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Wondering I Lunch Visiting Museum Thinking Introduce Polite

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Keyword think
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I was thinking if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum.
Correct Sentence I was wondering if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum.
Cloze Error Sentence I was [[thinking]] if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum.
Cloze Sentence I was [[wondering]] if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum.
Cloze Answer wondering
Choices wondering | thinking
Explanation

To introduce a polite request or invitation, use I was wondering if/whether: 'I was wondering if you'd like to play tennis on Saturday.' 'Sally was wondering whether you could give her some advice.'

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