Modal Verbs : How to Give Order and Advice

<p>Use &ldquo;had better&rdquo; to give strong or urgent advice that can have negative consequences if it&rsquo;s not followed. Regret awaits those who fail to follow the advice. We also use &ldquo;had better&rdquo; to talk about the right thing to do.</p> <p>For example :</p> <p>You&nbsp;<strong>had better</strong>&nbsp;leave for work. It&rsquo;s already 8.00.<br /> You<strong>&rsquo;d bette</strong>r start now. You have one hour left to submit that essay.<br /> <em>(had better = &lsquo;d better)</em></p> <p>You<strong>&rsquo;d better not</strong>&nbsp;forget to register today. The registration deadline is at 4 p.m.<br /> <em>(We normally use had better not for negative meaning. In this case : forget to register.)</em></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@dessycl/modal-verbs-how-to-give-order-and-advice-6c069c48dbc5"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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