A.4 Notice the use of affirmative short answer.
| Previous pattern (lesson 1) | |
| QUESTION | Is john busy? |
| SHORT ANSWER | Yes, he is. |
| New pattern | |
| QUESTION | Does john like coffee? |
| SHORT ANSWER | Yes, he does. |
| QUESTION | Do Mr. and Mrs. Allen like tea? |
| SHORT ANSWER | Yes, they do. |
COMMENTS
In the short answer above, Yes, he does means Yes, John like coffee and Yes, they do means Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Allen like tea. Notice that do and does are substitutes for the verb phrases. In the examples, does replaces like coffee, and do replace like tea.
| AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWER | |
| Sg. | Pl. |
| Yes, I do | Yes, we do |
| Yes, you do. | Yes, you do. |
| Yes, he does. | Yes, they do. |
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES
Do you like coffee? YES, I DO.
Does the new student like the class? YES, HE DOES.
Exercise 6. Answer the teacher’s question with an affirmative short answer.
Does mary study in the night? YES, SHE DOES.
Do Mr. and Mrs. Allen drink tea? YES, THEY DO.
1. Does mr. Allen study in the morning?
2. Do john and Mary study in the afternoon?
3. Do they have class in the morning?
4. Do they understand the lesson?
5. Does Mary understand English?
6. Do the students understand it?
7. Does Mr. Miller sing well?
8. Does Mrs. Miller work?
9. Does john pronounce well?
10. Does he practice at home?
11. Do john and Mary study at night?
12. Do they write the letters every week?
Taken from : English sentence structure by Robert Krohn
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