Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, three substitutions are given for each italicised part. If one of them is better than the italicised part, that should be your answer. If none of the substitution improves the sentence, the answer should be (4).

All that I wish to tell you is that you better revise this essay.

  1. should better

  2. could better

  3. had better

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Had better' is the correct idiomatic expression used to give strong advice or warnings. The structure is 'had better + base verb' (without to). 'Should better' and 'could better' are not standard English idioms. The sentence is giving advice about revising the essay.

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