I read in this website that request should be with that and a clause, not the one with a to-infinitive. In that sense the phrase Request you to send the copy seems to be wrong. If its wrong what would be correct way?
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The elision of the subject bugs me. – Dan Bron Sep 22 '15 at 07:22
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Generally, you have to request that somebody does something. The version you found is incorrect. At the very least, it needs to be changed to requesting. – Adam Sep 22 '15 at 22:00
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No that does not sound right. You should request that somebody do something. – tchrist Jul 05 '16 at 03:50
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"I request you to send me a copy of the report" is incorrect.
"I request that you send me a copy of the report" is correct.
Request and ask nearly mean the same thing; however, they are not interchangeable as they are used differently.
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Hi none. I edited your answer to add line breaks. Can you please explain why the first is incorrect and the second is incorrect. The answer isn't very useful as it is. – dwjohnston Oct 22 '15 at 22:51
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The verb request can be used with a clause to politely ask for something, and with an infinitive to politely ask someone to do something.
Here is a reference to Oxford Dictionaries Online along with a number of usage examples.
Request
verb
[WITH OBJECT]
1. Politely or formally ask for:
[WITH CLAUSE]: 'The chairman requested that the reports be considered.'
1.1 [WITH INFINITIVE] Politely or formally ask (someone) to do something: 'The letter requested him to report to London.'
I request you to send me a copy of the report is grammatical.
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I'm pretty sure you can use (to + infinitive). Not that I have an English degree or something. But I've searched the web and found that it used a lot. Also it doesn't sound wrong at all, and we always use it in our conversations.
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