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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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"ask someone something"
When I was a middle school student, I learned that "ask someone something" can be rewritten to "ask something of someone" for the same meaning when it is used for the meaning of question but according to dictionaries "ask someone something" is not rewritten that way or if it is used, it means "demand". For example,
I asked him some questions = I asked some questions of him ( Is it okay to rewrite the sentence that way for the same meaning?)
Or "ask something of someone" means "demand" like Don't ask anything of me!
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
I asked him some questions = I asked some questions of him ( Is it okay to rewrite the sentence that way for the same meaning?)
Or "ask something of someone" means "demand" like Don't ask anything of me!
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
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Hans51 I learned that "ask someone something" can be rewritten to "ask something of someone" for the same meaning when it is used for the meaning of question but according to dictionaries "ask someone something" is not rewritten that way or if it is used, it means "demand". That's right, sort of. Ask of = request Ask = inquire
- Hans51 I learned that "ask someone something" can be rewritten to "ask something of someone" for the same meaning when it is used for the meaning of question but according to dictionaries "ask someone something" is not rewritten that way or if it is used, it means "demand".
- That's right, sort of.
- Ask of = request Ask = inquire
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Hans51 I learned that "ask someone something" can be rewritten to "ask something of someone" for the same meaning when it is used for the meaning of question but according to dictionaries "ask someone something" is not rewritten that way or if it is used, it means "demand".That's right, sort of.
Ask of = request
Ask = inquire
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