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EXPRESSING AGREEMENT
I agree with you 100 percent.
I couldn't agree with you more.
That's so true.
That's for sure.
(slang) Tell me about it!
You're absolutely right.
Absolutely.
That's exactly how I feel.
Exactly.
I'm afraid I agree with James.
I have to side with Dad on this one.
No doubt about it.
(agree with negative statement) Me neither.
(weak) I suppose so./I guess so.
You have a point there.
I was just going to say that.
EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT
I don't think so.
(strong) No way.
I'm afraid I disagree.
(strong) I totally disagree.
I beg to differ.
(strong) I'd say the exact opposite.
Not necessarily.
That's not always true.
That's not always the case.
No, I'm not so sure about that.
STATING AN OPINION
In my opinion...
The way I see it...
If you want my honest opinion....
According to Lisa...
As far as I'm concerned...
If you ask me...
ETC
ASKING FOR AN OPINON
What's your idea?
What are your thoughts on all of this?
How do you feel about that?
Do you have anything to say about this?
What do you think?
Do you agree?
Wouldn't you say?
ETC
AGREEING: DISAGREEING:
● + We use SO + AUXILARY VERB +
SUBJECT (personal pronoun or noun) to
We use SUBJECT + AUXILARY VERB to disagree with
agree with a positive statement. what someone says.
A: Tom lives in London. ● Affirmative additions to negative remarks are made
B: So do I. with
● – We use NEITHER/NOR + AUXILARY VERB
+ SUBJECT (personal pronoun or noun) to
(BUT /REALLY?) + SUBJECT + AUXILIARY.
agree with a negative statement. A: I don’t get up early.
A. Jim doesn’t like horror films. B: Oh, really? I do.
B: Neither/nor does Fred. ● Negative additions to affirmative remarks are made
with the structure
(BUT /REALLY?) + SUBJECT + AUXILIARY + N’T/NOT.
A: I often go swimming at weekends:
B: I don’t.
Ann and Kate are twins. They always agree with each other.
other now.
1. I am hungry. 1. .............................................
2. I want to watch a film. 2. .............................................
3. I was sleepy in the morning. 3. .............................................
4. I can sing well. 4. .............................................
5. I met Amy yesterday. 5. .............................................
6. I will have a sandwich 6. .............................................
HOPE
Hope is something that we want to happen and we work very hard for it to happen but we
are not sure whether it will happen or not and sometimes we can’t do anything about it
WISH
perbedaan Wish dan Hope. Walaupun dua kata kerja tersebut sama dalam arti,tetapi sama
sekali tidak sama dalam gramatikal. kata kerja Wish digunakan untuk menunjukan sesuatu
yang pasti tidak akan terjadi/belum tentu terjadi. Sementara Kata kerja Hope digunakan
untuk menunjukan sesuatu yang mungkin terjadi atau mungkin akan terjadi
Verb wish adalah kata kerja yang digunakan ketika seorang speaker menyatakan keinginkan
atas realita yang berbeda (tidak mungkin terjadi). Wish termasuk dalam subjunctive.
Wenny wishes Ari agreed with her opinion. but Ari doesn’t …
(Wenny berharap Ari setuju dengan pendapatnya.) (Ari tidak setuju.)
Defi wishes her friends would come to her house her friends might, but her friends might
tomorrow. not come
(Defi berharap teman-temannya datang ke rumahnya (teman-temannya mungkin datang tapi
besok.) mungkin tidak datang)