Ask of him

[tufguy]

"I have to ask a question of my supervisor".

"I have to ask of you" or "I have to ask you".

"He had to ask him" or "ask of him".

Please check.

 

[Tdol]

I had to ask my supervisor/you/him/her/them, etc, a question.

 

[tufguy]

But using "of" is not incorrect. Right? Like "I have to ask a question of you or him".

 

[GoesStation]

But using "of" is not incorrect. Right? Like "I have to ask a question of you or him".

To ask something of someone is not a synonym for to ask someone something. The former means to ask the person to do something.

 

[allenman]

Hmmmm..."question of you" is not correct. "Question for you" perhaps?

I would use "question of" in a lot of cases such as "I have a question of where the funds for training teachers is coming this year". But I would not use it in the case stated in your example.

Hope that helps
Not a teacher, but I am a native expert speaker

 

[emsr2d2]

"I have a question of where the funds for training teachers is coming this year".

That's completely unnatural for me, and the word "from" has been omitted.

I have a question about where the funds for training teachers are coming from this year.
I have a question about where the funding for training teachers is coming from this year.
It's not a question of how much the funding will be but a question of where that funding is coming from.

 

[Rover_KE]

tufguy, 'ask of him' is dated, literary or poetical.

You never need to use it in modern English. Use the form Tdol suggested in post #2.

Please click Thank or Like, if only to show us that you know where said buttons are located.

 

[tufguy]

Sorry I didn't get you Rover_ke. Actually I heard these sentences on T.V but I was also told earlier that "I have to ask a question of my supervisor" is a correct sentence?

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

I am not disagreeing with the excellent answers that the OP has received.

I understand that learners come here for modern and natural-sounding English. And that is exactly what they receive from the teachers.

I only wish to contribute my OPINION as a non-teacher member.

Regular, natural-sounding English: "Excuse me, sir, but may I ask you a question?"

Formal, very respectful English: "Excuse me, sir, but may I ask a question of you?"

The second sentence, in my OPINION, shows respect and humility. The first one is too direct for my tastes if I am speaking to a superior.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The Parser's preoccupation with politeness often has a negative effect on the English he recommends.

 

[Rover_KE]

Sorry, I didn't get you Rover_KE.

Can you see :-D Thank :up: Like at the bottom of every post? You should click on 'Thank' to thank us for replying or 'Like' to tell us that you found the reply useful.

Please try it right now.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the following could be used in a formal situation.

'Put a question to somebody'── quoted from www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/question_1

 

[emsr2d2]

Tufguy, I have deleted your last two posts. They contained nothing but a :up:, contributing nothing to the thread. If you were trying to show your gratitude for the responses, you should have clicked either Like or Thank on those posts.

 

[tufguy]

So what can I do now? What else can I do? Please do not delete my posts. Sorry for the mistake. I will hit the like button every time from now onwards. Please also open my threads that have been closed.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have not closed any threads. I have simply deleted 2 posts this thread and there is no reason for me to reinstate either of them.

I am not asking you to do anything else. I simply want you to use the "Thank" and "Like" buttons appropriately to save everyone's time.

 

[tufguy]

Is it for correct? Did I hit the correct button? and sorry once again.

 

[bhaisahab]

I don't think the OP can see the like/thanks buttons when he's in moderation.

 

[Rover_KE]

OK— let's ask him again.

tufguy, can you see

:-DThank.... :up: Like

at the bottom of every post?

Please answer yes or no.

 

[Matthew Wai]

...↑...↑

The 'Thank' and 'Like' buttons.

 

[tufguy]

Yes, I can see.