Request "V that" construction

Form

NP
Speaker
Verb
that
Clause
Message

Examples

Speaker They
Verb asked
that that
Message [their wrists be untied.]
Speaker He
Verb begged
that that
Message [a citizen army should be formed.]
Speaker [Tambo Shire Council]
has
Verb dictated
that that
Message [the mob must clear its boundaries.]

Meaning

A Speaker utters a Message asking for some action to be done.

Roles

Speaker
The person uttering the request.
Message
The content of the request made by the Speaker.

Frames

Request ( Speaker, Message )

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Request ask They asked that their wrists be untied. beg He begged that a citizen army should be formed. command He commanded that work on construction projects in this country should cease. demand China had demanded that he be returned home. dictate Tambo Shire Council has dictated that the mob must clear its boundaries. direct The trial judge directed that the answer was yes. instruct Judge Ireland instructed that Beattie be release immediately. ordain Nehru ordained that socialism should rule. order He ordered that the petitioner husband should be granted interim access to the child. plead They plead that he give back the ring, but he refuses. request Regional Railways have requested that they see copies of our contractors' performance reports. specify The manufacturer specifies that this must be left for 72hrs before adding water. stipulate She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the computer. urge The Commission urged that new hymn tunes should be composed for new words.

Phraseological constructions