Collocation
answer correctly
Definition
to give the right answer; to respond in a way that is accurate
'answer correctly' is a common English collocation. to give the right answer; to respond in a way that is accurate
answer + correctly
“If you answer correctly, you get one point.”
Examples
- You must _____ correctly to pass the quiz.
- She _____ correctly on every question in the review.
- Can you _____ correctly without using your notes?
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- He didn’t _____ correctly because he misunderstood the instructions.
- The first student to _____ correctly will win a small prize.
- I was nervous, but I still _____ correctly when the interviewer asked about my experience.
- If the system detects that you _____ correctly, it will move you to the next level.
- Only two teams _____ correctly under the time limit.
- Students who _____ correctly are asked to explain their reasoning to the class.
More verb + adverbs
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
- go abroad to travel to or live in a foreign country
- go wrong to fail, stop working correctly, or develop a problem; to happen in an unexpected bad way
- go smoothly to happen or progress without problems, delays, or difficulties