Materi Polite Request

Polite request merupakan suatu bentuk pertanyaan santun untuk meminta izin atau pertolongan. Polite request dibentuk oleh modal verb antara lain: would, could, will, can, may atau might.

9 Contoh Soal Polite Request Pilihan Ganda

Pilihlah kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di bawah ini.

1. … you mind opening the window?

   1. could
   2. would

2. Could you please … the dinner tables?

   1. set up
   2. to set up

3. Can you … me a hundred dollar until tomorrow?

   1. borrow
   2. lend

4. Could you … me whom I should contact, please?

   1. tell
   2. told

5. May I … your pencil for a minute?

   1. borrow
   2. lend

6. Would you mind … me to remove the virus from my computer?

   1. help
   2. helping

7. Informal polite request: … please close the door?

   1. will you please
   2. would you please

8. A: Would you like to come to my house this afternoon?
   B: … (negative answer)

   1. of course
   2. I’d like to, but I can’t

9. A: Might I ask you some question about your health?
   B: … (positive answer)

   1. sorry
   2. sure

Jawaban

1. Would
2. Set up | Could + S (please) diikuti bare infinitive (tanpa “to”), bukan infinitive (dengan “to”).
3. Lend | Lend berarti “memberikan sesuatu kepada orang lain”, sedangkan borrow berarti “menerima sesuatu dari orang lain”. Lihat: Lend atau Borrow?
4. Tell | Could + S (please) diikuti bare infinitive (verb bentuk dasar tanpa tambahan -s/-es), bukan past participle (verb-3).
5. Borrow | Lend berarti “memberikan sesuatu kepada orang lain”, sedangkan borrow berarti “menerima sesuatu dari orang lain”. Lihat: Lend atau Borrow?
6. helping | Would + S + mind diikuti gerund (phrase).
7. Will you please | Can atau will dapat digunakan untuk membuat polite request yang lebih santai.
8. I’d like to, but I can’t
9. Sure

Materi Polite Request

Lihat juga:

• Soal Modal Auxiliary Verb
• Soal Reported Speech
• Soal Verb Phrase
• Soal Interrogative Pronoun

References:

1. May, Might, May Have and Might Have. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/may-might-may-have-and-might-have. Accessed on October 23, 2014.
2. Modals of Polite Request: Would you, Could you, Will you, Can you. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-polite.htm. Accessed on February 11, 2013.