In conversations we have with friends, family, acquaintances or maybe even strangers we can't help but notice something we think they can do better, so we make a suggestion.
**Remember suggestions are easier to make than decisions.
Making Suggestions
Two common ways to make a suggestion:
Should
Make sure to
Should/Shouldn't
Should is used to express a request and to soften a direct statement.
To say-
Go to bed. is direct compared with the softer You should go to bed. as a request.
Examples:
She should study English for 2 hours everyday.
He should eat more vegetables.
They should be quiet after 10pm.
We should drive to the lake tomorrow.
I should learn to play chess.
Shouldn't is used to express a request in the negative.
Examples:
You shouldn't wear those shoes in the rain.
He shouldn't buy another guitar.
She shouldn't bite her fingernails.
They shouldn't be punished so harshly.
We shouldn't be late for the meeting.
Make sure to (do an action)
Another way we can make a suggestion is to say make sure to (do an action).
(do an action) is the infinitive verb form: to go, to play, to wash
Examples:
Make sure to put on a coat.
Make sure to wash the dishes before going to bed.
Make sure to pay the electric bill.
Make sure to charge your phone.
Maybe we say it differently than this:
Make sure your homework is in your bag.
Make sure that the recorder is set to record our favorite show.
Frequently fluent speakers will say make sure in this way but it has the same suggestive meaning.
Make sure to use these suggestive phrases when speaking English.
Happy learning !
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