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Rule "Collocation: ask (to)"

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Description:	Collocation: ask (to)
Message:	This looks like a collocation error. You do not need a preposition after "\1".
Category:	Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Ask to all the employees. Correction suggestion: Ask It seems that the only way is to ask to the user to create a new one. Correction suggestion: ask Do you happen to know if it’s safe or should I ask to the OpenSUSE community? Correction suggestion: ask
Correct sentences for comparison:	I was asked to put away all the papers we used at the meeting. The reason I'm here is because I was asked to come. Mary was asked to dances occasionally. They were asked to both explain what they did Tom likes both Mary and Alice and can't decide which one to ask to the dance this weekend. Tom did that because he was asked to. Tom was asked to the party.
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ID:	ASK_TO [164]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)

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