Suggestion

Definition

Suggestions ialah ungkapan untuk memberikan ide, solusi, masukan rencana atau idea, dimana bisa diterima atau tidak. Tentu kamu sudah biasa bukan memberikan saran kepada orang tua atau temanmu? Tentu saja. Karena memberikan saran ini merupakan salah satu sarana untuk membangun hubungan baik dengan orang lain. 

EXPRESSION

1. Let’s…
   Let’s go to the library (Ayo pergi ke perpustakaan)

2. Why don’t we…?
   Why don’t we go to the beach? (Mengapa kita tidak pergi ke pantai saja?

3. We could…
   We could play football after school (kita bisa bermain sepak bola setelah sekolah)

4. What about…?
   What about visiting the Zoo? (bagaimana kalau mengunjungi kebun binatang?)

5. How about…?
   How about eating meatball? (Bagaimana jika makan bakso?)

6. I suggest that…
   I suggest that we study English first (saya menyarankan kita belajar bahasa Inggris dulu)

7. You might want to change…
   You might want to change your sleeping habits (kamu mungkin mau merubah kebiasaan tidurmu)

8. I think…
   I think you should study hard (saya pikir kamu seharusnya belajar rajin)

9. I don’t think…
   I don’t think we can finish the work tomorrow (saya tidak yakin kita bisa menyelesaikan pekerjaan ini besuk)

Subject + Verb + that + Object

EXAMPLE

• I suggest that you clean the room (saya menyarankan kamu harus membersihkan ruangan itu)

• I put forward that we go to the beach (saya mengajukan bahwa kita pergi ke pantai)

• We advocate that you should do your homework (kita menganjurkan bahwa kamu seharusnya mengerjakan PR-mu)

Asking Suggestion/Meminta Saran

• What do you suggest?

• If you were me, what would you do?

• Can you give me any advice/suggestions?

• I need your advice/suggestion.

• What should I do?

• Do you have any advice/suggestions?

• What’s your advice/suggestion?

Giving Suggestion/Memberi Saran

• I suggest that…

• You should/ought to…

• If I were you, I would…

• It would be better if you…

• I would recommend you…

• Why don’t you….

Accepting and Rejecting Suggestion

• You’re right.

• Okay, I’ll try.

• Thank you for your advice/suggestion.

• That’s a (good/great/brilliant/etc) idea.

• Oh, I’ll do that, thank you.

Accepting Advice

• I don’t think that’s a good idea.

• I can’t do that.

• Do you have any other suggestions/advice?

• I’m not sure about that.

Rejecting Advice