I.
noun
1 sentence, etc. that asks sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ awkward , difficult , embarrassing , hard , tough , tricky
▪ pointed , probing , searching
▪
He became embarrassed when a journalist asked him pointed ~s about his finances.
▪ open , open-ended , unanswered
▪ personal
▪ academic , hypothetical , rhetorical
▪ leading , loaded , trick
▪
The judge told him not to ask the witness leading ~s.
▪ good , interesting , pertinent , relevant
▪ basic , big , fundamental , important , key , serious
▪ silly , stupid
▪ complex , simple
▪ quick
▪
Can I ask a quick ~?
▪ obvious
▪ direct , straight ( esp. BrE )
▪
I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct ~.
▪ specific
▪ legal , philosophical , technical
▪ exam , multiple-choice , quiz , test
VERB + QUESTION
▪ ask (sb)
▪ have
▪
Does anyone have any ~s for our speaker?
▪ address , put
▪
I'd like to put a ~ to the first speaker.
▪ bombard sb with , fire
▪
The children bombarded us with ~s.
▪
The interview panel fired ~s at me from all angles.
▪ frame , phrase
▪
I need to phrase my ~ rather carefully.
▪ face
▪ answer , reply to , respond to
▪ do (used only about written questions)
▪
I couldn't do Question 6.
▪ field
▪
The chairperson fielded technical ~s that she could not answer herself.
▪ avoid , dodge , evade , ignore
▪
He easily evaded all the interviewer's most probing ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
She refused to answer ~s about her private life.
▪ ~ as to
▪
Don't be afraid to ask ~s as to why things are done in the way they are.
▪ ~ concerning to , ~ regarding to , ~ relating to
▪
The official faced ~s concerning his role in the affair.
▪ ~ on
▪
In the exam there's sure to be a ~ on energy.
2 issue
ADJECTIVE
▪ burning , challenging , controversial , difficult , vexed , vexing
▪
We come now to the vexed ~ of pension rights.
▪ central , crucial , fundamental , important , key
▪ related
▪ delicate , sensitive
▪ economic , ethical , moral , political
VERB + QUESTION
▪ bring up , pose , raise
▪
The new play poses some challenging ~s.
▪ consider , discuss , examine , explore , ponder
▪ address , deal with , face , tackle
▪ answer , decide , find a solution to , resolve , settle
▪ avoid , ignore
▪ come to
QUESTION + VERB
▪ arise
▪ go unanswered , remain unanswered
▪
Only one ~ remains unanswered.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
fundamental ~s about the nature of our society
▪ ~ for
▪
one of the crucial ~s for the jury
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of national security
▪
Now it's just a ~ of getting the wording right.
3 doubt
VERB + QUESTION
▪ come into
▪ call into
▪
It does call into ~ the decision to send troops into the area.
▪ be open to
▪
The government's handling of the whole affair remains open to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~
▪
Her loyalty is beyond ~.
▪ in ~
▪
His sincerity is not in ~.
▪ without ~
▪
It was, without ~, the worst day of my life.
▪ ~ about
▪
There is no ~ about her enthusiasm for the job.
▪ ~ as to
▪
I did have some ~s as to his motive in coming.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ openly , seriously
▪
People openly ~ whether he is right for the job.
▪ closely
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
She was closely ~ed about her whereabouts on the night of the murder.
▪ in connection with
▪
A man is being ~ed in connection with the robbery.
▪ on
▪
He was ~ed on his role in the affair.
Question is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ counsel , ↑ critic , ↑ eye , ↑ police , ↑ report , ↑ sceptic
Question is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ability , ↑ accuracy , ↑ assertion , ↑ assumption , ↑ authenticity , ↑ authority , ↑ belief , ↑ choice , ↑ competence , ↑ correctness , ↑ credentials , ↑ credibility , ↑ decision , ↑ dogma , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ existence , ↑ fairness , ↑ feasibility , ↑ honesty , ↑ impartiality , ↑ importance , ↑ integrity , ↑ judgement , ↑ legality , ↑ logic , ↑ loyalty , ↑ manhood , ↑ merit , ↑ morality , ↑ motivation , ↑ motive , ↑ myth , ↑ practice , ↑ relevance , ↑ reliability , ↑ sanity , ↑ sexuality , ↑ sincerity , ↑ suitability , ↑ suspect , ↑ usefulness , ↑ utility , ↑ validity , ↑ value , ↑ viability , ↑ view , ↑ wisdom , ↑ witness , ↑ worth