More closing set-phrases this week, this time with the verb ‘contact.’ This word is tricky, because when it’s a noun, you must use ‘with’, but when it’s a verb, you must NOT use with.
get in contact with someone (noun)
contact someone (verb)
contact with someone (wrong)
Task 1: Study the language bank and example sentences.
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Please (feel free to) contact me on X.
Please (feel free to) contact me at any time.
Please (feel free to) contact me at your convenience.
Please (feel free to) contact me ASAP.
Please (feel free to) contact me about n.p….
Please (feel free to) contact me again.
Please (feel free to) contact me directly.
Please (feel free to) contact me personally.
Please (feel free to) contact me immediately.
Please (feel free to) contact me if I can be of further assistance.
Please (feel free to) contact me if you have any further questions.
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Please contact me immediately.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Please contact me about this if you need to.
Please feel free to contact me personally.
*If you use ‘feel free to’ in front of ‘contact’, it means you are inviting the reader to contact you. If you don’t use ‘feel free to’ it’s slightly stronger and means: ‘I require you to contact me.’
*Notice that you can use these set-phrases on their own as complete sentences, or with if clauses.
Task 2: Correct these sentences by rewriting them in the space below. Look at the example.
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Please contact to me if you need to.
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Please contact me if you need to.
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If you need help please do not hesitate to get in touch with me
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Please contract me if you need help.
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Please feel free contact me at any time if you’re not clear about it.
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Please contact with me if I can be of further assistance.
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Please contact me about we need to deal with the situation.
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If the client is not happy with this, please do not hesitate inform me.
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If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to getting in touch with me.
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If you need to take a few days leave, do not hesitate to you should do so.
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Compare your sentences with mine below. Look back carefully at the language banks if you don’t understand why some of the sentences are wrong. Again, focus on what you see in front of you: little words, end of words, complete set-phrases.
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Please contact to me if you need to.
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Please contact me if you need to.
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If you need help please do not hesitate to get in touch with me
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If you need help, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
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Please contract me if you need help.
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Please contact me if you need help.
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Please feel free contact me at any time if you’re not clear about it.
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Please feel free to contact me at any time if you’re not clear about it.
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Please contact with me if I can be of further assistance.
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Please contact me if I can be of further assistance.
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Please contact me about we need to deal with the situation.
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Please contact me about the situation.
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If the client is not happy with this, please do not hesitate inform me.
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If the client is not happy with this, please do not hesitate to inform me.
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If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to getting in touch with me.
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If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
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If you need to take a few days leave, do not hesitate to you should do so.
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If you need to take a few days leave, do not hesitate to do so.
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