What would you say in the following situations?

Status
Not open for further replies.

tulipflower

Member
Joined
Mar 4, 2014
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Persian
Home Country
Iran
Current Location
Iran
Oops, I’m sorry.

Which sentence(s) would be natural for a native English speaker in the following situations?


Situation 5) You are an officer manager and are interviewing to fill a position that is open. You are interviewing someone now. You walk over to the filing cabinet to get the applicant’s form when you accidentally step on a small shopping bag belonging to the applicant. You hear a distinct crunching​
a) Oops, I’m sorry.​
b) Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t see your bag- I hope nothing’s broken​
c) Oh, I’m sorry. I’m afraid something in this bag broke.
 
Last edited:

Tarheel

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 16, 2014
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Re: Oops, I’m sorry.

It seems that b is most likely, although if somebody had a bag with them they would most likely set it down right next to their chair.
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
Re: Oops, I’m sorry.

I agree that b is most likely but it needs a closing punctuation mark.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top