Agreement / Disagreement (Expressions)
A. Expressing Agreement
– I agree.
- I agree with you.
- I agree with you 100 percent.
– That’s so true.
– That’s for sure.
– You’re absolutely right.
– Absolutely.
– That’s exactly how I feel.
– Exactly.
– I have to side with Dad on this one.
– No doubt about it.
– (agree with negative statement) Me neither.
– You have a point there.
– I was just going to say that....
– I suppose so./I guess so.
B. Expressing Disagreement
I don't think so.
I'm afraid I disagree.
I beg to differ.
I have a different opinion with you.
I am of different opinion.
I cannot agree with your idea.
I doubt with that.
I completely disagree.
I don’t guess so.
I don’t think so.
I totally disagree.
I’d say the exact opposite.
That’s not always true.
That’s not always the case.
No, I’m not so sure about that.
I’m afraid I agree with Mr....
I couldn’t agree with you more.
Not necessarily.
No way
C. Asking for Agreement
The following expressions can be used to ask someone giving agreement;
- What do you think about my idea?
– Don’t you think ….?
– Don’t you agree that …?
– Do you agree if .…?
D. Partial Agreement
I agree with……, but what about …….?That’s a good point, but in my opinion….
That could apply in some situations, but what about when….?
I understand your point about…, but I don’t understand…..
It’s certainly true that…, but on the other hand….
I can see that…., but I think it’s also important to consider….
That makes sense, but could it also be true that….
I’d agree with you if…., but not if…
I see what you mean with…, but I also think we need to consider…
E. Constructive Disagreement
I can appreciate your point about…, but I would disagree because….That’s interesting, however, from my point of view….
That may be the case, but in my experience…..
I’m afraid I can’t agree with… because …..
I disagree. What about the situations where…?
I don’t think that’s the case because ….
I’m not so sure about that because…
I don’t think your point about…necessarily follows because…
I don’t really see it that way because….
F. Interruptions
– May I add something?
– Can I add something here?
– Sorry to interrupt, but…
– (after being interrupted) You didn’t let me finish.
G. Settling an argument
– Let’s just move on, shall we?
– Let’s drop it.
– I think we’re going to have to agree / to disagree.
– (sarcastic) Whatever you say.
H. Stating an opinion– In my opinion….
– I think ….
– The way I see it….
– If you want my honest opinion….
– According to Lisa…
– As far as I’m concerned…
– If you ask me….
I. Asking for an opinon
– What’s your idea?
– What are your thoughts on all of this?
– How do you feel about that?
– Do you have anything to say about this?
– What do you think?
– Do you agree?
J. Examples & Test
Dialogue 1
Lisa: What do you think about this smart phone?
Oben: It looks nice.
Lisa: I don’t think so. It is too heavy, I don’t like it.
Budi: But it is the newest
Lisa: How about that one?
Budi: It’s a good looking one, I guess.
Text 2
Lisa: Hello, How are you doing?
Ryan: Hi, I'm doing okay
Lisa: Have you finished with the task given by Mr.Abdee?
Ryan: Not yet. The task is too difficult for me.
Lisa: I agree with you. It is too hard to do.
Ryan: It must be collected in Monday, isn’t it?
Lisa: Yes. We still have three days to finished it.
Ryan: Would you like to work on the task with me? Maybe if we do it together we can finish it.
Lisa: I like your idea. Let’s do it tomorrow then.
Ryan: Okay then.
K. Test yourself
Answer the following questions!Father: That's wrong. It can be dangerous for her life if she doesn't change her bad habit. She should go to a specialist or share her problems with someone she trusts.
The underlined expression expresses ....
A. sympathy
B. possibility
C. disagreement
D. uncertainty
2. Ryan : The government plans to raise the electricity bill next month.
Lisa : _____ It will increase the amount of poor people.
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I agree with you
B. I totally disagree
C. I don't disagree
D. I agree
E. You're right
3. Indah: I think Putri is responsible for this case
Roben: Well, I don't know.
From the dialogue, we may assume that ...
A. Roben agrees with Indah
B. Roben disagrees with Indah
C. Roben has no idea about the case
D. Roben cannot accept the fact
E. Roben totally agree with the opinion
4. Ryan : Is Puncak Pass resort near here?
Lisa : Yes, it is.
Jill : _____ it's about 100 kilometers from here.
Ryan : Oh, really?
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I disagree with you
B. I quite agree
C. I think so too
D. It certainly is
E. You are right
5. James : So, where will we go?
Avritz : How about beach?
Hilda : _______. We've visited a lot of beach this year.
James : Mountains? Mount papandayan sounds interesting, right?
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. That's so true
B. I quite agree
C. I think so too
D. I don’t think so
E. You are right
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