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hongduyen
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Dear colleagues, I just can �t decide which is the better option for the following sentences, so please help me. Thanks.
It is early spring now. Everybody ___________ eat more fruits and vegetables.
a) should b) can
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2 Sep 2011
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lamyaa
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"can" seems better to me :) |
2 Sep 2011
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douglas
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I would use "can" because in early spring more fruit, etc. may be available.
"Everybody should eat more fruit" is true all the time (independent of it being spring). |
2 Sep 2011
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yuyujo
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Taking into account the context ( it �s about a season) "can" is more suitable because the second sentence implies the first one.
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2 Sep 2011
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Jayho
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It �s about the ability of eating fruit because of implied availability of seasonal fruit &veg in Spring. - can is the correct option |
2 Sep 2011
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hongduyen
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Thanks a lot, my dear colleagues. I think "can" is the correct one but the key to this is "should", that �s why I felt confused. I �m sure now for all of you choose the same. Maybe they made a mistake working out the key. 
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2 Sep 2011
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