request
part of speech
noun (a request, requests); verb (request, requests, requested, requesting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A request is the act of asking politely or formally for something. tree →
2) A request is also the thing you asked for («Play my request!»). tree →
3) To request means to ask for something politely or officially. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and everyday life pupils make polite requests using «please», «could I…?», «may I…?»; requests are a key part of good manners and of writing formal letters. In computers a «friend request» asks to connect online; children learn not to accept requests from strangers. Phrases: «on request», «at someone's request», «make a request», «friend request».
examples
- Can I make a request? Could we have the window open? tree →
- The DJ played my request at the party. tree →
- Visitors are requested to sign in at the office. tree →
- At my request, Dad read the story again. tree →
- Do not accept friend requests from people you don't know. tree →
- The menu is available in large print on request. tree →
- The teacher requested quiet during the test. tree →
- A polite request starts with «please» or «could you». tree →
- To this request the king consented. tree →
note
Verb is followed directly by the thing: «request help», not «request for help» (but the noun is «a request for help»). More formal than «ask». Stress on the second syllable: ri-KWEST.
In the corpora
- Companies set safety rules for what their bots should not do, so a bot may politely refuse a request.
- Saying please turns an order into a polite request.
- Only accept friend requests from people you know in real life, because strangers can pretend to be anyone.
- A calm, polite request with good reasons is more likely to be listened to than nagging or sneaking.
- A calm, honest request with good reasons is more likely to win more time than shouting or sulking.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «request» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.