While discussing the notion of language functions with their students, a teacher shows them the following sentences:
• Have you considered leaving in the morning instead of now?
• If I were you, I’d think it over before taking action.
• How about giving this decision a second thought?
• It’s a good idea to rest for a while before you go on with the report.
The students are then asked to decide which shared function the four sentences serve, and they will be correct if they choose