Making suggestion and requesting something

        Continue again to our material the fourth, making the suggestion and requesting something. Curious? immediately wrote yuk we discussed starting making suggestion.
Well in English making suggestion is how you express your suggestion to someone. There are several ways to make ya seggestion for others, how?

1)            WHAT ABOUT/HOW ABOUT ... + Base form + -ING

•       What about going to the swimming pool tomorrow?

•       How about going to the swimming pool tomorrow?

2)            WHY + Negative ?

•       Why don't we go to the swimming pool tomorrow?

3)            IMPERATIVE: Let's + Base form

•       Let's go to the swimming pool tomorrow! 

4)            COULD

•       We could go to the swimming pool tomorrow.

5)            DO YOU WANT + the infinitive 

      •       Do you want to go to the swimming pool tomorrow?

 

       So we can select and adjust the sentence what is appropriate to the situation and the condition of us the moment. Here is an example and instructions on how to respond,

Making a Suggestion	Responding
•          I suggest that … •          I would suggest that … •          My suggestion is … •          What about … •          Perhaps we should … •          We’d better/ we must … •          A possible solution  to your problem is …	•          That’s a good idea •          It’s a good suggestion, thanks. •          You are right. •          Yes, let’s do it •          I think so •          Yes, you’re right. •          That’s what is in my mind

       Now we discuss about requesting something, seeing as we are the human and social beings, so we do not ever loose ya from this one, in fact it is usually often we do in everyday life, if in english, requesting something is what we say when we want to ask someone to do something for us. ya we need to learn that the people we turn to for help with the reluctant help us because the way we were polite, kind and courteous. yuk checked.
 

     If we want to ask the same people to do something that we want, there are some examples,

ASK SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU

•          Requesting

•          Would you mind …, please?

•          Can/Could you …?

•          Will/Would you …?

•          Please …

•          Accepting Requests

•          Sure, I’d be glad/happy to …

•          Of course/Certainly.

•          No problem.

•          Sure. Just a moment.

•          Refusing Requests

•          I’d loved to, but …

•          It sounds great, but …

•          I’m/sorry, but …

•          Sorry to say that …

Example making polite request :

•          Could you open the window for me, please?

•          Would you mind closing the door for us, please?"

•          Can you close the door for me, please?

•          Could you possibly show me the way to the post office, please?

•          Would you help me with this exercise, please?

The responses for that polite request can be

•          Sure.

•          Certainly.

•          Why not

•          With a pleasure.

•          I'd be glad to.

•          I am afraid I can't.

•          I am sorry I can't.

The pattern

•          Would you mind is followed by the verb and -ing. 

That was when we would ask, well what if we want to allow a relief to others? below is an example

ASKING IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING

•          Asking polite permission to do something

•          "Can I use your phone, please?"

•          "Could I borrow some money from you, please?"

•          "Do you mind if I turn on television?"

•          "Would you mind if I turned off the lamp?"

•          The responses can be

•          No. I don't mind

•          Not at all

•          No, of course not

•          No, that would be fine

•          I am afraid, yes

•          Yes, I do mind

•          The pattern

•          Could is more polite than can.

•          Do you mind if…" is followed by the verb in the present tense.

•          would you mind if… is followed by the verb in the past tense.