Collocation
answer incorrectly
Definition
to give a wrong answer; to respond in a way that is not correct
'answer incorrectly' is a common English collocation. to give a wrong answer; to respond in a way that is not correct
answer + incorrectly
“He answered incorrectly because he misread the question.”
Examples
- I _____ incorrectly on the first question and lost points.
- If you _____ incorrectly, try again and read the directions carefully.
- She _____ incorrectly because she clicked the wrong option.
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- Don’t _____ incorrectly just because you’re rushing.
- He has _____ incorrectly twice, so the system locked the quiz.
- They _____ incorrectly on several items due to a calculation error.
- You may _____ incorrectly if you ignore the units in the problem.
- The participants _____ incorrectly, not realizing the question was a trick one.
- I had _____ incorrectly on the form, so I had to submit a correction.
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