Agreement - Disagreement

Which expression shows you strongly agree with what someone's just said?

• That's for sure.

• I'm not so sure.

• Well, I suppose so.

Which expresses weak or unsure agreement on something?

• No doubt about it.

• I doubt it.

• I guess so.

Which expression makes it clear that you're sharing an opinion, not stating a fact?

• As far as I'm concerned...

• As far as I can tell...

• As far as I know...

If you say "I couldn't agree with you more", it means you

• totally agree

• no longer agree

• totally disagree

Which expresses the strongest disagreement?

• I'm not so sure about that.

• Not necessarily.

• No way.

If someone says "Exactly!" after you've shared an opinion, it means they _______ with you.

• strongly disagree

• strongly agree

• might agree

What can you say to settle an argument or end a discussion that's getting too heated?

• I beg to differ.

• Can I throw my two cents in?

• Let's just agree to disagree.

Pick the word or phrase that would NOT indicate agreement with another speaker.

• Yes, and ...

• No, actually ...

• Exactly

• Perhaps

Which of the following phrases would NOT indicate that a speaker is about to describe someone else's opinion?

• My colleagues claim that…

• Dr. McCay's book describes the condition as…

• My assistant insisted that…

• It's long been my understanding that...

In the following conversation, what do Bob and Pete AGREE on?

BOB: I really like the new email system.

PETE: Yes, it's so much easier to use.

BOB: And it works much better on my tablet, too. But I guess that's not such an issue for you, since you don't have one.

PETE: Yeah, I never got into tablets.

BOB: I don't know how you get everything done without one! I consider it totally necessary.

PETE: But you got along fine before you had a tablet. They might be nice, but I don't think they're necessary.

• How good the new email system is.

• Whether tablets are necessary.

• Whether the new email system works better on a tablet.

• Whether email is necessary.