This document discusses yes/no questions and short answers in English. It provides examples of common yes/no questions, and the short and long answer formats. For a yes answer, the short response is "Yes, I/she/it/etc. do/does/is" and the long response includes the verb. For a no answer, the short response is "No, I/she/it/etc. don't/doesn't/isn't" and the long response also includes the verb. Contractions are not used for the affirmative part of the short answer.

1. 5-1 Yes/No Questions and Short
Answers
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2. Ayes/noquestionis
aquestionthatcan
beansweredby
yesorno.
Yes/No
Question
Short Answer
(+ Long Answer_
Do you like
tea?
Yes, I do. (I like tea.)
No, I don’t. (I don’t like tea.)
Did Sue call? Yes, she did. (Sue called.)
No, she didn’t. (Sue didn’t call)
Have you met
Al?
Yes, I have. (I have met Al.)
No, I haven’t. (I haven’t met
Al.)
Is it raining? Yes, it is. (It’s raining.)
No, it isn’t. (It isn’t raining.)
Will Rob be
here?
Yes, he will. (Rob will be here.)
No, he won’t. (Rob won’t be
here.)

3. Theaffirmative
answerisnot
contracted.
INCORRECT
** Yes, I’ve.
**Yes, it’s.
**Yes, he’ll