LIN207 - Language Functions

Kristin : Hello, Vijaya, Happy Deepavali to you and your family !

Vijaya : Thank you. Do come in. I'm glad you have come.

 

• To wish

• To request

• To welcome

• To inform

Keanu: The race will start at 8 am, won't it?

Clerk : That's right. After registration, you have to assemble at the starting line in the field.

• To inform

• To greet

• To request

• To describe

Lily : Lehman fell while climbing up the rambutan tree.

Rose : I shouldn't have asked him to pluck the rambutans.

• To complain

• To regret

• To apologize

• To advice

Ronnie : Our team played badly, especially I.

Mat : It's all your fault. You have let the team down.

• To advice

• To blame

• To warn

• To protest

David ; Hello, Sam. You look worried. Can I help you?

Sam: Could you lend me twenty dollars? I need it urgently.

• To inform

• To describe

• To offer

• To request

Billy; Why don't you borrow Aileen's bicycle?

Sarah: Her bicycle has a flat tire.

• To offer

• To explain

• To advice

• To instruct

Sakeena: I'm sure to fail! I just don't understand Maths. I might as well give up.

Harriya: Don't give up. You will understand it. Just keep trying and you will succeed.

• To explain

• To confirm

• To agree

• To encourage

Boy: Oh, I'm so sorry I'm late. I missed the bus!

Girl; I'm sick and tied of you being late. we are through!

• To apologize

• To explain

• To persuade

• To claim

Teacher: All the girls who didn't finish this exercise will have to stay back after school to do it.

Student: But there was not enough time to do it. How could we have finished that exercise in ten minutes?

• To deny

• To protest

• To disagree

• To scold

Student 1: You stole my pen, didn't you? You thief!

Student 2: What? Me?

• To accuse

• To ask

• To announce

• To blame