He gave her a shove so that she would answer to his question.
Are the use of 'would' and 'to' correct here? I think I can safely omit 'to' between 'answer' and 'his question'. 'Would' seems to me incorrect, but I don't know what will take its place.
Thanks.
He gave her a shove so that she would answer to his question. would Fine to Incorrect
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He gave her a shove so that she would answer to his question.
would Fine
to Incorrect