Making and responding to request
A request is asking someone to do a favor or for something. It’s important to be polite when doing so. Making and responding to a request can be done in different ways. The following lines will show you how.
Making Request
- Could you, please…….?
- Can you………….?
- Will you……….?
- Do …….(something)…… for me, please.
- Is there any chance you could…?
- Do …….(something)…… for me, will you?
- Do you think you could………?
- Could you possibly…….?
- I wonder if you could possibly………?
- Do you mind (verb+ing)………? (it is like saying: Is there a problem if….?)
- Would you mind (verb+ing)………? (it is like saying: Is there a problem if….?)
Responding to request
Accepting request
- Yes, sure.
- Sure.
- Yes, of course.
- Certainly yes.
- With pleasure.
- Sure, don’t worry.
- Sure, no problem.
Refusing request
- Oh sorry, I can’t.
- I just can’t, I am sorry.
- I am afraid, but I can’t.
- Certainly not.
Examples:
Speaker 1:Could you please help me with this exercise?
Speaker 2: Yes, of course.
Speaker 3: Do you mind going with me to the market?
Speaker 4: No, I don’t mind (accepting request)
Speaker 5: Would you mind giving your brother a lift downtown?
Speaker 6:Yes. (refusing request).
Speaker 7: I wonder if you could possibly repair this engine?
Speaker 8: Sure, don’t worry
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