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21-Dec-2006, 04:17
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Is it possible to omit the preposition?
They always ask my advice.
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21-Dec-2006, 05:45
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| | Re: Ask for advice
Yes.  |
21-Dec-2006, 19:05
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Thanks, Tdol. |
21-Dec-2006, 19:12
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| | Re: Ask for advice
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Originally Posted by Humble  Hi,
Is it possible to omit the preposition?
They always ask my advice.
TIA | In this sentence yes. But if you say " They always ask me for advice." the prepodsition is necessary.  |
21-Dec-2006, 21:36
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| | Re: Ask for advice
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith In this sentence yes. But if you say " They always ask me for advice." the prepodsition is necessary. | Are you sure that "They always ask me my advice" is not used at all? 
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22-Dec-2006, 04:41
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Yes, it could be used, though it's a bit ugly, but I think Harry meant that 'they always ask me advice' wouldn't work. |
22-Dec-2006, 12:30
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Originally Posted by Tdol Yes, it could be used, though it's a bit ugly, but I think Harry meant that 'they always ask me advice' wouldn't work. | Do you mean that "they always ask me advice" is also ugly?
Do we always have to use "for" for "ask" even if the verb can be followed by two nouns?
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22-Dec-2006, 13:38
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Originally Posted by retro Are you sure that "They always ask me my advice" is not used at all? | I think it's better to say "They always ask my advice". | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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