The phrase "asked about the connection" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when inquiring or seeking information regarding a relationship or link between two or more subjects.
Example: "During the meeting, she asked about the connection between the two projects and how they could benefit from each other."
Alternatives: "inquired about the link" or "questioned the relationship".
Paley was often asked about the connection between her politics and her fiction.
When asked about the connection, the artist said: "Yes, there is obviously some relationship between these latest works and my older works, but I don't want to discuss it too much.
12. (C) Later Burk met with FCO Minister of State Ivan Lewis, who reiterated UK NPT priorities, alluded to UK-French differences on disarmament, and asked about the connection between the U.S.-proposed summit on nuclear security and the NPT RevCon.
Reporters asked about the connection between football and music; they were curious about the football-watching rituals of the stars; they wondered who the rockers thought should have won "American Idol"; and they asked about how Sept. 11 figured into their decision to play this evening.
Ueda, when asked about the connection between the two games, stated that Shadow of the Colossus is a prequel to Ico, specifically citing the ending of Shadow where a child is born with two horns.
(I phoned Longoria's representatives to ask about the connection, but didn't hear back).
When a reporter from the Times reached Goodwin, before the auction, to ask about the connection, she noted that whereas the initials on Rodenstock's bottles were written "Th.J.," in his correspondence Jefferson tended to use a colon — "Th J".
I ask about the connection to The Wicker Man and The Wicker Tree.
So I called him to ask about the connection between Rod Fyffe and Rick.
But others — especially those who live or vacation in Chilmark because it is remote — rolled their eyes when asked about the improved connection with the outside world.
