Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
should
Could anyone tell me why we use should in the following sentence? " I went to the shop yesterday and who should be there but your brother!" Many thanks.
Top answer
It is a use of "should" to express surprise. It takes the word order of a question. "
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It is a use of "should" to express surprise. It takes the word order of a question. "I got into the plane and who should I see but my ex-boyfriend!"
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