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प्रश्न
Duties and privileges of an Environment Monitor.
e.g. You must ensure that the campus is clean.
Did you know?
should and ought to have similar meanings. They show obligation or duty. However there is a slight difference in meaning.
ought to has an objective meaning whereas should is more subjective.
We ought to / should save water.
We ought to save money but we are unable to. (In this sentence should will not be appropriate.).
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उत्तर
You must ensure that the campus is clean. You must keep a vigil on the greenery of the campus while coming in and going out. You must report to the teacher if any student throws a plastic wrapper of chocolates, toffees, biscuits etc. Before that you can ask the errant to desist from throwing such bits of plastic here and there. You must ensure that the trees, hedges and flower plants are in a good condition and are properly taken care of by the gardeners. You can ask the gardeners to prune the bushes and trees wherever they are needed. At no point you must allow the degradation of the environment ……
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