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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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I asked/requested Mary that John not come home late.
Imagine that I told Mary the request that John not come home late, so can I say "I asked/requested Mary that John not come home late", does this sentence sound ok to you? Thank you.
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anonymous Imagine that I told Mary the request that John not come home late, so can I say "I asked/requested Mary that John not come home late", does this sentence sound ok to you? Thank you. No.
- anonymous Imagine that I told Mary the request that John not come home late, so can I say "I asked/requested Mary that John not come home late", does this sentence sound ok to you?
- Thank you.
- No.
- That's too much information to put into a sentence with "ask" or "request".
- Here are some ways of saying it: I asked/told Mary to be sure that John didn't come home late.
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anonymous Imagine that I told Mary the request that John not come home late, so can I say "I asked/requested Mary that John not come home late", does this sentence sound ok to you? Thank you.
No. That's too much information to put into a sentence with "ask" or "request". Here are some ways of saying it:
I asked/told Mary to be sure that John didn
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