Conversationisbasicallyaprocessofexchanginginformation,establishing common ground among interactants. In conversation, speakers often producecandidateanswersin responsetoapriorquestion asaway of cooperating with each other.Thisstudy investigatestypesandfunctions of candidate answers from an interactional perspective, exploring sequentialstructureswhichinvolvetheuseofcandidateanswers.First,it classifiestypesofcandidateanswersininteractionintermsofsame-turn and next-turn candidateanswers.Second,based on theclassification of candidate answers,it examines sequential aspects in the negotiation process forsecuring correctinformation.Third,this research examines interactionalfunctions of candidate answers.Examination shows that functions ofcandidate answers can be summarized into the following terms: (i)securing correctinformation,(ii)seeking confirmation,(iii) inviting correction,(iv)indicating alimited stateofknowledge,and (v) displaying collaborative attitudes. Finally, this research shows an interactivenatureofconversationwhichisreflectedin doing questioning and offering a candidate answer in the negotiation process between interactants for seeking information about the referents being talked about.