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Emilky Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Which preposition is appropriate?

A lot of questions were asked of the actress by the reporter yesterday.

A lot of questions were asked to the actress by the reporter yesterday.

Please tell me which sentence is natural to hear for you.
  

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emilky A lot of questions were asked of the actress by the reporter yesterday. A lot of questions were asked to the actress by the reporter yesterday. Please tell me which sentence is natural to you .

— Canadian45

  • emilky A lot of questions were asked of the actress by the reporter yesterday.
  • A lot of questions were asked to the actress by the reporter yesterday.
  • Please tell me which sentence is natural to you .
  • Neither sentence is natural, but "of" is the correct preposition.
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emilkyA lot of questions were asked of the actress by the reporter yesterday. A lot of questions were asked to the actress by the reporter yesterday. Please tell me which sentence is natural to you.
Neither sentence is natural, but "of" is the correct preposition.

The active voice is natural: 'The reporter asked the actress a lot of questions
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