EXPRESSING COMMAND, PROHIBITION AND REQUEST

Here are examples of expressing commands, prohibitions and requests:

- Will you open it please ?

- Could you help me please ?

- Would you hold on a moment please ?

- Please sit down!

- Sit down please !

- Keep quite would you please !

- Would you be quite please ?

- Would you please come on time ?

- Would you mind opening the door please ?

- Don’t disturb me please !

- Don’t go home please !

- Please don’t smoke here !

- Don’t ever cheat!

- Don’t be naughty!

- Don’t be careless !

Responses for command. Prohibition and request :

A. Possitive response :

- Yes of course

- Certainly

- Sure

- All right

- All right, I won’t

- Trust me

- That’s OKEY

- No, that’s all right (khusus jawaban would you mind)

B. Negative response :

- I’m sorry I can’t

- Sorry I can’t

- I am sorry but I have to ….

- I am afraid I can’t

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OFFERING, ACCEPTING, AND REFUSING

OFFERING, ACCEPTING, AND REFUSING
Learn some expressions of offering somethings and how to accept or refuse.

Offering :

-Would you like to go out for dinner ?

-Would you care to dance Mrs Brent ?

-Would you like desert ?

-What about dance Denise ?

-Do you want me to clean the machine ?

-Should I get food for the picnic ?

Accepting an offer :

-I’d love to

-That would be nice

-OK, sound great

-Yes, please

-Just what I need

Refusing an offer :

-Sorry I can’t

-Sorry, I can’t. Thanks anyway.

-No, I can’t

-Thanks but I….

-No, it’s Ok. Thanks

-No, it’s all right really

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