1a. The interviewer asked me about my future plans. GOOD 1b. The interviewer asked me my future plans. Sort of Okay, A is better 1c. The interviewer asked me for my future plans. Grammatically good, but weird. The interviewer is making a demand, which seems odd. 2a. She asked the students their names. GOOD 2b. She asked the students about their names. GOOD, but she is not asking what their names are, but for other information related to their names. 2c. She asked the names of the students to the students. BAD 2d. She asked the students ' names to them. BAD

1a "about" and "She asked the students for their names", or, "She asked the students what their names were".