Requests, Offers and Suggestions

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Question formats

Multiple choice

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1. Question 1 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You politely ask someone to lower the volume.

   1. Could you turned the volume down?
   2. Would you mind turning the volume down?
   3. Could you turn the volume down?
   4. Would you mind to turn the volume down?
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   Answer

   Would you mind turning the volume down?; Could you turn the volume down?

   Could takes a base verb; would you mind takes an ing form.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You offer to carry a friend's suitcase.

   1. Shall I to carry your suitcase?
   2. Would you like me to carry your suitcase?
   3. Shall I carry your suitcase?
   4. Would you like me carrying your suitcase?
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   Answer

   Would you like me to carry your suitcase?; Shall I carry your suitcase?

   Shall I and would you like me to introduce offers.

3. Question 3 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You suggest travelling by train together.

   1. Why don't we travel by train?
   2. Let's travel by train.
   3. Let's to travel by train.
   4. Why we don't travelling by train?
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   Answer

   Why don't we travel by train?; Let's travel by train.

   Let's and why don't we take the base verb.

4. Question 4 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You ask permission to open the window.

   1. May I to open the window?
   2. May I open the window?
   3. Would it be all right if I opened the window?
   4. Would it be all right if I opening the window?
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   Answer

   May I open the window?; Would it be all right if I opened the window?

   Both correct constructions ask permission politely.

5. Question 5 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You propose meeting at a cafe.

   1. Why not meeting at a cafe?
   2. How about meeting at a cafe?
   3. Why not meet at a cafe?
   4. How about to meet at a cafe?
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   Answer

   How about meeting at a cafe?; Why not meet at a cafe?

   How about takes an ing form; why not takes a base verb.

6. Question 6 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You offer help with a difficult form.

   1. Can I help you with that form?
   2. Can I helping you with that form?
   3. Let me help you with that form.
   4. Let me to help you with that form.
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   Answer

   Can I help you with that form?; Let me help you with that form.

   Can I help and let me help offer assistance with base verbs.

7. Question 7 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You ask a colleague to send a file.

   1. Could you send me the file?
   2. Would you mind sending me the file?
   3. Could you to send me the file?
   4. Would you mind send me the file?
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   Answer

   Could you send me the file?; Would you mind sending me the file?

   The two polite request patterns require different but correct verb forms.

8. Question 8 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You suggest taking a short break.

   1. What about take a short break?
   2. We could to take a short break.
   3. We could take a short break.
   4. What about taking a short break?
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   Answer

   We could take a short break.; What about taking a short break?

   Could takes take; what about takes taking.

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