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Giving
Advice
# Definition
Giving Advice is any kind of suggestion regarding a possible
course of action for another person.
There are lots of different ways to give
advice in English.
We are going to look at three:
1. Imperatives
An imperative is a command
or an order. To form an imperative, you use the bare infinitive form of the
verb without a subject – it should be clear to the person you are speaking to
that the imperative is about them.
For example:
- Wear warm clothes when you visit the UK.
- Don’t be afraid to talk to people.
2.
Using modal verbs
There are three useful words/phrases we use
to give advice.
These are called modals.
If you think something is a
good idea, you can use the word: should
If you think something is a bad
idea, you can use the word: shouldn’t
For example:
- You should eat fruit and vegetables every day to stay healthy.
- You shouldn’t eat too much spicy food.
3. Why don’t you.
.
Another way to give advice is to use the
question form ‘why don’t you…?’ This is a nice way of making a suggestion – if
you are not sure about the advice, you can use this form.
For example:
- Why don’t you take an English course before you go to the UK?
- Why don’t you give her a chocholate?
There are several
different structures that you can use when giving advice :
# Should
This
is probably the most common of the structures for giving advice. After should, and its negative - shouldn't - we use the base form of the infinitive of the verb:
You should wise up
We shouldn’t cheat
It is common to use 'I think' and 'I don’t think' with should:
I think you should put the answers back
She doesn't think they should use them
You should wise up
We shouldn’t cheat
It is common to use 'I think' and 'I don’t think' with should:
I think you should put the answers back
She doesn't think they should use them
# Had better
This
structure is common in spoken English and it is usually used in the contracted form. After had better, and its negative - had better not, we use the base form of the infinitive of the verb
-You'd better return the answers to the lecturer
-You'd better not tell anyone that you found them
# Ought
This
is the most formal of the structures used for giving advice, and so it isn't so
common.
After ought, and its negative - ought not (oughtn't), we use the full infinitive of the verb:
- You ought to contact the police
- You ought not to cheat in exams
After ought, and its negative - ought not (oughtn't), we use the full infinitive of the verb:
- You ought to contact the police
- You ought not to cheat in exams
# If I were you
This
version of the second conditional is often used when giving advice, especially
in spoken English. Note the use of were
with I in the first clause.
In the second clause, we use would - contracted to d - and wouldn’t.
In the second clause, we use would - contracted to d - and wouldn’t.
After would and wouldn’t, we use the base form of the infinitive of the verb:
- If I were you, I’d give them back to the lecturer
-
If I were you, I wouldn’t use the
answers
Example dialogue :
·
Mariona :
Hi Clàudia, You look worried. What's the matter?
·
Clàudia :
Er.. it's nothing.
·
Mariona :
Is
it the exam tomorrow? You shouldn't worry. You'll pass easily.
·
Clàudia : I know.
·
Mariona :
Come on, tell me. What are you worried about?
·
Clàudia :
OK... it's Mark. I think he has started smoking. I was talking to him yesterday about this topic and he says me
that isn't smoking.
·
Mariona :
That's serious. What are you going to do?
·
Clàudia :
I'm not sure. I should tell someone. What do you think I should do?
·
Mariona :
If
I were you, I'd speak to his older sister. She's really friendly.
·
Clàudia :
I've never met her. Can you com with me?
·
Mariona :
Yes, of course. Let's go and find her.
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