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I asked him for vs I asked him to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I asked him for' is used when requesting something specific from someone, while 'I asked him to' is used when requesting someone to do something.

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I asked him for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when requesting something specific from someone.

This phrase is used when you are requesting a specific item, favor, or information from someone. It indicates that you are asking for something tangible or intangible.

Examples:

I asked him for a favor.
She asked him for his opinion.
They asked him for help with the project.
He asked her for a loan.
The customer asked for a refund.

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I asked him for $5,000 to feed a bunch of motherless babies.
I don't know how to do that myself, and I asked him for some help.
So I asked him for money to buy another cone and I went back inside and... a car swung... into the parking lot and ploughed right into him.
I asked him for a divorce years ago and he refused.
So I asked him for a control DNA sample because I wanted to exclude him, right?
And when I asked him for the yesca, he just told me to step off.
I asked him for the names of the other men.
No. I asked him for the names of the other men.
The night of the rodeo, I found out he was giving away all that money to the workers, and after everyone cleared out, I went up and I asked him for my fair share!
As I did not know what to do, I asked him for advice.
When I asked him for descriptions of the other kids... Kept changing it up.
I asked him for some to clean the brass pots.
I asked him for one ages ago.
I asked him for one, but...
That's what Nevison said, when I asked him for a rise, so I could get Melissa into a better school.
I asked him for one for you.
I asked him for a list of all the Dyane 6's in the area.
Also I asked him for help with the crowd so that they don't go crazy.
One year I asked him for a full set of free weights.
Yeah. I asked him for some good lines, he gave me a straw.

Alternatives:

I requested from him
I inquired of him for
I sought from him
I demanded from him
I pleaded with him for

I asked him to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when requesting someone to do something.

This phrase is used when you are asking someone to perform an action or task. It indicates that you are making a request for an action to be carried out.

Examples:

I asked him to help me with the project.
She asked him to pick up some groceries.
They asked him to join the meeting.
He asked her to call him back.
The teacher asked the students to complete the assignment.

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It's what I asked him to do.
I asked him to get me one.
I asked him to call the police.
After the first time, I asked him to do it gently.
I asked him to come back.
I asked him to stick around.
I asked him to stop my wedding, and he did.
I asked him to say something.
I asked him to hire Louis anyway.
I asked him to have a baby with me.
And I asked him to invite them over.
I asked him to be our model.
I asked him to notify us when he finished examining Haley Tyler.
I asked him to hire Louis after we took back VersaLife.
I asked him to leave, but he refused.
I asked him to observe while we were questioning Wemlinger.
I asked him to treat you with more respect.
I asked him to... to join us.
I asked him to meet me in Griffith Park at the Merry-Go-Round.
I asked him to do it for me.

Alternatives:

I requested him to
I told him to
I instructed him to
I commanded him to
I urged him to

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