A.5 Notice the use of negative short answers.
| Previous pattern (lesson 1) | | |||
| QUESTION | Is the book blue? | |||
| SHORT ANSWER | No, it isn’t. | |||
| New pattern | | |||
| QUESTION | Does john sing well? | |||
| SHORT ANSWER | No, he doesn’t. | |||
| QUESTION | Do Mr. and Mrs. Allen sing? | |||
| SHORT ANSWER | No, they don’t. | |||
| AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWER | ||||
| Sg. | Pl. | |||
| No, I don’t | No, we don’t | |||
| No, you don’t | No, you don’t | |||
| No, he doesn’t | No, they don’t | |||
| | | |||
Exercise 7. Answer the teacher’s question with a negative short answer.
Does john eat lunch here? NO, HE DOESN’T
Do the classes begin at 6 A,M? NO, THEY DON’T.
1. Does john have a tea in the morning?
2. Do Mr. and Mrs. Miller have a tea in the morning?
3. Does Mary have a class at noon?
4. Does she eat lunch here?
5. Does john have eggs and toast for breakfast?
6. Does he have sandwich for lunch?
7. Do classes begin at 6 A.M?
8. Do Mr. and Mrs. Miller study at noon?
9. Does Mr. Miller arrive at 6 A.M?
10. Do john and Mary leave at 4 P.M?
Exercise 8. Practice both affirmative and negative answers. Answer the teacher’s questions (individually). Give a true answer.
Is the book green? YES, IT IS.
Do I understand English? YES, YOU DO?
Does the Class begin at 7 A.M? NO, IT DOESN’T.
1. Is the door closed?
2. Is the door open?
3. Do you have tea for dinner?
4. Do you like coffee?
5. Do you speak Spanish?
6. Does Mr. A speak Spanish?
7. Do you drink milk in the morning?
8. Is Mr. B in class?
9. Do Mr. B and Mr. C speak Spanish?
10. Are we in class?
11. Do I live in the United States?
12. Does Mr. E teach English?
13. Is Miss F a teacher?
14. Do you study in the afternoon?
Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Krohn
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