Modal auxiliary - shall / should

 ✍️ shall / should ✍️

Shall / should + V1

Shall 

           We all know shall is rarely used in present English. If we find the rules of old English grammar, we can tell that shall should be used with first person singular and plural ( I and We) subjects. In present day will is used commonly in place of shall. But shall is used formally. Let's see the use of shall. It adds prediction, intention, suggestion etc. to the main verb.

1) prediction

I / We shan't be a part of it.

2) intention

I / We shall do it.

We shall finish it.

3) suggestions 

Shall we visit Jyotiba temple this evening?

Should

            Should and ought to should be learnt together because they are quite similar in meaning. The meaning added by them to the main verb is obligation, logical probability , desirability etc.

1)Obligation

We should or ought to be more careful.

You should / ought to see a doctor.

2) logical probability

He should / ought to have been here by now.

3) desirability

You should / ought to read the book for more information.

          Do concentrate on the modal auxiliaries and what meanings they add to the main verb while reading. Thank you......