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1) OPINIONS:

Peter: (Peter said) to stay out that situation. (Peter thought that) she would be really upset.

Sandra:  (Sandra thought that) she should inform Carol about the kiss between Carol's boyfriend and Sharon Bates at the disco.

2) LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS

Sandra: Peter, have you got a minute? I want to ask your advice about something.

Peter: Sure. What's the problem?

Sandra: It's about Carol. You know she's going out with Terry now. She's really crazy about

him.

Peter: I know.

Sandra: Well, she told me that they had arranged to meet last night but then he phoned her up and said that he had to stay at home.

Peter: And..?

Sandra: I saw him at a disco later on ... He didn't see me. He was too busy kissing Sharon

Bates.

Peter: Sharon!

Sandra: Yes, I don't trust Terry, I've never really liked him. But now I'm not sure what to do. If you were me, would you say something to Carol?

Peter: No, I wouldn't. My advice is to stay out of it. If you tell Carol, she'll be really upset.

Sandra: If I told her, at least she would know! What are friends for? If my boyfriend did something like that, I would want to know about it.

Peter: You haven't got a boyfriend.

Sandra: If I had one.

Peter: Listen, Sandra. It's none of your business. If you get involved, you'll be sorry.

When you would like to ask an opinion, you should say = If you were me, what would you do?

3) ARGUMENTATIONS

Peter's argumetations were that:

If Sandra told Carol, she would be really upset.

It was none of Sandra's business: if she got involved, she would be sorry.

Sandra's argumentations were that:

If her boyfriend did something like that, she would want to know about it.

She didn't trust Terry and she had never really liked him.

If she had told her, at least Carol would have known.