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Ye Thu Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Sentence Structure

Q. You are not feeling well today. Ask your teacher for permission to leave early. (May)

A.(1) May I leave early today?

A.(2) May I take leave early today?

Which one is correct? Thanks in advance.

  

Top answer

(1) May I leave early today? That is better. (2) May I take leave early today?

  • (1) May I leave early today?
  • That is better.
  • (2) May I take leave early today?
  • That is old-fashioned.
  • It is a style of English that was common more than 100 years ago.
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Ye ThuA.(1) May I leave early today?

That is better.

Ye ThuA.(2) May I take leave early today?

That is old-fashioned. It is a style of English that was common more than 100 years ago.

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