Imperatives, requests and suggestions: Practice Questions

Which sentence represents a suggestion for an environmental project using the modal verb "can"?

A student says, "Let's brainstorm a list of words related to the topic before we start writing." This is an example of a suggestion used during which stage of the writing process?

A student wants to make a polite suggestion to their group members during a collaborative writing project. Which of the following question tags would be the most appropriate to turn the suggestion "Let's re-sequence these jumbled sentences" into a persuasive request for agreement?

Which of the following phrases is most appropriate for a teacher making a suggestion to help students improve their pronunciation?

When making a suggestion for a collaborative project, a student says:
"Let's use a fishbone diagram to illustrate the cause-and-effect relationship, ______?"
Choose the correct tag.

Evaluate the use of the question tag in this sentence regarding group dynamics:
"Let's brainstorm a list of words related to the topic, won't we?"

If the tag is incorrect, provide the corrected version and identify the communicative purpose of the sentence.

Consider the following instruction from a Physical Education teacher:
"Trace the route on the map according to the directions, ______?"

Provide an appropriate tag that turns this imperative into a polite request, and explain why 'will you' or 'would you' is often used for commands.

A teacher is giving instructions during a Technology Education lesson:

"Clean the food thoroughly before cooking, ______?"

a) Select the most appropriate question tag for this imperative to make it sound like a polite request.
b) If the teacher wants to sound more urgent or impatient, which alternative tag could be used?
c) Explain how the intonation of the tag changes the meaning from a request to a command.

Evaluate the following three sentences and provide the missing question tags based on the rules for suggestions and imperatives:

1. "Let's go to the library to research the history of the waltz, ______?"
2. "Don't forget to use a fishbone diagram to show cause and effect, ______?"
3. "I suggest we re-sequence the sentences in this paragraph, ______?" (Tagging the main clause intent).

a) Provide tags for all three sentences.
b) For sentence 2, explain why a positive tag is required even though it is an instruction.
c) For sentence 3, explain why the tag is different from sentence 1.