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Giving Advice

The document provides 5 ways to give advice in English using modal verbs and other expressions. [1] Modal verbs like "should" and "ought to" are used to directly give advice. [2] Questions can make advice less direct by suggesting options. [3] Advice can be framed by putting yourself in the other person's shoes. [4] Suggestions and recommendations are another way to give advice. [5] Stronger advice uses expressions like "you had better." Examples are given for each way to demonstrate how to structure advice in English.
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Giving Advice

The document provides 5 ways to give advice in English using modal verbs and other expressions. [1] Modal verbs like "should" and "ought to" are used to directly give advice. [2] Questions can make advice less direct by suggesting options. [3] Advice can be framed by putting yourself in the other person's shoes. [4] Suggestions and recommendations are another way to give advice. [5] Stronger advice uses expressions like "you had better." Examples are given for each way to demonstrate how to structure advice in English.
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GIVING ADVICE 

5 simple ways to give advice in English.

1. Use a modal verb

There are two modal verbs we often use for giving advice: ‘should’ and ‘ought to’. Both

mean the same thing but work in slightly different ways.

‘should’

 + : S+Should+V1

 - : S+Should+not+V1

 ? : Should+S+V1

Let’s look at some examples.

You should do more drinking.

You shouldn’t drink so much medicine.

Should We come to the college?

‘ought to’

 + : S+ Ought to + V1

 - : S+ Ought Not + V1

 ? : Ought to+S+V1

Let’s look at some examples

They ought to finish this job.

They ought not finish this job

Ought to They finish this job?

Unlike ‘should’, we always use ‘to’ in ‘ought to’ for giving advice.

2. Make it into a question

To make advice less direct, we can use a question to make the person we are advising

consider about the advice we are giving them.

Why don’t you do some more tidying?

How about doing some more tidying?


With the question ‘Why don’t you…?’ we use an infinitive without ‘to’.

When we use ‘How about…?’ to make a question, we use a gerund after it.

3. Put yourself in the person’s position

If someone is asking for your advice, sometimes it’s useful to imagine yourself being in

that person’s position. This is a good way to explain your advice, too.

If I were you, I would travel more

Remember to use an infinitive after ‘would’ and not ‘to’. To make this negative, put ‘not’ after

‘would’.

4. Make a suggestion

A suggestion or recommendation is another good way of giving advice that isn’t to direct.

You can use the words ‘suggest’ or ‘recommend’ as in the example below.

I would suggest doing more of an effort.

I would recommend doing this instead.

Use ‘verb+ing’ after ‘suggest’ or ‘recommend’ to explain your advice to the listener. To make

these negative, put ‘not’ before your ‘verb+ing’.

5. Advise in a stronger way

Sometimes, you need to make your advice stronger to let the listener know that it’s really

important. We can use the expression ‘you had better…’ to do this.

You had  (You’d)  better start working on your homework.

You had  (You’d)  better finish this assignment in time. 

We use an infinitive after ‘better’ to explain our advice and add ‘not’ after ‘better’ to make

the sentence negative.

So, now you know how to give advice in English. Next time one of your friends is having some

trouble, give them some advice in English and try out your new skills.
GIVING ADVICE 
Giving advice  merupakan salah satu jenis expression  (ungkapan) yang sering sekali

digunakan dalam percakapan sehari – hari. Sebagai manusia yang kerap berkomunikasi dengan

banyak orang, pasti kita semua pernah memberikan saran kepada orang lain. Nah, dalam

Bahasa Inggris – hal tersebut disebut giving advice!

Beberapa kata yang sering digunakan untuk memberikan saran dalam bahasa inggris

yaitu should, ought to dan had better. Ketiga kata tersebut sering digunakan untuk

memberikan saran secara bergantian, padahal sejatinya ketiga kata tersebut memiliki bentuk

penggunaan yang berbeda antara satu dan lainya.

1. SHOULD

Should digunakan untuk memberikan saran dalam bahasa inggris, dimana should sendiri

memiliki arti harus atau seharusnya. Should biasanya banyak digunakan untuk memberikan

masukan atau usulan terhadap sesuatu hal.

Contoh SHOULD Dalam Kalimat Bahasa Inggris

 He should accompany her wife to check her pregnancy (dia harus menemani istrinya

untuk memeriksakan kehamilannya)

 Siska should drinks the birth control pill (siska harus minum pil KB)

 You should bring the umbrella before rain (kamu harus membawa payung sebelum

hujan)

2. OUGHT TO

Ought to sebenarnya sama dengan should digunakan untuk memberikan saran dan memiliki

arti seharusnya atau sebaiknya.  Ought to  juga sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan sebuah

kelayakan meskipun pada kenyataan nya tidak.

