I would like to ask for permission to be excused from attending class on Thursday.
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tamguatlayI would like to ask for permission to be excused from attending class on Thursday.Thanks a lot. But I would like to know if what I wrote is correct, as I have seen the same formate used!
AnonymousThanks a lot. But I would like to know if what I wrote is correct, as I have seen the same format used!Yes, it is correct, but the sentence is not natural with "me" in it.
AnonymousI would like to ask your permission to excuse me from attending class on Thursday.It is not correct. You are asking for permission to be absent or be excused, not for permission to excuse you.
fivejedjon AnonymousI would like to ask your permission to excuse me from attending class on Thursday.It is not correct. You are asking for permission to be absent or be excused, not for permission to excuse you.Thanks. So is the 'to excuse me' part incorrect?
AnonymousWould this sentence be correct: I would like to ask your permission to be excused from attending class on ThursdayIt's a bit wordy.
fivejedjon AnonymousWould this sentence be correct: I would like to ask your permission to be excused from attending class on ThursdayIt's a bit wordy.You need either to ask permission to be absent from class or ask to be excused class.Thank you. Just curious, is my sentence grammatical but wordy?