Agent requested exlcusive on a partial

I would send the full first and deal with the partial after (you'll probably be told to send it anyway). Full exclusives are bad enough. Partial exclusives should not be granted.

Send out the full to the agent who asked for it, and notify the agent who wants exclusivity on the partial that another agent already has the full and would she still be interested in seeing the partial anyway.

ETA: I agree with Vandal--exclusives on partials--nope.

Assuming that both agents are more or less equal in desirability, I'd send the full -- it's not that easy to get a request for a full, and I'd take advantage of it.

When I was querying, I had several requests for partials with exclusives. Since I already had things out, I had to decline those requests, and every case the agent in question said fine, send it anyway.

I did have one agent request a full with exclusive, and when I said that was not possible at the time, she said to send it when it became available as an exclusive. But in my experience, agents tend to be more understanding and flexible with partials.

I would send the full and then send the partial, along with a note explaining that while you can grant an exclusive, you can only do so for a limited time (say two weeks) because you had a request for a full prior to the exclusive request.

There is little chance of getting a response to the full within two weeks...or even four.

I'm sure the agent will understand, since you are giving him/her what they wanted, and a time limit on a partial is not unreasonable, in my opinion.

Never grant an exclusive without a time limit...unless it's your only request and the agent is really top notch. Even so, I wouldn't do it.