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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Have I correctly used the expression ‘asked…permission to…’ in the following sentence?

Have I correctly used the expression ‘asked…permission to…’ in the following sentence?

My girlfriend asked her parents’ permission to allow her to go out with me, and they agreed.
  

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I'd say either:
My girlfriend asked her parents to allow her to go out ...,
or:
My girlfriend asked her parents' permission to go out ... .

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