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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'



 
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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:46 am  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #106 "Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1)", question 5

I hope you're having a good time. ......... like some more tea?

(a) Do you
(b) Some
(c) Would you like

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #106 "Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1)", answer 5

I hope you're having a good time. Would you like like some more tea?

Correct answer: (c) Would you like

Your answer was: incorrect
I hope you're having a good time. Do you like some more tea?
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This answer is terribly weird. Would you like like some more tea? Two verbs appears at one time.

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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:11 am  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

You may think it terribly weird but it is accepted as a formal and polite way of asking whether someone wants something.

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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:25 am  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

Hi, Alan

I guess, he's complaining about the double usage of the verb "like"
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Would you like like some more tea

Maybe you used the second "like" not as a verb but as an adverb (Like : I have like 2000 $)?

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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:14 pm  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

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I hope you're having a good time. Would you like like some more tea?

This answer is terribly weird. Would you like like some more tea? Two verbs appears at one time.

You are correct. The question should be "Would you like some more tea?" 'Like' should not appear twice.

lost_soul, 'like' is not an adverb in the that sentence. I don't know what it is called, but its usage is not standard English. However, it is used by a lot of American and English teenagers.

It would be 'better' English to say "I have about $200." or "I have roughly $200." or even "I have approximately $200."

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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 20:12 pm  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

It's obvious there's an error in the exam question, "like" should be taken out in order for (c) to be the correct answer.
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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 20:18 pm  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

One "like" should be removed.
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'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' Thu Apr 26, 2007 20:18 pm  'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?'
 

This is much more elegant (and polite) than the standard Southern (USA) form:

"Get you some more tea."
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