Grammar -Grade 10- ought to & need

ought to & need 


Today we are going to learn the use of two modal auxiliaries.

Let's look at 

ought to


Look at what they say.

 


My teacher says,

You ought to obey your parents.

 


 


My father says,

 

You ought not to waste your money.

 

My sister says,

We ought to love our neighbours.

 

 

My father says,

We ought to help him


 

 

My neighbour says, 

We ought to know better.

 

 


The doctor says,


You ought not to eat food which contain lot of starch.

 


My friend says,

We ought to try to change the aspects of our personality that we are unhappy about

 


All above sentences used the word

 ought to

 

You ought to do something

means

                                     It is your duty to do something

 

 

ought to

is used to
 
give an advise
or
 remind someone of his duty
or
show something that one should do

 


ought to

also expresses
 
moral obligation
or
desirability

 

 ought to

has
 
less emphasis

than

must


More examples

You ought to listen to the elders.



You ought to keep your classroom tidy.



We ought to protect public property.



We ought to keep silence in the library.



We ought to be polite when speaking over the phone

 
Now we can  discuss 
 need to 

 look at the following conversations

 

You look tired and you need to go to bed.

Yes I’m very tired and I need a good sleep.


 


I’m preparing lunch you need to wash the dishes well.

All right I will wash the dishes well.

 


You need to eat plenty of fruits and avoid starch to be healthy.

Yes I will eat plenty of fruits.


 

We need to participate in these activities willingly to develop our selves.

Yes that’s true.


 

We need to change this on our own free will.

Yes I know.


need to 

is also used to
 
give an advise
or
 remind someone of his duty
or
show something that one should do

  

 

need 

is used to express
 
necessity

or

 obligation

 

You need to take up the challenge.

All the children need to wear jerseys.

People need to help each other.

We need to invite all the past pupils for the ceremony.

We need to apologies for what we have done.

 


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