Ought to and Shall

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Ought to verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.

Usage example: you ought to buy him a new book to replace the one you lost

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Shall and ought to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shall" instead a verb "Ought to".

Shall verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.

Usage example: you shall do as I say

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Ought to and shall are semantically related. You can use "Ought to" instead a verb "Shall".

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