Marginal Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Rewrite the following sentences by using 'ought to'.
A: Father Bannet should have opened the church half an hour ago.
B: Father Bannet ...... .
A: My supervisor should have handed in his progress reports last Friday.
B: My supervisor ...... .
A: The students should have prepared the stage hours ago.
B: The students ...... .
A: Andrew Jackson should have made his speech last week, but he was very sick so the whole event was cancelled at the last moment.
B: Andrew Jackson ...... , but he was very sick so the whole event was cancelled at the last moment.
A: Ms Watson should have typed the letters this morning, but as there was a black out she couldn't do much more than wait.
B: Ms Watson ...... , but as there was a black out she couldn't do much more than wait.
A: My assistant shouldn't have thrown away the document, but he did.
B: My assistant ...... , but he did.
A: The rich entrepreneur shouldn't have invested into such a lousy company.
B: The rich entrepreneur ...... .
A: The children shouldn't have watch the horror film last night. Now they see dead people everywhere.
B: The children ...... . Now they see dead people everywhere.
A: The detective shouldn't have left the suspect off the hook that easily.
B: The detective ...... .
A: Mr and Mrs Madcalf shouldn't have sold their ranch to those snobbish people.
B: Mr and Mrs Madcalf ...... .