0
Diamondrg Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

correct, true, right

When would you use these? and what are the differences?

1-correct, right, true

2-wrong, false, incorrect, untrue
  

Top answer

I I always use ‘correct’ when I want to ask my students to correct themselves their mistakes. When they correct mistakes in some answers in choral, they usually speak chorally ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ We usually do ‘True’ `False’ exercises. And my students always make incorrect sentences in their answers so I should correct them all the time.

— Phuongninhbao

  • I I always use ‘correct’ when I want to ask my students to correct themselves their mistakes.
  • When they correct mistakes in some answers in choral, they usually speak chorally ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ We usually do ‘True’ `False’ exercises.
  • And my students always make incorrect sentences in their answers so I should correct them all the time.
  • Phuong ninh
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

6 Answers
0
I

I always use ‘correct’ when I want to ask my students to correct themselves their mistakes. When they correct mistakes in some answers in choral, they usually speak chorally ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ We usually do ‘True’ `False’ exercises. Sometimes, I make some untrue statements such as; If I’m a bird, I’ll be a white bird or if I’m a cloud I’ll be a white cloud.And my students always make i
0
0
I always use correct and incorrect to criticism sentences .For example:What a boy1 correct You and I am the same class: incorrect. My students like to do True and False exercises.When I ask them to correst some sentences on the board, they answer chorally;; 'wrong' ,' right'.Sometimes, I make a mistake, I write some untrue statements. My students don't understand, so I shouid correct them. I'm i
0
0
"Correct" and "right" are interchangeable, but "correct" is somewhat more formal. When speaking informally, I almost always use "right". The same goes for "Incorrect" and "wrong". (note: "false" has the exact same meaning as "untrue")

Examples:
- Are you sure you have the right address?
- Are you sure you have the correct address? (more formal)

- Was the address given to
0
0
thank you very much indeed.
0
0
The biggest problem for speakers of Turkish is the difference between 'correct' and 'true', and possibly their opposites ('incorrect' and 'false'). Note the following incorrect use of 'true'.

Which of the following is true?
-- I love her more than he.
-- I love her more than him.

The English speaker answers,
I have no idea.
0
0
OK. Jim You are definitely right. The problem seems to result from the fact that in Turkish we have only one word for "correct, right, true = dogru"

1- Is this sentence correct? = Bu cümle dogru mu?

2- A: You love her, don't you? B: Yes, that's true.

= A: Onu seviyorsun, degil mi? B: Evet, bu dogru.

The same thing is tru
0

Related Questions