Question

Use should/must/ought to appropriately in the following sentences.

(i) People who live in glass houses _____ not throw stones.

(ii) You __ wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during the rains.

(iii) You _____ do what the teacher tells you.

(iv) The pupils were told that they __ write more neatly.

(v) Sign in front of a park: You ___ not walk on the grass.

(vi) You _____ be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.

(vii) He left home at 9 o’clock. He ___ be here any minute.

(viii) “Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?” “How ___ I know? I have just arrived.”

Answer 1

(i) People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

(ii) You ought to wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during the rains.

(iii) You should do what the teacher tells you.

(iv) The pupils were told that they should write more neatly.

(v) Sign in front of a park: You must not walk on the grass.

(vi) You should be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.

(vii) He left home at 9 o’clock. He should be here any minute.

(viii) “Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?” “How should I know? I have just arrived.”