At school
Janet has a cold and blows her nose every 2 minutes. Bobby asked the class, "is there an elephant in here?"
Mom carried the groceries inside while my sister and I played. On her way in, she said "boy, these bags are heavy!"
Indirect request -- she wants help carrying the bags in
Amy goes to her friends house. When she gets there she says "ooo, it's really cold in here!"
Indirect request -- Amy wants her friend to turn up the heat and/or get a sweater/blanket
You are excited to tell your friend Alan about your new job as hall monitor. When you tell him, he doesn't even respond. You say "Wow, thanks for being so supportive."
Sarcasm -- you wish that Alan had been more supportive and excited for you.
Tommy hates fruits and vegetables. When his mother serves him a salad for dinner, he say "yum, my favorite."
Sarcasm -- implying that he doesn't like the salad
Anna knocks down the tower that Kelly had been working on. Kelly says "thanks a lot, that sure is one beautiful creation"
Sarcasm -- implying that Anna ruined her tower
You are making posters with your friend Mary. She says "all of my markers ran out of ink!"
Indirect request -- implying that she wants you to share your markers
It has been raining for 2 days straight and Bob says "great weather we're having!"
Sarcasm -- implying that the weather is bad
You and your friends are playing four squares. Bobby accidentally runs into Lucy and she cries. He says "well aren't you tough!"
Sarcasm -- implying that she's overreacting
You're working on a class project with Susan. After explaining what you want to do, she says "I don't really understand."
Indirect request -- Susan wants you to explain your idea again
Jenny is raking leaves while her sister sits in the tree house coloring. Jenny says "this sure is hard work!"
Indirect request -- Jenny wants help raking leaves
Jenny comes to school and says "my mom says I can bring one friend to the pool next week!" Tori says "I don't have any plans next week, and I love the pool."
Indirect request -- Tori wants Jenny to invite her to the pool
Everybody knew that Joey cheated on his math test, but he still bragged about his A+. Emma said "wow, you're soooooo good at math."
After eating his serving at dinner, Joey says "man, I'm still feeling pretty hungry."
Indirect request -- Joey wants more food.
June is sitting at the kitchen counter drinking chocolate milk. Her dad comes up and says "mmm, that sure looks good."
Indirect request -- Her dad wants some of her chocolate milk