Polite Requests

1. Polite Requests

Sure.
I’d like to have
an application
for a job.

2.

I’d like has the same meaning as I want.
I’d like is more polite than I want.
Sure.
I’d like to have
an application
for a job.
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3.

May I, Could I, and Can I are also used in polite
requests. They all have the same meaning.
May I have an application for a job?
Could I have an application for a job?
Can I have an application for a job?
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4.

May I please have an application for a job?
Could I please have an application for a job?
Can I please have an application for a job?
Please makes the request more polite.
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5.

May I have an application for a job, please?
Could I have an application for a job, please?
Can I have an application for a job, please?
Please can be placed at the end of a request.
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6.

Please, may I have an application for a job?
Please, could I have an application for a job?
Please, can I have an application for a job?
Please can be placed at the beginning of a request.
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7.

I’d like to have
an application
for a job, please.
Please is usually used at the end of
polite requests with I’d like or I want.
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8.

Polite Requests
Click on the most polite request.
I want a muffin, please.
incorrect
Give me a muffin, please.
incorrect
I’d like to have a muffin, please.
correct
I want a muffin.
incorrect
Please, give me a muffin now.
incorrect
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Polite Requests
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Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons