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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Ask sb for or ask sth from

Hello everyone,

Are both "asked John for" and "asked some cheese from" correctly used in the following sentences?

1. He asked John for some cheese.

2. He asked some cheese from John.

Regards,

JA

  

Top answer

Joseph A 1. He asked John for some cheese. OK.

— Mister Micawber

  • Joseph A 1.
  • He asked John for some cheese.
  • OK.
  • Joseph A 2.
  • He asked some cheese from John.
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Joseph A1. He asked John for some cheese.

OK.

Joseph A2. He asked some cheese from John.

No good.

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