A. Asking About Feelings, Expressing Wonder / Curiosity, Asking and Stating Possibility
| Asking About Feelings | Expressing Wonder / Curiosity |
- How do you feel about it?
- What do you have in mind?
- What are you thinking about?
- Do you have something on your mind?
- What are you looking so serious about?
- Is something bothering you?
- Are you worried about something?
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- I wonder what it really is.
- I was just wondering how to do it
- I wonder why he could do such thing to her
- I wonder if she likes studying here.
- That's amazing. How did you do that?
- How marvelous. How come?
- I wonder at her directness.
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| Asking About Possibility | Stating a Possibility |
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- Is it possible to do it this way?
- Is there any possibility of repairing this machine?
- What possibility is there that they’re still alive?
- Is there any chance she will survive the disease?
- What will probably happen to the main character of this story?
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- It’s very likely (that ....)
- There’s a (big) chance.
- It’s possible (that ....)
- There’s a great possibility.
- It could be.
- Maybe / perhaps / probably.
- There could / might be a problem.
- It might be.
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B. Exercise
Complete the following dialogues:
- You and your friend have been waiting for more than ten minutes for the school bus to come. You start talking about possibilities that might happen to the bus.
You: "Where’s the school bus? ...(wondering what has happened)...."
Your friend: "I don’t know. ...(asking about a possibility)...?"
You: "...(stating a possibility)..., or ...(expressing another possibility)...."
Your friend: "...(stating a possibility)...."
- You and your friend are going shopping at a supermarket. When you are going to pay for your things at the cashier, you cannot find your wallet.
Cashier: "Thirty-six thousand Rupiahs, please."
You: "Oh. Where’s my wallet?"
Your friend: "What’s the matter? ...(asking about feelings / thoughts)...?"
You: "I can’t find my wallet! ...(wondering where it is)...."
Your friend: "...(asking about a possibility)...."
You: "...(stating a possibility).... How embarrassing!"
