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Meaning of "I asked him to drive his car."



 
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Meaning of "I asked him to drive his car." #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 22:28 pm   Meaning of "I asked him to drive his car."
 

Can one say:

1-I asked him to drive his car.

meaning:

I asked him to allow me to drive his car.
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ask #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 23:42 pm   ask
 

I asked his permission to drive his car.
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ask #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:47 am   ask
 

Alternately,

"I asked to drive his car."
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