Thank you very much for helping me! I forgot to include these last sentences.
Can you explain me the difference between "Ought to" and "should". For example, I know I ought not to hurt his feelings (why ought to and not should?)
1) The teacher caught Mike cheating during his maths text. He accused him of teaching but Mike lied to him pretending not to (have cheated).
2) The teacher got furious (with him) and wrote him a reprimand in the class register. Mike went out of the classroom without asking the teacher for permission.
3)The teacher had him suspended (?) for two weeks.
4)She was coming back from school on the bus. While she was getting off, a man with a baseball cap pushed past her (I need a synonym). She remembers him banging into her. When she was outside (off the bus?) she realized she had been mugged (?).
5)She went to the police and reported the (snatching, mugging?) .
6) When she got home, she discovered they had been burgled. The burglars had taken her mum’s jewellery, her dad’s watch and her MP3 player. About a week later she went into the cafè and saw a man in a baseball cap who was listening to her MP3 player and was wearing her dad’s watch.
7) Somebody stole Mike’s mobile phone at school. His mum told him he should phone his mobile phone company. He did it and they asked him if he knew his IMEI (what is it?) number.
8)Unfortunately he didn’t. If he had known it, they would have blocked his phone so that nobody could have used it.
9) He regrets not having written it down. Next time he buys a new phone, he is going to write down his IMEI number which is underneath the battery.
The verbs "ought" and "should" have about the same meaning. The only real difference is in their use -- "ought" is followed by an infinitive (I ought to be getting home) and "should" is not (I should be getting home).
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm#shall
Read the specifics in the first purple chart.
1) The teacher caught Mike cheating during his maths text. He accused him of cheating, but Mike lied to him pretending not to have cheated.
2) The teacher became angry and wrote him a reprimand in the class register. Mike went out of the classroom without asking the teacher for permission.
3)The teacher had him suspended for two weeks.
4)She was coming back from school on the bus. While she was getting off, a man with a baseball cap shoved her aside. She remembers him banging into her. When she was off the bus, she realized she had been mugged.
5)She went to the police and reported the purse-snatching.
6) When she got home, she discovered they had been burgled. The burglars had taken her mum’s jewelery, her dad’s watch, and her MP3 player. About a week later, she went into the cafè and saw a man in a baseball cap who was listening to her MP3 player and wearing her dad’s watch.
7) Somebody stole Mike’s mobile phone at school. His mum told him he should phone his mobile phone company. He did it and they asked him if he knew his IMEI number.
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-IMEI-Number-on-a-Mobile-Phone
8)Unfortunately he didn’t. If he had known it, they would have blocked his phone so that nobody else could have used it.
9) He regrets not having written it down. Next time he buys a new phone, he is going to write down his IMEI number, which is underneath the battery.
4) bumped, pushed, knocked her out of the way?
7) International Mobile Equipment Identity or IMEI
ought to = used to indicate obligation
should = past tense of "shall" and also used to indicate obligation
(personally, I always felt "should" had more obligation connected to it!)
Sra
Sure! I'd be happy to explain the difference between "ought to" and "should."
Both "ought to" and "should" are modal verbs that express a recommendation or suggestion. However, there is a subtle difference between the two.
"Ought to" implies a stronger sense of obligation or moral duty. It is often used to suggest what is the right thing to do based on a person's responsibilities or expectations. For example, "I ought not to hurt his feelings" suggests that not hurting his feelings is the responsible or morally appropriate action to take.
On the other hand, "should" is more commonly used to give advice or express what is generally considered the best course of action. It is less strong in terms of obligation or duty. For example, "I should not hurt his feelings" suggests that it is advised or recommended not to hurt his feelings.
To determine whether to use "ought to" or "should" in a given situation, you can consider the level of moral duty or obligation you want to convey. If you want to emphasize a stronger sense of duty, use "ought to." If you want to convey a milder suggestion or advice, use "should."
I hope that helps! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.