Communication
show someone how
teach by demonstrating
To show someone how means to teach them by demonstrating the way to do something.
Hear it in real life
I can't open this file.
Sure, I'll show you how.
Could you show me how to connect the printer to my laptop?
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Can you show me how ‸ use this machine?
Say: Can you show me how to use this machine?
Use “how to” before the verb when asking for a demonstration.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
show someone how to do something; show me how to use it
Your turn: say it out loud
Could you show me how to connect the printer to my laptop?
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
show someone how
teach by demonstrating
“Could you show me how to connect the printer to my laptop?”
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