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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ask a question of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to inquire or seek information from someone, often in a formal context.
Example: "During the meeting, I decided to ask a question of the project manager regarding the timeline."
Alternatives: "inquire of" or "pose a question to".
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JOSEPH FOLKMAN: We ask a question of people.
I would just ask a question of the audience.
By making a photograph, you ask a question of life.
They ask a question of enduring importance to civic life.
Professor Robert Shiller: Can I ask a question of the class?
If she wants to ask a question of a particular performer, she can.
But in a first half where United made the most positive running, Arsenal struggled to ask a question of Carroll.
Never a man to ask a question of whose answer he wasn't absolutely certain, he got a landslide.
The best riposte for Southampton was to ask a question of Stoke and they did so twice.
"You know," he said, "when you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary".
When a journalist finally decided to ask a question of Rosberg, the younger driver — 16 years Schumacher's junior — said, with a smile: "Thanks for asking your question.
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