[Grammar] I asked that they should always be on time.

[wotcha]

1. I asked them to be always on time.

2. I asked that they should always be on time.


Are the both grammatical ?

 

[emsr2d2]

1. I asked them to be always on time.

2. I asked that they should always be on time.


Are the both grammatical ?

I asked them to always be on time.
I asked that they always be on time.

"Should" doesn't fit with this particular example at all.

 

[anhnha]

Thank you,

I asked them to always be on time.
I asked that they always be on time.

Is there any rule to put adverb "always" in two sentences above?

 

[nelson13]

I asked them to always be on time.
I asked that they always be on time.

"Should" doesn't fit with this particular example at all.

Could you tell us why you think SHOULD doesn't fit?

In the OALD 8th, it says when ASK means to tell somebody that you would like them to do something or that you would like something to happen, a BrE example sentence is She asked that she should be kept informed.

What's the difference?

Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

Could you tell us why you think SHOULD doesn't fit?

In the OALD 8th, it says when ASK means to tell somebody that you would like them to do something or that you would like something to happen, a BrE example sentence is She asked that she should be kept informed.

What's the difference?

Thank you.

I don't find their example sentence natural.

She said that she should be kept informed.
She asked that she be kept informed.
She asked to be kept informed.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Thank you,

Is there any rule to put adverb "always" in two sentences above?

*** NOT A TEACHER ***

You can, anhnha, find what you are looking for right here. Besides, Tdol did mention something very interesting about always that deserves to be taken into consideration, post #2.
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[anhnha]

Thank you, Odessa Dawn:
What I mean here is why #2 is correct but #1 is not correct?
1. I asked them to be always on time.
2. I asked them to always be on time.
There is a rule that adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after present and past forms of be (am, are, is, was, were). However, in #2 "always" don't follow this rule that is confusing me.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Thank you, Odessa Dawn:
What I mean here is why #2 is correct but #1 is not correct?
1. I asked them to be always on time.
2. I asked them to always be on time.
There is a rule that adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after present and past forms of be (am, are, is, was, were). However, in #2 "always" don't follow this rule that is confusing me.

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I think that in the second sentence, we need the full infinitive form. However, it is parallel construction with to be in which case the word to can be dropped.

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[5jj]

What I mean here is why #2 is correct but #1 is not correct?
1. I asked them to be always on time.
2. I asked them to always be on time.

#1 is not incorrect.

I think that the most natural order is: I asked them always to be on time.

 

[5jj]

1. I asked them to be always on time.
2. I asked them to always be on time.
There is a rule that adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after present and past forms of be (am, are, is, was, were). However, in #2 "always" don't follow this rule that is confusing me.

I think that in the second sentence, we need the full infinitive form. However, it is parallel construction with to be in which case the word to can be dropped.​

I don't understand your final sentence.
I asked them always be on time is not possible.
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[Odessa Dawn]

*** NOT A TEACHER ***

I think that in the second sentence, we need the full infinitive form. However, it is parallel construction with to be in which case the word to can be dropped.

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I asked them to always to be on time. Is the previous statement correct?
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[5jj]

I asked them to always to be on time. Is the previous statement correct?
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NO