Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable modal:
There's a wonderful new restaurant opened in town. You ________ go there.

• A. shouldn't
• B. ought to
• C. don't have to
• D. should

Answer 1

The correct option is D should

Answer : D

Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that are used to express necessity or possibility.

Let's take a look at the usage of the modal verbs in the options:

• shouldn't : It is the contracted form of 'should not'; it is the negative form of the modal verb 'should'
• ought to : 'ought to' is a synonym for 'should'; It is more formal than 'should' and is less commonly used, particularly in the question form
• don't have to : It is the negative form of 'have to'; it is used to remove necessity or external obligation
• should : It is used for expressing an opinion / advice / expectation / criticism about some past action or it can be used to ask for an advice

Here in the question, we see that the speaker is talking about the new restaurant, and expressing an suggestion to go visit.

• As the suggestion that is being expressed a positive one -- 'shouldn't', 'ought' are not suitable because they are used with negative sentences.
• 'don't have to' is not suitable either because it is used to eliminate any necessity or obligation & is used with negative sentences.

Therefore from among the options, 'should' is the most suitable verb to complete the sentence.

Thus, the correct complete sentence is:

There's a wonderful new restaurant opened in town. You SHOULD go there.