To ask for a bottle of milk to send / to be sent him

[JACEK1]

Hello everybody!

I would like to check with you which version is correct.

I have asked for a bottle of milk to be sent (to) him. (I think it is correct but I am not sure).

or

I have asked for a bottle of milk to send (to) him. (I saw this structure many years ago in a book whose title I can't remember, so please don't ask me for the source).

Thank you. Maybe both the versions are acceptable.

The general meaning that I wanted to convey is that I have asked that a bottle of milk (should) be sent (to) him.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello everybody!

I would like to check with you which version is correct.

I have asked for a bottle of milk to be sent (to) him. :tick: (I think it is correct but I am not sure).

or

I have asked for a bottle of milk to send (to) him. :tick:
I saw this structure many years ago in a book whose title I can't remember, so please don't ask me for the source).

Thank you. Maybe both the versions are acceptable.

The general meaning that I wanted to convey is that I have asked that a bottle of milk (should) be sent (to) him.

I'm sure you didn't want to hear that both are correct, but they are - in different contexts!

I have asked for a bottle of milk to be sent to him = I have asked/arranged for someone else to send the milk to him.
I have asked for a bottle of milk to send to him = someone is going to bring me the milk and then I will send it to him.

 

[JACEK1]

Thank you, Emsr2d2.

Does it mean that "I have asked for a bottle of milk to send (to) him" contains hidden "in order to"?

In other words, I have asked someone to send me a bottle of milk and then I send the milk to him.

One could as well write ""I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (it) (to) him".

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you, Emsr2d2.

Does it mean that "I have asked for a bottle of milk to send (to) him" contains hidden "in order to"?

In other words, I have asked someone to send me a bottle of milk and then I send the milk to him.

One could as well write ""I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (it) (to) him".

Yes, I suppose you could say that. "I have asked for a bottle of milk so that I can send it to him".

 

[JACEK1]

Which version is better:

"I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (it) (to) him".

or

"I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (to) him".

 

[emsr2d2]

Which version is better:

"I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (it) (to) him".

or

"I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send (to) him".

If you want to include "in order to" then use: "I have asked for a bottle of milk in order to send it to him". However, that is somewhat wordy and it's better stated as "I have asked for a bottle of milk to send him".