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short answers
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jccm
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short answers
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Can we use "Yes, I like." instead of "Yes, I do." on answering a question such as "Do you like soup?". |
30 Mar 2011
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jojox
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i think that should be "Yes i do."
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30 Mar 2011
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Mariethe House
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Yes, "I like it" is possible , but not just: I like.
Or you can say: Yes I do, I like it! 
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30 Mar 2011
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Redbull
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Your short answer is fine...... no problem in saying Yes I like as a short answer.
It �s an informal way of saying yes I do like soup very much. REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW  . |
30 Mar 2011
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dszilvi
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"Yes, I like it. " or
"yes, I do." or emphasizing it
Yes, I do like it." |
30 Mar 2011
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sp.watson
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Sorry Redbull, but I think you are wrong!As a short answer "Yes, I like" is not natural. It is neither grammatically correct nor is it used colloquially. I think that many languages do repeat the main verb in the answer, but in English it is the auxiliary verb that is repeated, eg:
Did you like it? -> Yes, I did/ No, I didn �t Will you go? -> Yes, I will/ No, I won �t Can you help? -> Yes, I can/ No, I can �t ... etc.
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30 Mar 2011
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Jccm,
Sp.watson is correct.
We often answer a question with a short answer, repeating the Auxiliary Verb, (when there is one), or the Modal Verb, NOT the Main Verb.
"Do you like milk?" "Yes, I do." OR "No, I don �t"
"Did you enjoy the film?" "No, I didn �t" OR "Yes, I did"
"Can you swim?" "Yes, I can." OR "No, I can �t"
"Would you like a cup of tea?" "Yes, I would." OR "No, I wouldn �t"
"Must you go now?" "Yes, I must." OR "No, I mustn �t"
"Is your name Ali?" "Yes, it is." OR "No, it isn �t"
"Are they English?" "Yes, they are." OR "No, they aren �t"
"Have you a dictionary?" "Yes, I have." OR "No, I haven�t"
"Do you like soup?" "Yes, I do." OR "No, I don �t"
I hope that this helps.
Les
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30 Mar 2011
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PhilipR
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Redbull has it wrong of course. Most Thais would indeed reply �Yes I like � to this question, but every decent teacher knows this is not correct English. �Yes, I do � would be the most used correct answer.
Please stop teaching this to your students, Redbull. You �re not doing them any favours. |
30 Mar 2011
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[email protected]
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Or, to put it another way, �like � (as a verb) is transitive, and therefore must take an object.
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30 Mar 2011
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moravc
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I agree with
dszilvi and ldthemagicman - great examples!
I teach the beginners to use in the short answers the "helping word" (auxiliary/modal verb) which would appear in the question.
Same with the question tags - use the "negative/positive (opposite)" "helping word" in the question tags.
You like pea soup, don �t you?
You don�t like beef soup, do you?
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30 Mar 2011
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kinho
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if idthemagicman replied like that it�s because it�s correct guys!! He�s a native speaker and also a teacher(or would be a professor ?) Nothing to declare anymore..... lol. |
30 Mar 2011
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