Asking for Advice and Suggestion

TINA YULIANTI,S.PD
 What is suggestion?

Definition of Suggestion
Suggestion is an ideaor plan put forward for
consideration

Purpose of Suggestion
To ask and give suggestion to omeone and give
responses to the suggestion whether accepting or
refusing it
To help someone who need any suggestion or advice by
giving our personal idea and opinion in our daily life
 Asking Suggestion

We can express of asking suggestion with..

What do you think?
What do you think I should do?
Any ideas?
What I should do?
Do you have any suggestion?
Do you have any ideas?
I need your advice
Do you think I should ....?
Should I .....?
 Giving Suggestion

We can express of giving suggestion with....

Perhaps you should take a rest
Perhaps you had better take a rest
I think you should take a rest
Make sure you take a rest
If I were you, I’d take a rest
Why don’t you take a rest?
How about taking a rest?
Perhaps you’d better not go to work today
Perhaps you shouldn’t go to work today
Don’t go to work today
Make sure you don’t go to work today
 Accepting Suggestion

The definition of accept suggestion means to

willingly take, receive or agree to an object or idea
In the expression of accepting the suggestion usually
have the word “agree”
We can express to accepting suggestion with...

• Yes, I’d like / love to • Ok. Yes, let’s

• That sounds like a good idea • What a good idea

• I’ll do/ try that • Why not?

• Why didn’t I think of that? • Yes, with pleasure

 Refusing Suggestion

Refusing is to say or show that you are not willing to

do something that someone bwants you to do
• I tired that, but... • That ‘s a good idea, but...
• Thanks, but that won’t work/ • I dont feel like it
help because...
• No, I’d rather not • It’s a bad idea
 Formulas

 Formula of giving suggestion

Subject + Modal + basic verb ....

• You should study harder √

• You should to study harder ×
• You had better slowing down ×
• She ought to to drink more water ×

Sebagai catatan , ought to merupakan modal yang diikuti oleh

kata kerja bentuk dasar. Kata to pada ought to bukan
merujuk pada kata kerja dengan to (to infinitive).
Formola of asking suggestion

Modal + subject + basic verb + ..... ?

• Should I call my parents?
• Should we go now?
• Should I bring an umbrella?
Sementara itu, kalimat tanya dengan modal dan kata tanya
(what, where, why, when, dan how) memiliki pola seperti
berikut.
Question word + modal + subject +basic verb +.... ?
• What should I do about my problem?
• Where should we have dinner tonight?
• Why should you believe them?
• When should they call their boss?