Question

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VI. Use “Would/ Do you mind + V-ing? To make these requests more polite.

Ex: Could you open the windows?

Would/ Do you mind opening the windows?

1. Can you take me a photograph?

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2. Could you wait a moment, please?

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3. Will you turn down the TV, please?

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4. Please make some tea.

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5. Could you lend me some money?

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6. Will you post the letters for me?

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VII. Use “Would/ Do you mind if …?” to make the following sentences more polite.

Ex: Shall I sit here?

Do you mind if I sit here?/ Would you mind if I sat here?

1. Can I move the refrigerator to the right corner?

Would ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Could I smoke?

Do ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. May I ask you a question?

Would ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Could I turn the air conditioner off?

Would ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Can I use your handphone?

Do ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Shall I carry your luggage?

Would………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. Could I borrow your newspaper?

Do ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Shall I drive?

Would ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

VIII. Combine each pair of sentences, using present participle (V-ing) or past participle (V3/V-ed).

Ex: The boy is Ba. He is reading the book.

The boy reading the book is Ba.

Ex: The old lamp is five dollars. It’s made in China.

The old lamp made in China is five dollars.

1. The baby is crying for her mother. She is sitting in an armchair.

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2. The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident.

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3. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.

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4. Do you know the woman? The woman is talking to Tom.

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5. The window has been repaired. It was broken last night.

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6. The taxi broke down. It was taking us to the airport.

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7. A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.

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8. Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory.

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9. A new factory has just opened in the town. The factory employs 500 people.

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10. “Romeo and Juliet” is the best tragedy I have ever seen. It was written by Shakespeare.

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Answer 1

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1. Can you take me a photograph?

Do/Would you mind taking me a photograph?

2. Could you wait a moment, please?

Do/Would you mind waiting a moment?

3. Will you turn down the TV, please?

Do/Would you mind turning down the TV?

4. Please make some tea.

Do/Would you mind making some tea?

5. Could you lend me some money?

Do/Would you mind lending me some money?

6. Will you post the letters for me?

Do/Would you mind posting the letter for me?

VII. Use “Would/ Do you mind if …?” to make the following sentences more polite.

1. Can I move the refrigerator to the right corner?

Would you mind if I moved the refrigerator to the right corner?

2. Could I smoke?

Do you mind if I some?

3. May I ask you a question?

Would you mind if I asked you a question?

4. Could I turn the air conditioner off?

Would you mind if I turned the air conditioner off?

5. Can I use your handphone?

Do you mind if I use your handphone?

6. Shall I carry your luggage?

Would you mind if I carried you luggage?

7. Could I borrow your newspaper?

Do you mind if I borrow your newspaper?

8. Shall I drive?

Would you mind if I drove?

VIII. Combine each pair of sentences, using present participle (V-ing) or past participle (V3/V-ed).

1. The baby is crying for her mother. She is sitting in an armchair.

The baby is crying for her mother sitting in an armchair.

2. The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident.

The boy injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.

3. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.

The road joining the two vilages is very narrow.

4. Do you know the woman? The woman is talking to Tom.

Do you know the woman talking to Tom?

5. The window has been repaired. It was broken last night.

The window broken last night has been repaired.

6. The taxi broke down. It was taking us to the airport.

The taxi taking us to the airport broke down.

7. A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.

A bridge built two years ago has been declared unsafe

8. Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory.

Most of the goods made in this factory are exported.

9. A new factory has just opened in the town. The factory employs 500 people.

A new factory employing 500 people has just opened in the town.

10. “Romeo and Juliet” is the best tragedy I have ever seen. It was written by Shakespeare.

“Romeo and Juliet” written by Shakespeare is the best tragedy I have ever seen.