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title: request — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «request» in the school dictionary: A request is the act of asking politely or formally for something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# request

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**Who acts:** request, act, you, my, I, we · **What happens:** be, ask, play, request, mean, make · **To what, where:** act, thing, request, window, party, Visitors · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«request» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [request in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/request.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A request is the act of asking politely or formally for something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:m1:1
# text = A request is the act of asking politely or formally for something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a request | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for something; politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A request is also the thing you asked for («Play my request!»).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:m2:1
# text = A request is also the thing you asked for («Play my request!»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a request | the thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | you | the thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient |
| 3 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | my request |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme |
| 4 | **request** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To request means to ask for something politely or officially.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:m3:1
# text = To request means to ask for something politely or officially.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | request |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | request *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for something; politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I make a request? Could we have the window open?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Can I make a request?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x1:1
# text = Can I make a request?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | I | a request |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Could we have the window open?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x1:2
# text = Could we have the window open?
1	Could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | could | we | the window |  |  |  | open *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The DJ played my request at the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x2:1
# text = The DJ played my request at the party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	DJ	dj	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the DJ | my request |  | the party |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme |
| 2 | **request** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Visitors are requested to sign in at the office.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x3:1
# text = Visitors are requested to sign in at the office.
1	Visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	requested	request	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | present · passive |  | Visitors |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the office |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent at office=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At my request, Dad read the story again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x4:1
# text = At my request, Dad read the story again.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | Dad | the story |  | my request | again |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent story=Theme at request=Value |
| 2 | **request** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not accept friend requests from people you don't know.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x5:1
# text = Do not accept friend requests from people you don't know.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **accept** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | friend requests |  |  |  | from people | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent request=Theme from people=Source |
| 2 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | you | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The menu is available in large print on request.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x6:1
# text = The menu is available in large print on request.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the menu |  |  | large print on request |  | available *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher requested quiet during the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x7:1
# text = The teacher requested quiet during the test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | past | the teacher |  |  |  | during the test | quiet *property* | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A polite request starts with «please» or «could you».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x8:1
# text = A polite request starts with «please» or «could you».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	obl	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | a polite request |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with could=Subeventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To this request the king consented.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:request:x9:1
# text = To this request the king consented.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	consented	consent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consent** | participle | the king |  |  |  |  | to this request | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to request=Theme |

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