Common ways to make requests

  1. Give me some money.
  2. Will you lend me some money, please?
  3. Can you lend me some money, please?
  4. Could you lend me some money?
  5. Do you think you could lend me some money?
  6. I wonder if you could lend me some money.
  7. Would you mind lending me some money?
  8. If you could lend me some money, I would be very grateful/ I would appreciate it.

Note: 

  • 1 is the least polite way of making a request.
  • 2 to 7 are arranged in order of increasing politeness.
  • 8 is the most polite. It is mostly used in writing; it is generally not used in speaking.
Make the following requests by choosing the most appropriate way from 1 to 8.

e.g.
  • Ask your friend to close the window.
  • Answer: Could you close the window?
  • Write to the headmaster of the school you last attended for a certificate of character.
  • Answer: I should be grateful if you could give me a certificate of character.
Practice
  1. Ask your servant to buy some postage stamps.
  2. Ask your uncle to lend you his umbrella.
  3. Ask your little brother to lend you his bicycle.
  4. Ask your father to post a letter.
  5. Ask your mother to buy something from the market.
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