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
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.