2009年4月30日 星期四

Making suggestions 提供意見

With gerunds 接動名詞

1.What about Ving ...?
ex:
  • What about looking through the personal ads?
  • A: Do you know where can I have these pants shortened?
    B: What about asking a dry cleaner? They sometimes fix clothes.

2.Have you thought about Ving ...?
ex:
  • Have you thought about joining online dating service?
  • A: I never have any energy, so I can never do anything.
    B: Have you thought about taking an aerobics class? Some people say exercise gives them more energy.
  • Have you thought about staying home with friends?
  • Have you thought about refusing to open the door?
  • A: Do you know where I can have an MP3 player fixed?
    B: Have you thought about asking at the electronics store where you bought it?

With infinitives 接不定詞

3.It might be a good ideas to Verb
ex:
  • It might be a good idea to check out those discussion groups at the bookstore.
  • It might be a good idea to stay home tonight.

4.One thing you could do is (to) Verb
ex:
  • One thing you could do is to join a dating service.
  • Another thing you could do is improve your diet.
  • Another thing you could do is go walking every day.

With modals + Verb

5.Maybe you could +Verb
ex.
  • Maybe you could go to a chat room on the Internet.
  • Maybe you could see a chiropractor.
  • A: Do you know where I can get a laptop battery replaced?
    B: Maybe you could go to computer store in the mall.

With negative question

6.Why don't you +Verb
ex.
  • Why don't you join a dating service?
  • Why don't you get a more comfortable chair?
  • A: Do you know where I can get a bicycle repaired?
    B: Why don't you look in the phone book?