grammar · neutral

ask/tell/advise + somebody + to + V

Band 6-7speakingtask1task2

Verbs that take an object + to-infinitive to indicate requests, orders, or advice.

Examples

“She asked him to help with the project.”

“The teacher advised the student to revise before the exam.”

“They told us to wait outside.”

Band 8 sentence

“The manager advised the team to prioritise tasks with nearest deadlines to meet the client's expectations.”

Collocations

  • ask somebody to do something
  • advise somebody to + V

Common mistakes

I asked him help me.→I asked him to help me.

She told to me to wait.→She told me to wait.

Say it for a higher band

5say + that→6tell + somebody + that→7+ask/tell/advise + somebody + to + V

Synonyms

order + somebody + to + V

Easily confused

ask + somebody + (that) + clause

“He asked that she be allowed to leave early.”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

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