Begin sentence with "I please need ..."?

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Hi,Is it correct grammar to start a sentence with "I please need ..." as in "I please need authorization to sign the following form". If not, what would be the best way of stating this?Thanks,Ivar

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

You need to move the please to the end of the request.

I need authorisation to sign the following form please.

Wwwdotcom · Answer

You could say, "With your help, I need......." if you wanted to make the  idea of "please" more closely related to the verb.  Otherwise, move it to the  end of the sentence, and it will more or less stand on its own to  indicate politeness.

CalifJim · Answer

When you say "I need", you are not giving any sort of command. You are simply stating your feelings. So "please", which is used to soften commands, has no place here. What you need, if you insist on using "please", is something like "Can you please give me authorization to sign this form?" or, more abruptly, "Please give me authorization to sign this form."

"please" normally comes directly before the principle verb of command, not necessarily at the beginning of a sentence.
"could you please V..." and "can you please V..." are much more idiomatic than "please could you V..." or "please can you V...", where V is the verb which expresses what you want done.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

You guys are brilliant!

Thanks, Ivar

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