What does the modal verb show? Select the best answer choice.

We ought to get home before the storm comes.
A. permission
B. advice
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

Grandma ought to bottle this gravy and sell it!

In the given sentence, the semi-modal verb phrase “ought to” is used by the speaker to express a suggestion or advice to themselves to get home.

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