Is 'A Wrong Answer' Grammatically Incorrect?
- I'm afraid that's the wrong answer.
It is a bit strange to talk about 'the wrong answer' when there are usually lots of wrong answers to any question, but it is correct.
Even when there are lots of wrong answers to any questions, am I supposed to use that's the wrong answer not that's a wrong answer? Does any context disallow 'a wrong answer?'
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SanjiFanboy Even when there are lots of wrong answers to any questions, am I supposed to use that's the wrong answer not that's a wrong answer? "the wrong answer" is used a lot more often than "a wrong answer". There is apparently some need for agreement between the article used for right answer and the article used for wrong answer .
- SanjiFanboy Even when there are lots of wrong answers to any questions, am I supposed to use that's the wrong answer not that's a wrong answer?
- "the wrong answer" is used a lot more often than "a wrong answer".
- There is apparently some need for agreement between the article used for right answer and the article used for wrong answer .
- If there is only one correct answer, then "that's the right answer" or "that's the wrong answer" is used.
- com/questions/42871/a-wrong-answer-vs-the-wrong-answer/43203#43203 Although "a wrong answer" is not used as much as "the wrong answer", there are contexts in which it occurs.
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SanjiFanboyEven when there are lots of wrong answers to any questions, am I supposed to use that's the wrong answer not that's a wrong answer?
"the wrong answer" is used a lot more often than "a wrong answer".
There is apparently some need for agreement between the article used for right answer and the article used
0Sadie and her brother Jason are in the same class in school.
The teacher is asking questions about shapes.
Teacher: Sadie, what color is the rectangle?
Sadie: Green
Teacher: That's the wrong answer. Jason, what color is the rectangle?
Jason: Yellow.
Teacher: That's the right answer.
Sadie and Jason go home. Jason says, "Mom, Sadie
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