asked to, vs asked to do so,

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Asked to' is used when referring to being requested to do something without specifying the action, while 'asked to do so' is used when referring to being requested to do a specific action.

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asked to,

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is requested to do something without specifying the action.

Examples:

He was asked to come to the meeting.
She was asked to help with the project.

Alternatives:

requested to
told to

asked to do so,

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is requested to do a specific action, and 'do so' refers back to the action mentioned.

Examples:

He was asked to complete the report, and he was happy to do so.
She was asked to provide feedback, and she did so promptly.

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We - as Europeans, as states and as Parliament - are being asked to face up to this issue and have been asked to do so, ladies and gentlemen, not just for a few years now, but for a very long time.
In spite of that, when asked to do so, did the legitimately elected Hamas Government not transform itself into a genuine government of national unity?
Our committee had already debated this before being asked to do so, which we were in fact doing only yesterday.
Moving on to relations between the EU and Turkey, I note with deep regret that despite being repeatedly asked to do so, Turkey still refuses to fulfil its obligations on the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the additional protocol to its Association Agreement.
It is therefore obvious that, to safeguard the physical safety of people and property, strict regulations need to be established at European level, or the States need to be asked to do so, with regard to the use of aircraft in exercises.
It knows that it can speak, and if it has not asked to do so, it will be because it has not felt the need to.
Finally, what appeal procedures are open to those who have already paid fines or been asked to do so, and can a class action be brought against the Brussels authorities?
Although the Commission repeatedly asked it to do so, however, Austria did not provide this information [76].
Although the Commission repeatedly asked it to do so, however, Austria did not provide this information [90].
Which Katie asked me to do, so suck it, Riley.
If asked to do so by the Court, the Commission will submit its comments in line with the relevant procedures.
If a President of the Conciliation Commission has not been chosen within two months of the last of the members of the Commission being appointed, the Director-General of Unesco shall, if asked to do so by a Party, designate a President within a further two-month period.
But Boris asked me to do it, so...
He did everything the congressman asked him to do, so if the congressman ordered Humphreys to kill Amber, then why did he show up at her house that afternoon?
We have asked the Commission to do so itself, but it has still not acted, and we have therefore tabled a motion of censure because that is the only means at our disposal.
So, seeing that it was no use fighting against the impossible, I asked to visit this gigantic web.
We are asked to believe so, yes.
-She asked to, you know.
Glad you asked, Neal. So, I'm heading downtown to meet Travis for a drink.
The Commission was asked to submit, two years after the directive has entered into force, a report on its implementation.

Alternatives:

requested to do so
instructed to do so

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