Contoh OUGHT TO Dalam Kalimat

 If you want to pass the examination, you ought to study hard (jika kamu ingin lulus

ujian, kamu harus belajar giat)

 I ought to meet the midwife soon (aku harus menemui bidan secepatnya)

 They ought to wait me here (mereka seharusnya menunggu ku disini)

 we ought to do this homework (kita harus mengerjakan tugas ini)


3. HAD BETTER

Had better sama dengan should  ataupun ought to memiliki harusnya atau baiknya, namun had

better lebih kuat dibandingkan dengan should dan ought to, had better biasanya juga berupa

bentuk peringatan terhadap suatu hal.

Contoh HAD BETTER

 She had better studies hard to pass the examination (Dia seharusnya belajar yg giat

agar lulus ujian)

 They had better wait me here (mereka seharusnya menungguku disini)

 you had better use the IUD for your birth control prgram (kamu lebih baik

menggunakan IUD untuk program KB mu)

 you had better take care (kamu lebih baik hati-hati)

Cara membaca ought to dan  Had Bettter

Ougt to dalam kehidupan bentuk informal sering dibaca " otta" sedangkan had better sering di

baca 'd berrer  dalam kondisi informal. Contoh kalimat

 I ought to go = (ai ottagou)

 I had better go = ( aid berrer gou)

Dan masih banyak lagi cara untuk memberikan saran kamu kepada seseorang dengan Bahasa

Inggris. Berikut beberapa contohnya

 If I were you, I would … (Jika aku adalah kamu, aku akan …)

 I think you should … (Menurutku, kamu harus …)

 Why don’t you … ? (Kenapa kamu tidak … ?)

 Have you tried … ? (Kamu sudah mencoba … ?)

 Maybe you should try … (Mungkin kamu harus mencoba …)

 I advise you to … (Aku menyarankan kamu untuk …)

 You’d better … (Sebaiknya kamu …)

 I’d recommend you to … (Saya merekomendasikan kamu untuk …)

 I’d suggest you to … (Saya menyarankan kamu untuk …)

 Why don’t you … ? (Kenapa kamu tidak … ?)

 You ought to … (Kamu seharusnya …)


 It might be a good idea to … (Mungkin ini bisa menjadi ide yang bagus jika kamu …)

 Have you thought about … (Pernahkah kamu terpikirkan untuk …)

 Perhaps you could … ? (Mungkin kamu bisa … ?)

 How about … ? (Bagaimana kalau … ?)

Selain dalam memberikan saran, kamu pun bisa menolak untuk memberikan saran. Caranya

adalah:

 I wish I could suggest something but I can’t.

(Aku harap aku bisa memberikanmu saran tapi aku tidak bisa melakukannya.)

 Sorry, I can’t help you. (Maaf tapi aku tidak bisa membantumu.)

 I wish I could help but I can’t.

(Aku harap aku bisa membantu tetapi aku tidak bisa melakukannya.)

 I don’t know how to solve the problem, I’m sorry.

(Aku gak tahu bagaimana cara menyelesaikan masalahnya, maaf.)

Setelah mengetahui expression  (ungkapan) yang biasa dipakai saat memberikan saran

atau menolak memberikan saran. Yuk, kita lihat contoh percakapannya biar kita bisa lebih

mengerti lagi:

Contoh 1:

Olin: Good morning, Dyah!

(Selamat pagi, Deli!)

Dyah: Yeah, morning.

(Oh ya, pagi.)

Olin: What’s up, Dy? You look sad.

(Ada apa, Dy? Kamu terlihat sedih.)

Dyah: I miss my family but we cannot meet because of the covid-19 outbreak.

(Aku rindu keluargaku tapi kita gak bisa bertemu karena wabah covid-19 ini.)

Olin: Hm, how about calling them?

(Hm, gimana kalau kamu telfon mereka?)

Dyah: Yes, I would call them later. Thank you for your advice.

(Ya, aku bakal telepon mereka nanti. Terima kasih sarannya.)


Contoh 2:

Melody: Ugh, I don’t know what to do anymore!

(Duh, aku gak tahu harus ngapain lagi!)

Puput: Woah, what happened, dude?

(Wah, kenapa sih?)

Melody: I accidentally insulted Ceuce and now she is angry with me.

(Aku gak sengaja ngata – ngatain Ceuce dan sekarang dia marah sama aku.)

Puput: Oh, Melody… I wish I could help. 

(Ya ampun, Melody… Aku harap aku bisa membantumu.

Melody: It’s alright, Puput.

(Gak apa – apa kok, Puput.)

Conversation 3

Rina : Lutpi.., Do you have any idea about which one should I buy for Selvy’s baby ?

Lutpi  : Mmmm.., I suggest buying something like a dress .. Because usually a baby need many

dress, right?

Rina : That’s a good idea.. Let’s search for it..!         …

          Which one is better..? Red or Blue ?

Lutpi  : I think red should be better.., but it’s up to you.

Rina : I’ll take the red one, then. Thank you .

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