THE SIMPLE PRESENT : YES/NO QUESTIONS

Yes no question is question calling for a short answer of yes or no. We just need to say yes or no to answer the question. The answer “yes” asserts a positive answer that make a positive sentence and the answer ”no” asserts the negative one.

EXAMPLE

Yes/No Questions and Short Answer

Be {am, is, are}

1.      Are you a doctor ?

Short answer :

·         (+) Yes, i am

·         (-) No, i am not

Long answer :

·         (+) Yes, i am a doctor

·         (-) No. I am not a doctor

2.      Is your mother ?

Short anser :

·         (+) Yes, she is

·         (-) No, she is not

Long answer :

·           (+) Yes, she is my mother

·           (-) No, she is not my mother

3.      Are they in the classroom ?

Shor answer :

·         (+) Yes, they are

·         (-) No, they are not

Long answer :

·           (+) Yes, they are in the classroom

·           (-) No, they are not in the classroom

Auxilary Verb {Do, Does}

1.         Do you smoke in your room, jhon ?

Short answer :

·           (+) Yes, i do

·           (-) No, i do not

Long answer :

·           (+) Yes, i smoke in my room

·           (-) No, i don’t smoke in my room

2.      Does mother ask you to close the door ?

Short answer:

·           (+) Yes, she does

·           (-) No, she does not

Long answer :

·         (+) Yes, she asks me to close the door

·         (-) No, she doesn’t ask me to close the door