Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Offering help - Expressins - 90

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                  Offering someone help 

Shall I get/take/move/lift it (Something) for you?
Shall I help you?
Do you need some help? =  you need some help?
Let me do/take/lift/move it for you.
Can I help you?
I will help you, just a minute.
Want me to help you?
Do you need any/some  help?
May be/perhaps I could be of some help to you.
I suppose you need/ want some help?
I will help you out  don’t worry.
Would you like me to help/get/move?
What’s wrong, you need some help?
Are you searching for someone to help?
Are you waiting for some help?
I will help you to…… shall I?
Is there anything I can do to help you?
Can I be of some help to you?
I think you need some help?
Just a minute, I will help you out.
                                                      
Agreeing for help
Yes, please, if you could.
That’s very kind of you, please.
I would be glad if you could help to…….
I/We would be very thankful to you.
That would be a great  help, please

Declining help tactfully
I am OK/fine, thank you.
Thanks, that’s very kind of you.
No, Thanks/ thank you very much.
No, thanks I am fine.
It’s OK, thank you.
Thanks for your kind offer.

     

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FIVE IMPORTANT TYPES OF SPOKEN SENTENCES (There are many, but I  stress the following five)
1.This is a machine (Simple sentence/statement)
2.This is not a machine (Negative sentence)
3.Is this a machine? ('Yes/No' Question)  
4.Is this not a machine?/Isn't this a machine?('yes/no'Negative question)
5.What is this? ('Wh' question)
6.Why is this not a machine?/.Why isn't this a machine? ('wh'-negative question)                                                       
The above five types of spoken sentences can be spoken in eight or more ways of utterance, (by changing stress tone body language etc.) culture also plays an important role in sentence formation. Slightest change in voice modulation/ facial expression/ body language gives different meaning of  the same sentence.Punching words can be made soft and soft words can be made punching  using the above technique.
Eight or more ways of uttering each of the above types
1. This is a machine. statement/declaration/information/truth/message
2.This is a machine?(stress on 'machine')  Declarative question.
3.This is a machine! ( When it doesn't appear as machine) Exclamatory sentence.
4.This is a machine  ? (When you are not satisfied with the machine)  Angry statement.
5. This is a machine .( When the machine not assembled properly) Joke statement
6.This is a machine. (When you are not satisfied) Insulting  statement
7.This is a machine. ( when the machine looks clumsy/improper)Complaint statement.
 8. This is a machine  . (Baby talk)) Childish talk.
In the same way we can change the other five  types of spoken sentences into eight moods of utterance. 

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

can,could,may/might - 88

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                       Can, could may/might 
Can, could, may/might are called modal auxiliaries because they are used to express moods of a person
Can is usually used to express ability or capacity
She can speak French. (Statement)
She can’t speak French. (Negative statement)
Can she speak  French? (yes/no  question)
Can’t she speak French? (yes/no negative question)
What language can she speak? (wh question)
Can as a permission word
Can I have some salt please?
Can I get this sheet of paper?
Can I leave now for lunch?
Could as a permission word (More formal than can)
Could you move a little ahead please.
Could you meet me tomorrow?
Could you help me lift this bag.
Could as possibility in the past
She could run fast when she was young.
I could spend money freely when I was a student.
The previous government could borrow money from IMF
Couldn’t as an inability in the past
She couldn’t attend the office work yesterday.
I couldn’t see the dentist last night.
They couldn’t meet the boss this morning.
May as a permission word.
May I use this pen?
May I get in?
May I park  my car here?
May/might as a possibility in negative or positive sense
It may/might rain tonight. (likely to rain)
It may not rain tonight. (unlikely to rain)
She may/might visit us tomorrow. (likely to visit)
She may not visit tomorrow.(unlikely to visit)
I may see Joe this evening. (likely to see)
I may not see Joe this evening (unlikely to see)
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Would/could/should/might + have - 87

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Would have
If she had seen me yesterday I would have given her the book (or)
Had she seen me yesterday I would have given her the book.
If you had given them proper guidance they wouldn’t have committed mistakes. (or)
Had you given them proper guidance they wouldn’t have committed mistakes.
If Alice had consulted me,  I would have prevented her (From buying the new apartment) – (or)
Had Alice consulted me, I would have prevented her ………….
If you hadn’t told him (about the bad weather last week)), he would have boarded the plane to…..(or)
Hadn’t you told him (about the bad weather), he would have boarded the plane to…..
Should have
You should have consulted me before joining the job. (I would  have guided you to some better ones.)
She should have quit smoking long back. ( Now the doctor say that, she must take medicines for a long time.)
You shouldn’t have met the boss in the morning. (He used to be busy in the morning.)
The US Should have consulted UN before air strike.
They shouldn’t have invested such a huge capital when the economy is stagnant.
Should have been
(The Plane skid while landing) The pilot should have been careful while landing in bad weather.
(She missed the exam) She should have been serious about the time.
(The robbers escaped from the police van) The police should have been extra careful
Could have
The President could have avoided the shutdown (I don’t know why didn’t he act  in time .)
She couldn’t have finished the work without the help of David.
They could have nabbed the thieves, I don’t know how did they miss the opportunity.
“You could have avoided this carriageway at the beginning.” ( The present one is bumpy and narrow)
could have turned down his request. (but I didn’t do that)
Might have
Where is Shane? She might have gone home.
Where are the keys? Clara might have taken the keys upstairs.
Who has done this (Some mistake) ? Jim might have done this
Where is my laptop? Your son might have taken it.
Where is your pen? Oh, I might have left it at Boss’s cabin
NOTE: After have only past past participle verb (seen, written, called etc.) is used
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