Grammar Quiz No.127

N2Word Choiceはず vs べき

約束したのだから、彼は来る___だ。

Q. Which word expresses confident expectation ('he should come')?

Translation

He promised, so he should be coming.

Explanation

はず expresses a logical expectation based on evidence. べき is a moral 'ought to', which would lecture about duty rather than predict; つもり is one's own intention.