Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Answer or respond
Marcus comes in to see the broken TV. He turns to Andre.
Marcus: What happened?
Andre doesn't answer/respond, just smiles to himself.
Can I use both answer and respond here? Which one seems best to use?
Top answer
anonymous Can I use both answer and respond here? Yes. anonymous Which one seems best better to use?
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anonymousCan I use both answer and respond here?
Yes.
anonymousWhich one seemsbestbetter to use?
respond (personal opinion)
"best" applies only with more than two choices.
CJ
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