curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-express-disagreement/67ac68484638ef0532d3c989.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
I BLANK, BLANK isn't office furniture also a priority?
understand
This verb means to recognize or accept what someone is saying.
but
This word introduces a contrasting idea. It is a common way to show polite disagreement.
Bob begins with I understand, but…, which is a polite way to show partial disagreement.
Bob politely disagrees by acknowledging Anna's point first and then introducing his own concern. This structure is useful in discussions where you want to show respect while presenting a different opinion.
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