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Adonis1013 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The usage of ask. Thanks.

Dear all,

I think the B sentence is correct? Am I right? Thank you.

(A) She asked for her parents if she could take the piano lesson in the fall.

(B) She asked her parents if she could take the piano lesson in the fall.
  

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adonis1013 I think the B sentence is correct? Am I right? Yes, but the sentence refers to one specific piano lesson and is a little odd because of that.

  • adonis1013 I think the B sentence is correct?
  • Am I right?
  • Yes, but the sentence refers to one specific piano lesson and is a little odd because of that.
  • I would say: She asked her parents if she could take piano lesson s in the fall.
  • For can be used with ask: She asked her parents for money.
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adonis1013I think the B sentence is correct? Am I right?
Yes, but the sentence refers to one specific piano lesson and is a little odd because of that. I would say: She asked her parents if she could take piano lessons in the fall.

For can be used with ask: She asked her parents for money.

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