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"what do you answer?" -why this sentence is wrong? answer me

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"what do you answer?" is wrong. suppose you can say "what is your answer?".
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An alternative answer is, "how do you answer (this)?", however Rinoa's response is probably the better one. I think the question sounds wrong because "what" indicates a noun, and the possessive 'your' indicates that "answer" is a noun and not a verb. It's still a possible sentence in English, but it sounds clumsy because 'answer' can be a verb or a noun. It's better to make it clear by saying "how do you answer (=verb)" or what is your answer (=noun)"

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