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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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can you tell me why the answer B is right? text questions:Excuse me ,sir. Would you do me a favor? of couse. what is it?I___if you could tell me how to fill out this form? A had wondered B was wondering C would wonder D did wounder Why not choose C?
  

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Hello, Guest "I wonder if" and "I was wondering if" are commonly used to "soften" requests. Instead of saying, for example: "Excuse me, sir. ", which is perhaps too direct and which sounds more like a demand than a request when you address a stranger of whom you're going to ask a favour, you use "I was wondering if" (even more polite that "I wonder if").

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Hello, Guest Emotion: smile

"I wonder if" and "I was wondering if" are commonly used to "soften" requests.
Instead of saying, for ex