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Would you mind passing the vegetables?

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Sentence

Narrator

Would you mind passing the vegetables?

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Making a Request

Please pass the vegetables.

Polite Request

Could you please pass the vegetables?

Informal Request

Pass the veggies, please.

Request with Explanation

Would you mind passing the vegetables? I can't reach them.

Rephrased versions

Formal

I would appreciate it if you could pass the vegetables.

Casual

Can you hand me the vegetables?

Simpler English

Give me the vegetables, please.

Phrases to learn

Would you mind

A polite way to make a request.

passing the vegetables

To hand someone the vegetables.