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Common collocations with question in American Collocation

question noun

US /ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/

good and worth asking

fair
good
interesting
intriguing
pertinent
reasonable
relevant
valid

That’s a good question and I’m not sure what the answer is.

silly

silly
stupid

He’s always pestering me with stupid questions.

difficult to answer

awkward
challenging
difficult
hard
tough
tricky

This is a really hard question to answer.

easy to answer

basic
easy
quick
simple

Answer a simple question for your chance to win a fantastic family holiday at Center Parcs.

not yet answered

outstanding
unanswered

If you still have any unanswered questions, please contact us and we’ll do our best to help.

asking for an opinion and not an answer of ‘yes’ or ‘no’

open
open-ended

Ensure there is no presumption of guilt and ask open questions.

designed to discover the truth

probing
searching

Howard asked me a lot of probing questions about our chances of success.

direct because you want to get information

direct
pointed

The Minister was ruffled by some very pointed questions.

designed to make someone give a particular answer

leading
loaded
trick

Advocates should not be permitted to ask their witnesses leading questions,

about your private life

personal

She didn’t want to answer personal questions about her family life.

have a question

have

If you have any questions about the services we offer or would like to place an order then please contact us.

ask a question

ask (someone)
pose
put

Young children ask a lot of questions.

officially ask someone to answer a question

submit
table

He has tabled questions to the defence secretary asking what plans were drawn up to evacuate British nationals.

answer a question

answer
reply to
respond to

The teacher was on hand to answer questions.

try to avoid someone’s question

avoid
dodge
evade
ignore
sidestep

Politicians are often accused of trying to avoid questions.

express a question in a particular way

formulate
frame
phrase

In an investigation of this type, you need to take great care in the way you frame your questions.

express a question in a different way

rephrase

If your students do not understand what you are talking about, then you should try to rephrase the question.

have to deal with questions

face
field

After the break, Robinson fielded questions on his career.