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Choose the most appropriate answer for expressing the idea specified in parentheses.
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Principio del formulario
1. Can I speak to Mr. Smith, please?(Formal polite request) (Incorrect)
May I speak to Mr. Smith, please? (Formal polite request) (Correct)
 Can May Would Would you mind if
2. Wouldn't you open the window, please? It's hot in here.(Polite request) (Incorrect)
Could you open the window, please? It's hot in here. (Polite request) (Correct)
 Could Couldn't Won't Wouldn't
3.       buying two loaves of bread on your way home?(Polite request) (Incorrect)
Would you mind buying two loaves of bread on your way home? (Polite request) (Correct)
 Could you Will you Would you Would you mind
4. Would you mind if I       yourdictionary for an hour or so? (Polite request) (Incorrect)
Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary for an hour or so? (Polite request) (Correct)
 borrowed will borrow would borrow
5. Would you mindif I       come to your party? (Asking for permission) (Incorrect)
Would you mind if I didn't come to your party? (Asking for permission) (Correct)
 didn't won't wouldn't
6. Mrs.Redding,       lend me two hundred dollars till next week, please? (Polite request) (Incorrect)
Mrs. Redding, could you lend me two hundred dollars till next week, please? (Polite request) (Correct)
 can't you could you doyou mind would you mind
7. Would you mind       here? I have a headache. (Polite request) (Incorrect)
Would you mind not smoking here? I have a headache. (Polite request) (Correct)
 not tosmoke not smoke no smoking not smoking
8. Betty,       help me with this grammar exercise, please? (Informal request) (Incorrect)
Betty, can you help me with this grammar exercise, please? (Informalrequest) (Correct)
 can you can't you won't you do you mind
9. Could I use your cell phone, please? – Sorry, you       . (Permission not given) (Incorrect)
Could I use your cell phone, please? –...