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Yellowstarstruck Posted 7 years ago
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Rightly

Hi! The underlined for 1 and 2 are adverbs, is number 3 possible? Also for 4 and 5, which is preferred for written English? Thanks, Fulvio

1. He answered correctly.

2. He answered right.

3. He answered rightly.

4. He answered the question correctly.

5. He correctly answered the question.

  

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yellowstarstruck 1. He answered correctly. OK.

  • yellowstarstruck 1.
  • He answered correctly.
  • OK.
  • yellowstarstruck 2.
  • He answered right.
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yellowstarstruck1. He answered correctly.

OK.

yellowstarstruck2. He answered right.

Not great English.

yellowstarstruck3. He answered rightly.

No.

yellowstarstruck4. He answered the question correctly.
5. He correctly answered the question.

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