Communicative function
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- Introducing People
- Asking Questions
- Asking for Permission
- Comparing
- Contrasting
- Referring to the Present
- Referring to the Past
- Referring to the Future
- Referring to Simultaneous Events
- Expressing Result
- Expressing Ability
- Expressing Desires
- Expressing Movement
- Expressing Possibility
- Expressing Duration
- Expressing Existence
- Expressing Location
- Expressing Attitude
- Expressing Possession
- Indicating Cause and Effect
- Requesting
- Sequencing Events in Time
To-do
- Addressing People
- Expressing Comprehension
- Replying to Questions
- Describing People
- Describing Things
- Describing Places
- Describing Spatial Relationships
- Describing Actions
- Expressing Distance
- Giving Directions
- Referring to Habitual Actions
- Referring to Changes of Situation
- Referring to Past Experiences
- Expressing Time and Date
- Expressing Frequency
- Adding More Explanation
- Indicating Conditions
- Regretting
- Apologizing
- Exclaiming
- Complimenting People
- Wishing for Oneself
- Wishing for Others
- Expressing Needs
- Expressing Worry or Fear
- Expressing Obligations
- Inviting
- Confirming
- Denying and Refusing
- Expressing Opinions
- Giving Commands
- Giving Permission
- Expressing quality
- Expressing quantity
- Differentiating
- Connecting ideas
- Expressing order
- Expressing impossibility
- Increasing formality
- Decreasing formality
- Listing
- Giving alternatives
- Emphasizing
- Expressing passive voice
- Expressing determination
