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Anya : With pleasure, Ndra. I like fireworks very much. Indra : Okay, I will pick you up at 8 pm.
Anya : Thank you, Ndra.
7. Declining an Invitation
Jika Anda ingin menolak suatu undangan jangan lupa untuk memberikan alasan
That‟s sound good, but I have another thing to do tonight. I‟m sorry I can‟t. I have to stay at home for my parents out of town.
I‟d love to but I don‟t like it.
Contoh Tika
: Hi, Mit. Mita
: Hi, Tika. What‟s up? Tika
: By the way, are you free next Saturday? Mita
: I think so. What‟s going on? Tika
: I have a plan to visit my grandmother in Malang for a day and I don‟t have a friend to chat in the journey. How would you like to
join me?
Mita : That sounds nice. But I have to ask my parents for permission.
Tika : That‟s good then. Okay, I‟ll wait the news from you
tonight.Bye…bye… Mita
: Bye…
8. Expressing suggestionadvice
Berikut ini adalah contoh ungkapan-ungkapan yang dipakai untuk memeberikan saran:
You should see a doctor. You ought to go to school earlier.
You had better leave after the rain stops. You should lock the door before leaving home.
You should reconsider before you choose such an expensive wedding ring
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9. Expressing frustration or annoyance
Untuk mengungkapkan rasa frustrasi atau kebencian atas suatu permasalahan, Anda dapat menggunakan modal seperti: has tohad to,
must, would atau would have to. Berikut ini adalah contoh-contoh ungkapan yang dapat Anda gunakan:
They had to lower the tax deduction for married couples, didn‟t they? Must the media print every detail about the lives of the rich and
famous? You would show up at this party
The teacher would have to announce my engagement to class. Of course, since we‟re having he reception outside, it has to rain.
10. Modality
Dari contoh-contoh ungkapan diatas Anda dapat mengenali penggunaan modal.
Di antaranya adalah; Can
Will Must
Shall Can’t
Would Could
Untuk menunjukkan tingkat kesopanan dalam berbahasa modal yang sering dipakai adalah could dan would. Pembahasan tentang modal itu sendiri secara
detail dapat Anda pelajari di bab Grammar Usage. Berikut adalah contoh-contoh dialog dengan bentuk modal di dalamnya
Dialog 1
