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Could you pass me the dessert, please?

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Sentence

Narrator

Could you pass me the dessert, please?

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Making a Request

Could you please pass me the dessert?

Polite Request

Would you mind passing me the dessert, please?

Informal Request

Pass me the dessert, please.

Requesting with urgency

Could you please pass me the dessert quickly?

Rephrased versions

Formal

I would be grateful if you could pass me the dessert.

Informal

Hey, can I get the dessert?

Simpler English

Give me the dessert, please.

Phrases to learn

pass me

To hand something to someone.

Could you...

A polite way to make a request.