Grammar fix
answer a question
respond
To give a reply or information when someone asks you something.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
She raised her hand to answer a question during the lesson.
In the IELTS speaking test, it's important to answer a question clearly and give examples from your own experience.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Can you answer to my question?
Say: Can you answer my question?
'Answer' takes the object directly — no 'to'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Provide a response to my inquiry' is customer-service formal; natives just 'answer a question'.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
answer a question
- a question
- honestly
- straight
- fully