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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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Posed

Are both these sentences correct:


a) "I posed her a question."


b) "I posed a question to her."

  

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Christine Christie Are both these sentences correct: Yes, but the first one sounds a little like you thought "posed" would sound more refined than "asked".

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  • Christine Christie Are both these sentences correct: Yes, but the first one sounds a little like you thought "posed" would sound more refined than "asked".
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Christine ChristieAre both these sentences correct:

Yes, but the first one sounds a little like you thought "posed" would sound more refined than "asked".

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Christine Christie

Are both these sentences correct:


a) "I posed her a question."


b) "I posed a question to her."

Yes, but they sound French. (Je lui ai posé une question.)

I think it sounds more like English if you stick to "I asked her a question".

And you can't say "I asked a question to her" if that's your

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