Granting Request

Definition

Granting requests is to express a wish or ask for to grant a request in a polite or formal way often followed by an infinitive or by a clause beginning with that.

 

Expressing Granting Request

- Asking someone to do something :

   • Can you give me the book?

   • Could you phone me at 7 o’clock?

   • Would you mind repairing my watch?

   • Do you think you could take me to the shop ?

   • I wonder if you could write me an application letter?

- Asking someone for something :

   • Can I borrow your pen?

   • Could I have a seat?

   • Can’t I sit beside you?

 • May I use your computer?

- The expression to accept it :

•       OK

•       Sure

•       All right

•       Certainly

•       It’s a pleasure

-  The expression to refuse it :

•       I’m afraid, I ….. (give your reason).

•       I’m sorry, I can’t.

•      I’d like to, but…(give your reason).

There is another example of granting request

Attention
When you ask someone to do something for you, or ask if you can do something, it's important to use polite sentences. Here are some of the common ways that you can do this.

• Asking someone to do something for you

      "Could you open the door for me, please?"
      "Would you mind opening the door for me, please?"
      "Can you open the door for me, please?"

Note
"Could" and "Can" are followed by the verb without to.
"Would you mind" is followed by the verb and -ing.

• Asking if you can do something

      "Can I use your computer, please?"
      "Could I borrow some money from you, please?"
      "Do you mind if I turn up the heating?"
      "Would you mind if I turned up the heating?"

Note
"Could" is more polite than "Can"
"Would you mind if..." is followed by the verb in the present tense.
"Do you mind if..." is followed by the verb in the past tense.