete the frantic student's question to their classmate.
_____ my professor that my dog actually ate my flash drive, or is that too cliché?
The correct answer is Should I tell.
When asking for advice, we invert the subject and the modal verb. The structure is: Should + subject + base verb. We do not use auxiliary verbs like "do" to make questions with "should," and we never include "to" before the main verb.
Question 5
"You shouldn't drink a fifth cup of espresso if you actually want to sleep tonight. Instead, you should try drinking some chamomile tea and relaxing."
We use should and shouldn't to give friendly advice or recommendations.
Mustn't implies a strict rule or prohibition, which is too strong for advice.
Ought is incorrect here because it must be followed by "to" (ought to try).
Question 6
Help the seasoned traveler give advice to their extremely unprepared friend.
Since you are going to Antarctica, you should pack a very warm coat. Also, you probably shouldn't expect to find many tropical beaches there.
Since you are going to Antarctica, you should pack a very warm coat.
"Should" is a modal verb, which means it must be followed directly by a bare infinitive (the dictionary form of the verb, without "to").
Also, you probably shouldn't expect to find many tropical beaches there.
The correct negative form is "shouldn't" (or "should not") plus the base verb. Modal verbs never take an "-s" ending, even for third-person subjects, and the word "not" comes directly after "should".
Question 7
The correct answers are You should wear a cool hat tonight. and You shouldn't try to cut it yourself to fix it!
When giving advice, we use "should" or "shouldn't" followed directly by the base form of the verb (e.g., wear, try).
We never use "to" after should (so "should to cancel" is incorrect), and we do not use the -ing form (so "should wearing" is incorrect).
Question 8
"I should have packed a physical map instead of relying on my phone's battery. I also shouldn't have ignored the local ranger's warnings about the incoming fog!"
When we want to give advice about the past or express regret about things that already happened, we use should have + past participle (or shouldn't have + past participle).
"Should pack" is present advice, but the hiker is already lost!
Question 9
Help the aspiring chef salvage their dinner party by choosing the best advice.
If you want the smoke alarm to stop blaring, you should _____ the oven right now!
The correct answer is turn off.
When we use "should" to give advice, it must be followed directly by the base form of the verb (the bare infinitive). We never use "to" or add "-ing" or "-ed" after "should."
Question 10
Complete the campus nurse's advice to a reckless student.
If you want your ankle to heal properly, you should rest it for a few days. You definitely shouldn't play soccer this weekend!
If you want your ankle to heal properly, you should rest it for a few days.
When giving advice, use "should" followed by the base form of the verb (without "to" or "-ing").
You definitely shouldn't play soccer this weekend!
To give negative advice, use "should not" or "shouldn't" followed by the base form of the verb. We do not use "don't" with modal verbs like "should".
Question 11
The correct answers are You shouldn't leave your snacks on the counter anymore. and He should apologize to the landlord before we get evicted.
The modal verb "should" is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) and is always followed by a base verb without an "s" (so "should calls" is incorrect).
To make it negative, we use "should not" or "shouldn't". We never use "don't" or "doesn't" with modal verbs (so "don't should keep" is incorrect).
Question 12
Be a good friend and complete this urgent text message to stop a late-night mistake.
I know you miss him, but you really _____ your ex at 2:00 AM. Put the phone down and go to sleep!
The correct answer is shouldn't message.
To give negative advice, we use "should not" (or the contraction "shouldn't") followed by the base form of the verb. We do not use "don't" with modal verbs like "should."