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Pructus Posted 20 years ago
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Hi!

1. They asked a question /of/ him.

2. They asked a question /to/ him.

Among 1, and 2, which should be correct?

Or, both are correct but only the meaning is different?
  

Top answer

They asked him a question. " It means they enquired about him. " No.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • They asked him a question.
  • " It means they enquired about him.
  • " No.
  • They put/initiate/throw a question to him.
  • And one more thing: among should be between.
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They asked him a question.

"They asked a question /of/ him." It means they enquired about him.
" They asked a question /to/ him." No. They put/initiate/throw a question to him.

And one more thing: among should be between.
'Should' sounds quite tentative in "which should be correct".

Say: Which is correct?

Drop the comma after "Or".
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I think you mean "Which is correct?"

Neither is correct. This one is correct:

They asked him a question.

CJ
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Hi guys,

They asked him a question is certainly simplest and most common.

However, They asked a question /of/ him seems acceptable to me, too, although these days it does sound quite formal. You don't hear it in everyday conversation.

Best wishes, Clive
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But does

They asked a question of him.

mean that they asked him a question or that they asked him to provide/produce a question (for use on a survey, say)?
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Hi,

Yeah, will ambiguity never end?

Then again, you could also ask an answer of someone, couldn't you?

Clive
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42. The answer to life, the universe and everything. Now, what was the question?
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Shakespeare said it was 2b or not 2b.

Clive
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you could also ask an answer of someone, couldn't you?
Yes, but I was trying not to go for the easy laughs!
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