For asking information politely, we use modals like can and could.
Your school has decided to send you for a competition on Subramaniya Bharathiyar. You go to the library and talk to the Librarian.
Student : Can you tell me if our library has a book on Bharathiyar’s Poems?
Librarian : Yes, we have.
Student : Could I borrow it for a few days?
Librarian : Yes, of course. But someone has borrowed it.
Student : Can I borrow it on Friday?
Librarian : Yes.
Student : Can I xerox. a few pages from the book? Could you permit me?
Librarian : By all means.
Student : Could you suggest some more books for reference?
Librarian : Yes, I will.
Recall the sentences in the dialogue above using can/ could.
Frame similar questions for the following situations.
1. Asking someone the way to the Railway Station.
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2. A son asking his father about computers
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3. A patient asking a doctor about by-pass surgery
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Your school has decided to send you for a competition on Subramaniya Bharathiyar. You go to the library and talk to the Librarian.
Student : Can you tell me if our library has a book on Bharathiyar’s Poems?
Librarian : Yes, we have.
Student : Could I borrow it for a few days?
Librarian : Yes, of course. But someone has borrowed it.
Student : Can I borrow it on Friday?
Librarian : Yes.
Student : Can I xerox. a few pages from the book? Could you permit me?
Librarian : By all means.
Student : Could you suggest some more books for reference?
Librarian : Yes, I will.
Recall the sentences in the dialogue above using can/ could.
Frame similar questions for the following situations.
1. Asking someone the way to the Railway Station.
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2. A son asking his father about computers
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3. A patient asking a doctor about by-pass surgery
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