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How To Use The English Verb Ask Correctly
How To Use The English Verb Ask Correctly
correctly.
You can also use ask (someone) for when the thing you want to receive is not a
physical object:
Use “ask about” with a topic that you want information about:
You can also use the structure “ask (someone)” followed by the actual question you
asked, using who, what, when, where, how, why:
Use this structure when you want a person to do something (or not to do something)
I asked to everyone turn off their cell phones during the meeting.
I asked everyone to turn off their cell phones during the meeting
Phrasal verbs with ask
I’m going to ask the new neighbors over for dinner tomorrow night.
I’ve asked her over and over again to stop calling me, and she just won’t listen.
We asked him over and over why he was upset, but he didn’t want to tell us.