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Keep punctuation attached to its word.","Had Better: Build Advice and Warning Sentences","Practise had better by ordering word tiles into advice, warnings and questions about home security, travel, safety and decisions in everyday situations.",1,"sentence_builder",[13,38,57,77,97,115,134,153,171,189],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-dac8-73cb-be78-a92c9bb11f64","Build the sentence or question: __1__",0,"Put the subject I before had better, then the base verb lock and its object the door. This is advice to yourself about a particular action; have cannot replace had in this expression.","Before leaving the office, I had better shut the windows.",[20],{"id":21,"blankNumber":10,"options":22,"tiles":31},"01a0e1ab-dac8-731b-be78-a92c9b0e9641",[23,27],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-725b-be78-a92c998b5a7a","have",false,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-72cb-be78-a92c9a6be068","I had better lock the door.",true,[32,33,34,35,36,37],"I","had","better","lock","the","door.",{"id":39,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":40,"exampleSentence":41,"blanks":42},"01a0e1ab-dac8-74fb-be78-a92c9e2bc7e0","The order is subject + had better + base verb + object. Even with she, the expression stays had better, not has better; wear comes before a helmet.","He had better use a light on that dark road.",[43],{"id":44,"blankNumber":10,"options":45,"tiles":52},"01a0e1ab-dac8-74bf-be78-a92c9d7667b9",[46,49],{"id":47,"optionText":48,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7453-be78-a92c9c1c9e43","She had better wear a helmet.",{"id":50,"optionText":51,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7487-be78-a92c9ce1836b","has",[53,33,34,54,55,56],"She","wear","a","helmet.",{"id":58,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":59,"explanation":60,"exampleSentence":61,"blanks":62},"01a0e1ab-dac8-75bb-be78-a92ca0989b18",2,"They'd combines the subject with had. Put better next, followed by the base form bring and the object their tickets. Brings cannot follow had better.","For the school visit, we'd better pack some lunch.",[63],{"id":64,"blankNumber":10,"options":65,"tiles":72},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7587-be78-a92c9fd14364",[66,69],{"id":67,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-753f-be78-a92c9f0b09a0","brings",{"id":70,"optionText":71,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7563-be78-a92c9f7d7628","They'd better bring their tickets.",[73,34,74,75,76],"They'd","bring","their","tickets.",{"id":78,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":79,"explanation":80,"exampleSentence":81,"blanks":82},"01a0e1ab-dac8-76df-be78-a92ca20208f1",3,"After You'd better, put the base verb renew before its object your passport. Renewing cannot follow better here. The advice concerns an action to take, not a completed past action.","I'd better buy a suitcase before the holiday.",[83],{"id":84,"blankNumber":10,"options":85,"tiles":92},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7663-be78-a92ca17a6830",[86,89],{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-75fb-be78-a92ca102c885","You'd better renew your passport.",{"id":90,"optionText":91,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7623-be78-a92ca169bdb1","renewing",[93,34,94,95,96],"You'd","renew","your","passport.",{"id":98,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":99,"explanation":100,"exampleSentence":101,"blanks":102},"01a0e1ab-dac8-784f-be78-a92ca393b218",4,"Put It before had better, then the base verb be and the adjective waterproof. Has is not used in this fixed expression. With a thing as the subject, this expresses a strong expectation.","This replacement battery had better last longer.",[103],{"id":104,"blankNumber":10,"options":105,"tiles":111},"01a0e1ab-dac8-77d7-be78-a92ca33c5a1d",[106,108],{"id":107,"optionText":51,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7753-be78-a92ca2117d18",{"id":109,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-778f-be78-a92ca26ff79b","It had better be waterproof.",[112,33,34,113,114],"It","be","waterproof.",{"id":116,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":117,"explanation":118,"exampleSentence":119,"blanks":120},"01a0e1ab-dac8-79f7-be78-a92ca73231a8",5,"Start with We, then place had better before the base form follow. The object the instructions follows the verb. Following is not the base form required by this construction.","To avoid another mistake, they had better read the label.",[121],{"id":122,"blankNumber":10,"options":123,"tiles":130},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7983-be78-a92ca65f5972",[124,127],{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-78e7-be78-a92ca4851956","We had better follow the instructions.",{"id":128,"optionText":129,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7933-be78-a92ca578f180","following",[131,33,34,132,36,133],"We","follow","instructions.",{"id":135,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":136,"explanation":137,"exampleSentence":138,"blanks":139},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7bc3-be78-a92ca9469f25",6,"For negative advice, put not after better and before the base verb argue. We'd already contains had; don't is not used to make this construction negative.","I'd better not complain while everyone is so busy.",[140],{"id":141,"blankNumber":10,"options":142,"tiles":149},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7b27-be78-a92ca91145bd",[143,146],{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7a87-be78-a92ca75a1b63","don't",{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7ad7-be78-a92ca8125dc7","We'd better not argue.",[150,34,151,152],"We'd","not","argue.",{"id":154,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":155,"explanation":156,"exampleSentence":157,"blanks":158},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7d63-be78-a92caab4ed6b",7,"Put He first, followed by had better not and the base verb swim. Not belongs between better and swim; doesn't cannot replace had or not in this negative advice pattern.","With such a high temperature, she had better not exercise.",[159],{"id":160,"blankNumber":10,"options":161,"tiles":168},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7ce7-be78-a92caa809449",[162,165],{"id":163,"optionText":164,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7c5b-be78-a92ca9823b41","He had better not swim.",{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7ca7-be78-a92ca9fc0c32","doesn't",[169,33,34,151,170],"He","swim.",{"id":172,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":173,"explanation":174,"exampleSentence":175,"blanks":176},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7f1f-be78-a92cac7507c6",8,"In a question, move Had before the subject I, leaving better before the base verb apologise. Do is not added. This question form can sound fairly formal; Should I apologise? is more usual in conversation.","Had we better ask for permission?",[177],{"id":178,"blankNumber":10,"options":179,"tiles":186},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7ea3-be78-a92caba4111e",[180,183],{"id":181,"optionText":182,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7dff-be78-a92caaf8f57c","do",{"id":184,"optionText":185,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-dac8-7e53-be78-a92cab337b20","Had I better apologise?",[187,32,34,188],"Had","apologise?",{"id":190,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":191,"explanation":192,"exampleSentence":193,"blanks":194},"01a0e1ab-dac9-7144-a7f5-d3700ba07c89",9,"Put Hadn't before the subject we, then better and the base verb stop. Does has no place in this construction. 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