They asked me a lot of questions. vs They asked a lot of questions to me.

The phrase 'they asked me a lot of questions.' is correct and commonly used in English. The second phrase 'they asked a lot of questions to me.' is not incorrect, but it is less common and not the typical word order in English.

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They asked me a lot of questions.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase follows the standard word order in English where the indirect object 'me' comes before the direct object 'a lot of questions.'

Examples:

They asked me a lot of questions about my trip.
She asked me a lot of questions during the interview.
He asked me a lot of questions to understand the situation.
The teacher asked me a lot of questions in class.
The police officer asked me a lot of questions at the station.

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Nov 7, 2014 ... They asked me a lot of questions and some of them I couldn't answer but my Mom was there to help. I told them about how 3B got started and ...
They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb." "Was it hard?" Annabeth asked.” ― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth. tags: annabeth- chase ...
"Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything." "Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb."
They asked me a lot of questions about what I did at my current job and they were very concerned with my performance reviews at my current ...

Alternatives:

They asked a lot of questions.
They asked me many questions.
They asked many questions to me.
They asked a lot of questions of me.
They asked me a bunch of questions.

They asked a lot of questions to me.

This phrase is not incorrect, but it is less common and not the typical word order in English.

While this phrase is grammatically correct, it is less common in English. The more common word order places the indirect object before the direct object, as in 'they asked me a lot of questions.'

Alternatives:

They asked me a lot of questions.
They asked many questions to me.
They asked a lot of questions of me.
They asked me a bunch of questions.
They asked a lot of questions.

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They asked me a lot of questions. vs They asked a lot of questions to me.