Workbook 8 class, "Ought to" (A shot in the dark)
Construct sentences from the following:
a. I went to see a film last night. I had to do my work.
I went to see a film last night, but I ought to have done my homework.
I went to see a film last night, but I should have done my homework.
b. They came to visit me. They had to be at work.
They came to visit me, but they should have been at work.
They came to visit me, but they ought to have been at work.
c. We played tennis. We had to finish writing the report.
We played tennis, but we should have finished writing the report.
We played tennis, but we ought to have finished writing the report.
d. He spent all his money. He had to pay some debts.
He spent all his money, but he should have paid some debts.
He spent all his money, but he ought to have paid some debts.
e. She had to feed the chickens. She lay in the sun.
She lay in the sun, but she should have fed the chickens.
She lay in the sun, but she ought to have fed the chickens.
2. Rewrite the sentences using ought not to have or should not have
a. She was wrong to tease her younger sister.
She ought not to have / should not have teased her younger sister.
b. It was wrong of him to eat all the fruit.
He ought not to have / should not have eaten all the fruit.
c. They were unwise to start on their journey so late.
They ought not to have / should not have started their journey so late.
d. It was not a good thing for you to spend all your money.
You ought not to have / should not have spent all your money.
e. I wish you had not left the front door open.
You ought not to have / should not have left the front door open.
f. The boys were unkind to shout at me like that.
The boys ought not to have / should not have shouted at me like that.
3. Use dare / dared to show indignation
a. I am angry with him for telling a lie.
How dare he tell a lie?
b. I am angry with her because she told a lie.
How dare she tell a lie?
c. I am indignant because she broke my pen.
How dare she break my pen?
d. I am indignant at them for throwing their rubbish in my garden.
How dare they throw their rubbish in my garden?
e. I am annoyed with you for looking at me like that.
How dare you look at me like that?
4. Fill in the blanks with dare or dared to. Use not where necessary
a. The children were so frightened, they did not dare to complain to their teacher.
b. Dare we go to the edge of the rock?
c. She doesn’t dare say anything to her father about the picnic tomorrow.
d. At the meeting yesterday, nobody dared to challenge the main speaker.
e. The men lost two boats last week; dare they try to go out to sea in rough weather like this?
f. The prisoners did not dare to move because the guards were ordered to shoot them if they did.
g. The headmaster may be very busy at the moment, dare we interrupt him?
h. She does not dare to enter the yard for fear of being bitten by the dog.
C. SLOWLY BUT SURELY
1. Meanings and Parts of Speech
All of these words are adverbs.
• sedately: calmly and quietly
• noisily: with a lot of noise
• furiously: with great anger or intensity
• promptly: quickly or exactly on time
• carelessly: without enough care or attention
• scarcely: only just; almost not at all
• ruefully: in a way that expresses regret or sorrow
• ineffectually: without producing the desired effect
• hastily: with excessive speed or urgency
• rightly: correctly, justly, or for good reason
• presently: after a short time; soon
• severely: very strictly or harshly
1. Meanings + Part of Speech
All 12 words are adverbs.
a. sedately - In a calm, quiet, and dignified way
b. noisily - With a lot of noise, loudly
c. furiously - In a very angry or violent way
d. promptly - Without delay, immediately, on time
e. carelessly - Without attention or thought, in a messy way
f. scarcely - Barely, hardly, almost not
g. ruefully - In a way that shows regret or sorrow
h. ineffectually - Without producing the desired effect, uselessly
i. hastily - Very quickly, in a rush
j. rightly - Correctly, with good reason, justly
k. presently - Soon, after a short time; OR now/at present
l. severely - Very harshly, seriously, strictly
2. Fill in the blanks – Correct Answers
a. The lawyer looked up at the departures board and then hastily finished her meal.
b. The difficult child scarcely touched the green vegetables on her plate.
c. Everyone was there so the meeting started promptly at nine o’clock.
d. Feeling angry about the poor service at the hotel, the man jabbed furiously at the keys on the keyboard as he wrote to the manager.
e. Excited to be going on a camping trip, the children chattered noisily on the bus.
f. Martha carelessly left the guest room in a mess.
g. The party was really disruptive; the neighbours pleaded ineffectually for them to turn the music down.
h. The children watched ruefully as their den was destroyed.
i. Enjoying the sunshine on his back, the old man walked sedately through the park.
j. Rightly or wrongly he was held responsible for the failure of the project and penalized severely.
k. The hunters waited; presently their patience was rewarded when the man-eater emerged from its lair.
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