{"id":10111,"date":"2024-04-15T03:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=10111"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:26:47","slug":"you-ought-not-to-have-gone-there-but-you-did-a-be-going-b-have-been-c-go-d-no-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/you-ought-not-to-have-gone-there-but-you-did-a-be-going-b-have-been-c-go-d-no-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"You ought not to have gone there, but you did. A. be going B. have been C. go D. No improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;be going&#8221; option2=&#8221;have been&#8221; option3=&#8221;go&#8221; option4=&#8221;No improvement&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. &#8220;You ought not to have gone there, but you did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The verb &#8220;ought&#8221; is used to express a moral obligation or duty. 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