Expression Compliment

Anita Listyaningrum

Expression Compliment

Expression Compliment

Compliment is an expression that we show or say to express/give praise. Some people use compli­ments to "butter up" somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will.

Giving Compliment

• I really must express my admiration for your ...

• What a nice dress!

• You look great

• Excellent!

• Nice work!

• Good job

• You look very good in ...

Responses to compliments

• I'm glad you like it.

• Thank you

• How kind of you to say so

• It was nothing really

• Thank you so much

• Thank you. Yours is even nicer

Pattern

To give compliment, you can make use of the following pattern.

·     What + (a/an) + adjective + Noun!

Example:       What a clean house!

                       What beautiful clothes!

·     What + (a/an) + adjective + Noun + Subject Pronoun + be!

Example:       What a clean house it is!

                       What beautiful clothes they are!

·     How + adjective + the + Noun + be

Example:       How clean the house is!

                       How beautiful the clothes are!

Thank You

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