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[subhajit123]

Are both these sentences grammatical and do they mean the same?

1- He asked me to give him money.
2- He asked to give him money.

Is the object after "ask" really necessary?

 

[bhaisahab]

Yes, the object after 'ask' is really necessary.

 

[Phaedrus]

Interpreted as grammatical, (2) has a completely different meaning from (1); "him" cannot, in (2), refer to the same person as "he" refers to. Sentence (2) means that one male individual asked for permission to give money to some other male individual.