Read and analyze the following dialogue! Soraya: Do you thinkMedan is a great place to live? Marsha: I personally think so. Food and clothes are very affordable, and it’s really easy to travel around the city. Soraya: For that fact, I agree, but I think you should consider the minimum salary in that city. When you live there, you must work there andmake sure that you can buy your needs with the salary you get. Don’t you think so, Shawn? Shawn: I’ve never given it much thought. The dialogue contains the expressions of ....

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Dalam dialog tersebut, terdapat beberapa ungkapan yang digunakan, yaitu: “ Do you think .... ” dan “ Don’t you think so? ” yang merupakan expression of asking for opinion (menanyakan pendapat). “ I personally think so .” yang merupakan expression of giving opinion (memberikan pendapat). “ I agree .”yang merupakan expression of agreement (menunjukkan persetujuan) . “ But I think you should ….” yang merupakan expression of giving advice and disagreement (memberikan nasihat dan penolakan/tidak setuju). “… you must work there .. ..” artinya “… kamu pasti bekerja di sana ….”yang merupakan expression of logical conclusion (mengungkapkan kesimpulan) . “… you must make sure ….” artinya “… kamu harus memastikan ….” yang merupakan expression of showing obligation (menunjukkan keharusan) . Pilihan B, C, D, dan E tidak tepat karena expression of asking for advice (meminta nasihat), asking for permission (meminta izin) , asking for suggestion (meminta saran) , dan showing prohibition (menunjukkan larangan) tidak terdapat di dalam dialog. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah A.