English Grammar Reference: Giving advice
When someone has a problem, we can give them advice in the following ways: "I have a headache." You should take some medicine. Subject should base form You should study more. You shouldn't smoke so much. You ought to take some medicine. Subject ought to base form You ought to do more exercise. You oughtn't to think so negatively. Why don't you take some medicine? Why don't you base form Why don't you take up jogging? Why don't you have a holiday? If I were you I'd take some medicine. If I were you I'd base form If I were you I'd stop smoking. If I were you I'd drink less whisky.
When someone has a problem, we can give them advice in the following ways:
"I have a headache." You should take some medicine.
"I have a headache."
You should take some medicine.
Subject
should
base form
more.
so much.
You ought to take some medicine.
ought to
more exercise.
so negatively.
Why don't you take some medicine?
Why don't you
jogging?
a holiday?
If I were you I'd take some medicine.
If I were you I'd
smoking.
less whisky.
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