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Short AnswersSaying ‘Yes, I do. / No, I don’t’ in English is more polite than just saying ‘Yes. /
No.’ That’s why short answers are very commonly used. To form the short answer, you use the first word from the question. (This is either an auxiliary verb or a form of ‘be’.) Use the long form (he does) in affirmative answers (yes). Use the short form (he doesn’t) in negative answers (no). Question Affirmative Negative Do we know him? Yes, we do. No, we don’t. Can she see me? Yes, she can. No, she can’t. Have they read the book? Yes, they have. No, theyhaven’t. Is he hungry? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. Mind: If ‘you’ is the subject of the question, ‘you’ must be replaced by ‘I’ or‘we’. Question Affirmative Negative Do you know him? Yes, I / we do. No, I / we don’t. If the question starts with ‘are you’, ‘are’ must sometimes be replaced by ‘am’. Question Affirmative Negative Are you hungry? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. But: → Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. |
As the world becomes additional world and integrated community, English language plays a vital role in connecting people and their ideas to at least one another. www.engforu.com is created by Maung Maung One. My goal is, the people of Myanmar who need to develop English Language must be supported as much as I can. Its purpose was to help expand learner access to the Basic English. I would like to give our special thanks to BBC, VOA for graciously allowing us to use their news stories as a basis of our learning activities. Their stories, photos and videos have made learning interesting and appropriate for adults.