It is writing to ask vs i am writing to ask

The correct phrase is "I am writing to ask." This phrase is commonly used to introduce the purpose of a written communication. The other phrase, "it is writing to ask," is not a standard construction in English.

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It is writing to ask

This phrase is not correct in English. The subject "it" does not fit well in this context.

This phrase is not commonly used in English. To introduce the purpose of a written communication, it is more appropriate to use "I am writing to ask."

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'Dear sister, I am writing to ask you to take care of my daughter, Connie, who is my life.
On behalf of the Alumni Giving Fund, I am writing to you to ask...
the investor asks in writing to be repaid through a share of the assets of the ELTIF;
It is writing to the Member State concerned to request information and will inform the Honourable Member of its findings.
I am writing to inform you of my problems here in Cuba... ...and to ask for your help.
The economic need criterion referred to in Article 510 (1) shall be held to be no longer fulfilled where the person concerned asks in writing for the authorization to be revoked.
1. The economic need criterion referred to in Article 510 (1) shall be held to be no longer fulfilled where the person concerned asks in writing for the authorization to be revoked.
The Commission will be writing to the management authority for the ESF Veneto Region operational programme to ask for further information on the case.
Everything is writing to you young people.
They act like some Jakoubek is writing to his parents.
He is writing to people their secrets on the walls with an ink that shines in black once per hour.
One example I could mention is the Parliament practice whereby the questions we ask in writing are only translated into our mother tongues and the languages of the fifteen old Member States, and the answers received are only given in our mother tongue, English and French.
Alex Rover is writing to my dad?
I don't ask what you're writing to Jamaal...
I therefore hope it is acceptable if I reply in writing to both these questions.
I think it is absolutely outrageous and I will be writing to the President to complain.
It is writing about me in British newspaper from Singapore says I am spare man.
Mr President, given the evolution of the situation within the European Community, the Commission is writing to third countries drawing their attention to the measures taken in relation to BSE within the European Union and alerting them to the need to consider similar measures.
I am writing an emergency motion to ask for an immediate ruling.
Unfortunate, but it is sometimes necessary to ask help of the public.

i am writing to ask

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce the purpose of a written communication.

Use this phrase when you want to explain the reason for writing a letter, email, or any other written communication.

Examples:

I am writing to ask for more information about the job posting.
I am writing to ask if you received my previous email.
I am writing to ask for your assistance with the project.
I am writing to ask for your opinion on the matter.
I am writing to ask for your help in organizing the event.

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'Dear sister, I am writing to ask you to take care of my daughter, Connie, who is my life.
On behalf of the Alumni Giving Fund, I am writing to you to ask...
I am writing an emergency motion to ask for an immediate ruling.
I am writing to inform you of my problems here in Cuba... ...and to ask for your help.
I am writing to you on a silver platter, your freedom.
I am writing to you a few minutes before I escape.
I am writing to the command of Tripoli.
Dear Joe, I am writing to you because I can't get hold of John.
"Dear Mr. Waters..."I am writing to thank you for your electronic correspondence.
I am writing to you on the subject today.
I am the agent of General Toda I am writing to you in that capacity.
I am writing to tell you that I'm very much alive and gratified to find I have a relative.
I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.
I am writing to you on the subject of the new financial instruments in the area of freedom, security and justice for the period 2007-2013.
I am writing to the paper because I cannot explain anything.
I am writing to you after all these years because I think of you so often.
I am writing to tell you that your wife
So I am writing to you, not like your husband, but like a lover, too full of love and fear to speak out.
I am writing to the Lord Mayor of Manchester to pass on this message to the injured and to their families.
I am writing to you with regard to the EC Directive 1999/74/EC, which will ban the sale of eggs from hens in conventional 'battery' cages from 1 January 2012.

Alternatives:

I am reaching out to ask
I am contacting you to inquire
I am sending this message to request
I am getting in touch to seek
I am dropping you a line to solicit

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It is writing to ask vs i am writing to ask