- Let's, Why don't we ?, What / How about ? Do you fancy ?
- Accepting Suggestions.
- OK, great. That's a good idea.
- Refusing Suggestions.
- Sorry, I can't. I'm afraid I can't.
| Usage | Examples |
| When suggesting something, we say Shall we V1 ...? Why don't we V1 ...? Let's V1 ... | Shall we play computer games? Why don't we play computer games? Let's play computer games. |
| We can also say What about Ving ...? How about Ving ...? Do you fancy Ving ...? | What about playing computer games? How about playing computer games? Do you fancy playing computer games? |
| We may also say We could V1 ... . You could V1 ... . | Well, we could play computer games. Well, you could play computer games |
| When accepting suggestions, we say OK, great / That's great / It sounds great. Yes, let's V1 ... That's a good idea. | - What about playing computer games tonight? - OK, great / That's great / It sounds great. - Shall we play computer games? - Yes, let's play computer. - Why don't we play computer games? - That's a good idea. |
| When refusing suggestions, we say It sounds boring. Sorry, I can't V1 ... / I'm afraid, I can't V1 ... I'd rather V1 | - What about playing computer games tonight? - It sounds boring. - Shall we play computer games? - Sorry, I can't. / I'm afraid, I can't. - Why don't we play computer games? - I'd rather go out tonight. |
