Language Functions
GIVING ADVICE
BY : Mahmoud Hassanin Ali Saad
Giving Advice

There are a number of formulas used when Giving Advice in English. Here are some of the most common:

• I don't think you should work so hard.
• You ought to work less.
• You ought not to work so hard.
• If I were you, I'd work less.
• If I were in your position, I'd work less.
• If I were in your shoes, I'd work less.
• You had better work less.
• You shouldn't work so hard.
• Whatever you do, don't work so hard.