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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Ask permission'ask for permssion

What is correct?
We need to ask permission to go there
We need to ask for permission to go there.
  

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" is correct. " is another way to word this thought correctly.

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  • " is another way to word this thought correctly.
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"We need to ask for permission to go there." is correct.

"We need permission to go there." is another way to word this thought correctly.
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teechrBoth are OK.
The former sounds lazy to me but could be an issue of dialect.

... to ask for permission...
... to ask your permission...
... to need permission...

all fit the bill as permission is used as a noun. How is it properly used in the original sentence?

Thanks!
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XilliusThe former sounds lazy to me, but it could be an issue of dialect.
No, I don't think so.
XilliusHow is it properly used in the original sentence?
Have a look at the last sentence in the "More examples" section here:
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"to ask permission" sounds completely normal and natural to me.

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