Emotional colouring

This use is restricted to certain structures.

- rhetorical questions beginning with ‘why: W hy should he think that I did it.

- dramatic expressions of surprise beginning with ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘who’: What should I find but an enormous spider!

- subject and object clauses after expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure and so on: It is strange that he should think so. It’s amazing that she should have said nothing about the murder.

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As an auxiliary verb it’s used:
a) for future-in-the-past tenses: He said he would be in town later. b) for the conditional mood: If his car weren’t broken, he would give me a lift. c) _________	a) for future-in-the-past tenses: I said I should in town later. b) for the conditional mood: If he gave me a lift, I should go to town. c) for the suppositional mood: Не suggested that we should meet later.
As a modal verb it may be used in the following patterns:
a) In type 1&2 conditionals it’s used to express a request or willingness: If you would wait a bit, I would give you a lift. b) In wish-sentences to express a wish for a future change unlikely to happen: I wish you wouldn’t smoke in the room. c) In set-phrases “would like”, “would rather” to talk about wants and preferences: I would rather have a walk. I would like to have stayed there.	a) In adv. cl. of condition, conces­sion and purpose for a problematic condition: If Ann should come I’ll be surprised. Stay here in case Ann should come. b) In subject/object sub. clauses and in special questions for emotional colouring: It is strange that he should think so. Why should he think so? Who should come in but his father!
As a modal verb it has the following meanings:
a) prediction, promise, intention, refusal in reported speech: He said he wouldn’t help me. b) request: Would you help me? c) persistence in the past: He wouldn’t give me a lift.(ніяк не хотів підвезти) d) habits in the past: He would drive to town every Monday.(зазвичай їздив)	a) escapable obligation: There should be a ‘No smoking’ sign here.(повинен бути) b) advice and criticism: You shouldn’t have been so careless. c) assumption: The petrol station should be somewhere near here. (напевно десь є)

Ex 1 State the meaning of ‘should’ and ‘would’ in the following sentences:

1. Would you mind opening the door?

2. We asked him again and again but he wouldn’t say a word.

3. The city streets should be cleaned more often.

4. They should have given you your money back.

5. We wanted him to lend us some money but he wouldn't give us any.

6. The old admiral would sit for hours watching the ships.

7. Would you be so good as to keep an eye on my house while I am away?

8. He insisted that the newspaper should print an apology

9. I should say nothing about it if I were you.

10. That dress doesn't suit you; you should buy another.

11. They went to the cinema at 2.30, so they should be back by 6.00.

12. I wish he would not play his radio so loudly.

13. I would rather stay in this evening, if that's all right with you.

14. It was decided that the matter should be referred to a special committee.

15. If the telephone should ring, please say that I’ll be back at six.

16. There are too many accidents. It’s amazing that people should be so careless.

17. Their method was always the same; they would wait till their victim had left the bank and then go up to him and ask for a light.

18. He didn't dare (to) sell the ring in case someone should ask where he got it.

19. I should stay in bed if I were you.

20. What should I do? Should I trust him?

Ex 2 Fill in ‘should’ and ‘would’ in the following sentences:

1. I've just received an anonymous threatening letter. What ………….. I do about it? – I ……………….... take it to the police if I were you.

2. I suggested that Tom ………….… walk on and try to get help while I stayed with the injured man but he …………….... not hear of this.

3. When he found out that the man had smallpox he urged that every effort …………………….. be made to contact his fellow passengers.

4. I am amazed that you ………………… even suggest offering bribes.

5. ……….. you mind not smoking; this is the petrol store. - Then there …………… be a 'No Smoking' notice.

6. The bridge is wide enough. We ……………….……………. pass here easily.

7. The bridge was wide enough for our car but the policeman ……. not let us pass.

8. Old people ………………..… not queue like that to get the necessary papers.

9. In those times we ……………..... queue for hours to buy some bread or sugar.

10. If Pierre liked any dish he ……... send for chef and congratulate him, and if anything was wrong he ……….. send for the manager and complain. – An Englishman ………….. never dare to do that; he ……………... be too shy.