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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Ask(for)

Are both these sentences grammatical?


a) "I would like to ask your help to solve this issue."

b) "I would like to ask for your help to solve this issue."

  

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Christine Christie Are both these sentences grammatical? Yes, but they are not very natural. "solve issues" is not a natural collocation.

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  • Christine Christie Are both these sentences grammatical?
  • Yes, but they are not very natural.
  • "solve issues" is not a natural collocation.
  • " The gerund is better than the infinitive.
  • "
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Christine ChristieAre both these sentences grammatical?

Yes, but they are not very natural.

  1. "solve issues" is not a natural collocation. We "address issues" and "solve problems."
  2. The gerund is better than the infinitive. ...."help in solving this problem."
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