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Talab1234 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Object position

You can ask from the client the file.


You can ask the file from the client


The first sentence is wrong right? The second one is correct? Thanks

  

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None of these are good English. Here are some options: Ask the client for the file. Ask the client to send the file as an email attachment.

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  • None of these are good English.
  • Here are some options: Ask the client for the file.
  • Ask the client to send the file as an email attachment.
  • Ask the client to forward the file.
  • Ask the client to put the file on a thumb drive and mail it or courier it to our office.
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None of these are good English. Here are some options:

Ask the client for the file.
Ask the client to send the file as an email attachment.
Ask the client to forward the file.
Ask the client to put the file on a thumb drive and mail it or courier it to our office.

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talab1234

You can ask from the client the file.


You can ask the file from the client


The first sentence is wrong right? The second one is correct? Thanks

Both are wrong.

If you use ask, it's ask (someone) for (something). You don't ask from someone.

You can ask the client for the

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