| No. | Negative Politeness Strategies | Frequency (No. of Times Evident) | ||
| Staffroom Interaction (SI) | House Assembly Sessions (HA) | Guidance and Counselling Sessions (GS) | ||
| 1. | Minimize the imposition, Rx. | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Give deference. a) Give deference to H. b) Use of honorific. |
1 3 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
| 3. | Apologize. a) Beg for forgiveness. b) Give overwhelming reasons. |
3 1 |
1 2 |
1 1 |
| 4. | Impersonalize S and H. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
| Total Times per Setting | 11 | 3 | 3 |