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\nDo you know <\/span>how many<\/span>? How many what? <\/span><\/span>How many ways are there for you<\/span> to agree with your coworkers<\/span><\/span>?<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Well, there can be lots of ways, right? But to make English easier, you may group them into <\/span>2 ways<\/span> only. Which two?<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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To agree <\/span>with Baby Verbs<\/span> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
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\n<\/span>Well, what are Baby and Non-Baby Verbs?<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/b>A. What are Baby and Non Baby Verbs?<\/span><\/b>
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Read the following two sentences. <\/span>Which<\/span> one is a sentence<\/span><\/span><\/b>
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1. The starting point for any good discussion is a shared understanding of the aim of a company<\/b>.   <\/span>
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1. The starting point for any good discussion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \n
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a shared understanding of the aim of a company<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>Common examples of Baby Verbs<\/span> include: <\/span><\/span>be, <\/span>is,<\/span> am, <\/span><\/span><\/b>are, <\/span>was, <\/span>were, <\/span><\/span><\/b>being, <\/b>and <\/b><\/span>been<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\nIn the second<\/span> sentence, the verb is \u2018launched\u2019, a <\/span>Non-Baby<\/span> Verb showing that a company (Apple) does something to its products (iPod).<\/span><\/b>
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its iPod brand of portable media players<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\nB. Agreeing with Baby or Non-Baby Verbs<\/span>
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\nSo, now you are back to the question mentioned at the beginning of this post. <\/span><\/b>What are the two ways<\/span> to agree with your coworkers? <\/b>Before you get to them, there is a question for you. Is the sentence correct<\/b>? <\/span><\/span>I am fully agree with you<\/i><\/b><\/span>.   <\/span>The sentence is <\/span>absolutely<\/span>, definitely<\/span>, totally<\/span> <\/span>WRONG<\/span><\/b><\/span>.   <\/span>
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So next time, when you <\/span>agree with<\/span> Mr Right, either be a Baby or a Non-Baby.   <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Further examples <\/span>(for <\/span>agreeing<\/span>)<\/span> <\/span>are: <\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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That <\/span>is<\/span> (That<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>) not a bad idea.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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I <\/span>can\u2019t<\/span> <\/span>agree<\/span> <\/span>with you more. <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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I <\/span>am<\/span> (I<\/span>\u2019m<\/span>) fond of the idea of building a new team.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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