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1. May I speak to Mr. Smith, please? (Formal polite request) 2. Could you open the window, please?

It's hot in here. (Polite request) 3. Would you mind buying two loaves of bread on your way home? (Polite request) 4. Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary for an hour or so? 5. Would you mind if I didn't come to your party? (Asking for permission) 6. Mrs. Redding, could you lend me two hundred dollars till next week, please? (Polite request) 7. Would you mind not smoking here? I have a headache. (Polite request) 8. Betty, can you help me with this grammar exercise, please? (Informal request) 9. Could I use your cell phone, please? Sorry, you can't . (Permission not given) 10.Could I stay here for a while? Yes, you can . (Permission given)

1. You don't look well. You should see a doctor. (Advice) 2. Would you mind lending me your CD player for a couple of days? (Request) 3. Whose book is this? I am not sure. It might be Anna's. (Possibility) 4. She had to stay home yesterday because her little son was sick. (Necessity) 5. You can leave work at 3:30 today. (Permission) 6. Though he was ill and weak, he was able to get out of the burning building. (Ability) 7. The windows look clean. You don't have to wash them. (Absence of necessity) 8. You must not disturb him during his work! (Prohibition) 9. Whose car is this? It must be Anton's. I think I saw him driving a red car like this one. 10.I don't believe it. It can't be true. (Impossibility) 1.The post is brought (bring) every day.
2. The runners are given (give) their certificates after the race. 3. The books are collected (collect) after each lesson. 4. Homework is done (do) every afternoon. 5. Apples are picked (pick) in autumn.

6. In a hospital, patients are visited (visit) in the afternoons. 7. Peter is asked (ask) to run in the race. 8. The children are told (tell) to be quiet. 9. Books are kept (keep) in a bookcase. 10. Fish is caught (catch) in the sea.

II. Write the questions by putting the words in the correct order.
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