Topic 26 Overview of Short Answers
There are only 4 types of questions that we
will give ‘Yes / No’ answer.
A.
Verb-to-be
Am
Is Was [S]
------------------------?
Are Were
Yes, [S] am / is / are / was / were.
No, [S] isn’t / aren’t / wasn’t / weren’t. (am
not = aren’t)
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In
Verb-to-be The Subject must always agree with the Verb in Person and Number.
‘No’ always goes with the word ‘not’.
Am [I] tall?
Yes, [you] are. (No,
[you] aren’t.)
Is [Rose] lazy?
Yes, [she] is. (No, [she] isn’t.)
Are [you] willing to help?
Yes, [I] am. (No, [I]
am not (*aren’t))
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B. Do
Does Did
[S] V ------------------------- ?
Yes, [S] do / does / did.
No, [S] don’t / doesn’t / didn’t.
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Do [you] cycle to school every day?
Yes, [I] do. (No, [I] don’t.)
Does [Francis] like fishing?
Yes, [he] does. (No, [he] doesn’t.)
Did [the children] pick up all the rubbish this morning?
Yes, [they] did. (No,
[they] didn’t.)
In the
Simple Present Tense, ‘Do / Does’ must agree with the Subject in Person and in
Number.
In the Simple
Past Tense, ‘Did’ is used regardless of the Subject in Person and in
Number.
The
Simple Past Form of ‘Do / Does’ is ‘Did’. (90)
C) a) Have
Has Had [S]
----------------------------?
Yes, [S] have / has / had.
No, [S] haven’t / hasn’t / hadn’t.
b)
Have
Has Had [S]
F4
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The
Question patterns a) are the Simple Present Tense and the Simple Past
Tense; b) the Present Perfect Tense and
the Past Perfect Tense.
But the
‘Yes / No’ answer is the same.
‘Have /
Has’ must agree with the Subject in Person and in Number. But ‘Had’ is used with any subject.
Like
‘Did’, ‘Had’ is used regardless of the Subject in Person and in Number.
The
Simple Past Form of ‘have / has’ is ‘had’.
Have [you] a scooter?
Yes, [I] have. (No, [I] haven’t.)
Has [she] a new blouse?
Yes, [she] has. (No,
[she] hasn’t.)
Had Ali a hamster last year?
Yes, he had. (No, he hadn’t.)
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Have [Joe and his brother] found the pencil box?
Yes, [they] have. (No,
[they] haven’t.)
Has [your grandfather] come back from China?
Yes, [he] has.
(No, [he] hasn’t.)
Had Mrs Chong switched off all the lights before he left
the office?
Yes, she had. (No, she
hadn’t.)
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D) Can
/ Could
May /
Might
Shall /
Should [S] be / V
------------------------?
Will / Would
Must
*Ought [S]
to V
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Yes, [S] can / could / may / might /
shall / should / will / would /
must / ought.
No, [S] can’t / couldn’t / mayn’t / mightn’t / shan’t / shouldn’t /
won’t / would / mustn’t /
oughtn’t.
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Can Mr Huang be a psychologist?
Yes, he is. (No, he isn’t.) /
(No, I don’t think so.)
Can Maria speak Chinese very well?
Yes, she can. (No, she
can’t.)
Could [Gui Ing] accompany you to town last Friday?
Yes, [she] could. (No,
she couldn’t.)
May Tom borrow your calculator for a while?
Yes, he may. (No, he
mayn’t.) *(No, he can’t.)
Should the boy wear the shoes into the room?
Yes, he may. (No, he shouldn’t.)
Must [Nora] bring this cash register home?
Yes, [she] must.
(No, [she] mustn’t.) (No,
she needn’t.)
Must the children be very quiet in class?
Yes, they must. *(No, they
needn’t.)
Ought [the children] to follow the leader to the jungle?
Yes, [they] ought. (No,
[they] oughtn’t.)
