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The phrase "and asked a question" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing an action where someone inquired about something or sought clarification.
Example: "During the meeting, she raised her hand and asked a question about the project timeline."
Alternatives: "and inquired" or "and posed a question".
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He left the car and asked a question.
As Scuderi stood on the ice talking with reporters amid the jubilant tumult, his small daughter, Kate, walked up to him and asked a question.
They stood up and asked a question about what their future would hold, now that they would hold diplomas from a school branded as a failure.
When he took the initiative and asked a question, it was always exactly the thing that a government agent would bluntly ask about".
In the Beach Channel High School case, the girl approached her ex-boyfriend and asked a question that enraged him, said Paul Rose, an education department spokesman.
Before Casey disappeared into his limousine for the return trip to New York City, he made a promise and asked a question.
Similar(29)
Every once in a while a student would stand up in the back of the room and ask a question.
Turnbull said earlier his understanding was Mallah had approached Q&A to appear and ask a question.
It's during the biotech presentation that I hear a British voice pipe up and ask a question about regulation.
It takes five minutes for a Guardian reporter to squeeze through the scrum and ask a question.
"To some appraisers, the fact that we call you and ask a question is pressure," said Mr. Blanchard of Lender Processing Services.
More suggestions(16)
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and asked a family
and fielded a question
and asked a minder
and asked a man
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and asked a comrade
and asked a reporter
and asked a postman
and asked a salesman
and asked a receptionist
and became a question
and asked a lot
and asked a waitress
and asked a clerk
and added a question
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