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Apr 5, 2011 · Senior Member. Peru. Spanish. Apr 5, 2011. #11. If a plumber is fixing a leaking pipe , and he says "that should do it" , it means the work he has done should have fixed the problem. that - the work he has done. should. do it - fix the problem.
Mar 4, 2019 · English - USA (Midwest/Appalachia) Mar 4, 2019. #2. You might say sentence 1 if someone asked you to go to a cafe with them: I'd love to, but I should do my homework. (You have an obligation to do your homework.) You'd use something like sentence 2 if someone asked you what you were doing: I'm playing Fortnight, but I really should be doing my ...
Mar 18, 2017 · or. "I think I know what I can do." If it helps, you can think "what" as "the thing that". "I think I know the thing that can I do." or. "I think I know the thing that I can do." "I think I know the thing that should I do." (More crossposting) J.
Mar 16, 2010 · Mar 16, 2010. #1. Hello everybody, this time I have a question about grammar: My grammar book (Murphy) states that after the verb 'to suggest' you should use "should" or the subjunctive form (that is no conjugation of the third person singular). For example: I suggest that he should work harder to succeed. I suggest that he work harder to succeed.
Jan 24, 2011 · English -- USA. Jan 24, 2011. #2. Very close. "I want to know what we should do," is correct. If you were asking a direct question, say: "What should we do?" But for an indirect question, as in the example you gave, you must reverse the word order: "I would like to know what we should do."
Jul 1, 2011 · Jul 1, 2011. #2. Hi Rallino. I prefer the bare infinitive after what you should do is..., though I know that others are happy with both the to-infinitive and the bare infinitive. I've never been able to work out a 'rule', but I do see a pattern: You want to go > what you want is to go. You like going > what you like is going.
May 8, 2008 · 1- I demand that he apologize. This is not correct, because apologize needs to be plural. I assume you mean needs to be singular. In any case, you are wrong; apologize here should be in the subjunctive mood. This sentence is correct. No-one would say this, and I meant that apologise is singular compared to apologises that is plural. 2- I demand ...
Feb 16, 2012 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. English. Feb 16, 2012. #2. I think it may actually mean "you should never phone the police." "The last thing you should do is ..." is a fairly common expression meaning "you should never ..." or "the worst thing you can do is ..." If you smell gas, the last thing you should do is light a match to look for the leak.
Mar 28, 2022 · Acissej701 said: 2. What is the difference between the "should be +V-ing" usage in these two example sentences? (1) The man on the motorbike should be wearing a helmet. (2) The next bus should be arriving in three minutes. Sentence (1) has the normal meaning of "should" -- "should" applies to the man. Sentence (2) uses an odd English contruct ...
Jan 15, 2012 · I suggest you take your hand off me. I suggest you take you feet off the coffee table. Etc. Thank you. But according to the Longman dictionary: !! Do not say 'suggest (someone) to do something'. You can use the following structures:suggest that somebody do something • He suggested that we go (NOT suggested us to go) for a drink.