Take note
that the Modal Auxiliary Verbs just like ‘did / had’ are not affected by the
Subject in Person and in Number.
Topic 26 Overview of Short Answer
Exercise 151
Give short answers to these questions.
1. Are
[you] thirsty now? Yes,
___________. No, _____________.
2. Am
[I] thin? Yes,
___________. No, ____________.
3. Was
[Anna] sick last Friday? Yes,
___________ . No, ____________.
4. Were
[the children] excited? Yes, ___________ . No, ____________.
5. Is
[Maria] angry now? Yes,
___________. No, ____________.
6. Are
[they] rich? Yes,
___________. No, ____________.
7. Is
[Jeff] clumsy? Yes,
___________. No, ____________.
8. Am
[I] slow? Yes,
___________. No, ____________.
9. Were
[the people] restless? Yes,
____________. No, ___________.
10. Was [Miss Wei] lenient? Yes, ____________. No, ___________.
Exercise 152
Give short answers to these questions.
1. Does
[Alice] forgive
others easily ?
Yes, ________________. No,
_________________.
2. Do
[you] often forget to bring your textbooks to school?
Yes, _________________. No,
_________________.
3. Did [Tom] eat a lot of salted
fish?
Yes, _________________. No,
_________________.
4. Did
[Doris] keep some geese last year?
Yes, _________________. No,
_________________.
5. Does
[your grandfather] smoke?
Yes, __________________. No,
_________________.
6. Do
[the children] read a lot?
Yes, __________________. No,
__________________.
Exercise 153
Give short answers to these questions.
1. Have
[you] done your homework?
Yes, __________________. No,
___________________.
2. Has
[the duck] laid a few eggs already?
Yes, __________________. No,
____________________.
3. Had
[Rowena] sewn the shirt before she went out?
Yes, __________________. No,
____________________.
4. Has
[Miss Tiong] explained the questions?
Yes, __________________. No,
____________________.
5. Have
[the pupils] lined up?
Yes, __________________. No,
_____________________.
6. Had
[Tim] printed the paper when you arrived?
Yes, __________________. No,
______________________.(93)
Exercise 154
Give short answers to these questions.
1. Could
[you] inform her of the meeting?
Yes, _________________. No,
_______________________.
2. Will
[Ahsiah’s parents] open a cafe?
Yes, _________________. No,
_______________________.
3. Must [he] wear a uniform
to work?
Yes, _________________. No,
_______________________.
4. Must
[I] leave my luggage there for checking?
Yes, _________________. No,
________________________.
5. Would
[Ahmad] move the rock away for us?
Yes, _________________. No,
________________________.
6. Should
[the children] do so much homework?
Yes, _________________. No,
_________________________.
Exercise 155
1. Has
[Leena] written all the invitation cards?
Yes, __________________. No, _________________________.
2. Are
[you] well-prepared to face them?
Yes, __________________. No, _________________________.
3. Can
[Joan] play the violin well?
Yes, ___________________.
No, ________________________.
4. Do
[you] take a bus to school every day?
Yes, ___________________.
No, ________________________.
5. Did
[Ruhsiah] quarrel with Ramus last Wednesday?
Yes, ___________________.
No, _________________________.
6. Have
[the pupils] washed their hands?
Yes, ___________________. No,
__________________________.
Exercise 156
Give short answers to these questions.
1. Is [the principal] ready to
announce the news?
Yes, ___________________. No,
___________________________.
2. Might
[it] be a storm?
Yes, ___________________. No,
____________________________.
3. Was
[Mr Wong] lenient to them the day before yesterday?
Yes, ___________________. No,
____________________________.
4. Does
[Timothy] read a lot of comic strips every day?
Yes, ___________________. No,
_____________________________.
5. Am
[I] too bossy?
Yes, __________________. No,
______________________________.
6. Were
[the teachers] very busy last week?
Yes, __________________. No, ___________________________.(
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