SUGGESTION

SUGGESTIONS

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DEFINITION

SOCIAL FUNCTION

EXPRESSION

ASKING FOR SUGGESTION

GIVING SUGGESTION

RESPONDING SUGGESTION

wHAT IS SUGGESTION?

SUGGESTION

Suggest means to give a suggestion that is to introduce or propose an idea or a plan for someone's consideration Suggestion are abstract and can be in a form of solutions, advice, plan, idea.

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SOCIAL FUNCTION

To ask and give suggestion to someone and give responses to the suggestion whether accepting or refusing it. To help someone who needs any suggestion or advice by giving our personal idea and opinion in our daily life.

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Asking for suggestion

Asking for suggestion

Can I talk to you? I need suggestion about something. Do you have time? I need your suggestion on something

+ Responding to someone asking for suggestion

Asking for suggestion

• If you were in my position, what would you do?
• Should I change clothes?
• Should I go to the beach with friends this weekend?
• Which shirt should I get? I like the blue one but it's out of my budget range.
• I have to cook dinner. Do you have any suggestion what to cook?

Asking for suggestion and giving suggestion

+Giving suggestion

More expressions to ask for a suggestion

What should I do? Do you have any advice/suggestions? What’s your advice/suggestion? What do you suggest? Can you give me any advice/suggestions?

Other expressions of giving suggestion

I suggest/ recommend that you … You really should/ought to… You’d better … Why don’t you ... How about ....

Accepting and declining suggestion

Declining suggestion

Accepting suggestion

• I don't think so
• Not quite
• I tried that, but it didn't work
• That's a good idea, but...
• I'm afraid I can't do that because...

• Exactly
• You're right
• I know what you mean
• I think so too
• That's a good idea
• I'll try that

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