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What is the difference between ask for and ask about and ask of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between ask for and ask about and ask of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"Ask for" means you're asking for a specific something: "The boy asked for more porridge."
"Ask about" means you're asking to know more about something: "The boy asked his teacher about the rainforest."
"Ask of" means you're asking someone for something, we normally use it in phrases like: "That's too much to ask of him." - which means you're asking him to do too much.
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