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This document provides examples of language functions for asking and answering questions, stating preferences and intentions, making suggestions, giving opinions, getting more information, persuading, speculating, disagreeing politely, and refusing. It includes common phrases for each function to help with study and communication.

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Study Help - Language Functions

This document provides examples of language functions for asking and answering questions, stating preferences and intentions, making suggestions, giving opinions, getting more information, persuading, speculating, disagreeing politely, and refusing. It includes common phrases for each function to help with study and communication.

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Carla Cavaco
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Study Help – Language Functions

Asking for information  Just imagine if you…


 Suppose you…
 I wonder if you could…
 What might have happened if…
 I’d like to know if…
 How would have you felt if…
 Do you happen to know…?
 I hope you don’t mind my asking… Stating intentions

Answering techniques  I’m definitely going to…


 I’m probably going to…
 Well, let me see…
 I don’t really want to…
 I’m not sure; I’ll have to find out…
 I’ve got no intention of…
 I’m glad you’ve asked (me that)…
 I’m not going to…
 That’s a very good question…
 I don’t expect I’ll…
 I’m terribly sorry, I really don’t know…
 I have no idea, I’m afraid I can’t answer…

Stating preferences Making suggestions

 As far as I’m concerned, the best…  I was wondering if you…


 From my point of view, the best…  Have you ever thought about…?
 I’d go for this one because…  Don’t you think it would…?
 I’d much prefer that one because…  You could always…
 This one is preferable because…  If I were you, I…
 I’d rather have that one because…  You’d better…

Giving one’s opinion Getting more information

 Personally I think (that)…  Could you tell me more about that…?


 I honestly believe (that)…  Sorry, but I’d like to know some more about
 As far as I’m concerned… that…
 All things considered, I must say (that)…  I didn’t quite follow what you said about…
 Well, as I see it, the obvious answer is/ would  Sorry to press you, but could you tell me…
be…  I don’t quite understand why…
 Well, in my opinion…
 If you ask me…
 The way I look at this is… Persuading

 That’s all very well, but…


Speculating
 That’s easier said than done, you see…  I’m awfully sorry, but you see…
 You don’t seem to realize that…  I’d like to say yes, but…
 I see what you mean, but what if…  I can’t really, because…
 That’s true, but if…

Disagreeing politely

 I’m not so sure really, I think…


 Well, I’m not so sure about that…
 I’m not so certain…
 Well, it depends…
 No, I don’t think so really…
Refusing

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