EXPRESSING COMPLIMENT

A. Meaning
Complimenting è is an expression to appreciate or prise other people.
Complimenting is useful to give encouragement so that people will keep on
doing their best and even improve their performance.

We express compliment :
 On daily basis
 When you visit someone’s house for the first time
 If you notice something new about someone’s
appearance

B. Social Function

The social function of Complimenting is

to appreciate or prise other people and to butter up someone/give encouragement so
that people will keep on doing their best and even improve their performance.

C. Compliment Structure

1. How + Adjective + Noun + is/are

example:
a. How beautiful the flower is
b. How big the house is
2. What a + Adjective + Noun
example:
a. What a beautiful flower
b. What a big house
3. That + is + (really) + Adjective + Noun Phrase
a. That is really beautiful t-shirt
b. That’s a wonderful performance
4. Noun/Phrase + is/look +(really) + adjective
a. Your hair is really beautiful
b. The woman’s bag looks wonderful

D. Example of complimenting Expression

 You look great!

 You look very nice!
 I really must express my admiration for your dance.
 Good grades!
 Excellent!
 Nice work!
 Very Good!
  Good job
 That’s great
 It is delicious
• That’s a lovely cake
• What a nice lunch
• You look good in that dresss
• You are really a good cook
• You have done a great job
• You did it very well
• Well done
• You’re doing just fine
• You’re doing great

Responding the compliment

• Thank you
• I’m glad you enjoyed it
• Thanks. Do you really think so?
• Thank you very much. It’s nice of you to say so
• I’m glad you like it
• Thanks a lot