apology: the test
Matching exercise
Thanks, that's nice of you.
Sorry. Can I get past, please?
Well, if that's the way it has to be, I'll go along with it.
I'm sorry to hear about you money troubles.
I'm sorry. It won't let it happen again.
I'm sorry to interrupt but do you know if the café is open?
If you don't like it then I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do.
Please don't worry about it.
Yes, make sure you are more careful in future.
Response to guilt-shifting apology
The pushy apology
Response to guilt-accepting apology
Response to guilt-accepting apology
Regret but no commitment
Regret plus commitment
Conditional, guilt shifting apology
Apology as enquiry preamble
Response to sympathy apology