Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense
Grammar -Be: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No
With closed questions (for the responses: yes and no), we use the verb be for short answers.
BE+SUBJECT ... ?
Yes,+SUBJECT+ BE
BE+SUBJECT ... ?
No, +SUBJECT+ NEG. BE
BE → am/are/is
Examples -Be: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No
QUESTION
Yes/No
SUBJ.
BE
Am I correct?
➤
Yes,
you
are.
Are you a chef?
➤
Yes,
I
am.
Is he at work?
➤
Yes,
he
is.
Is she in Rome?
➤
No,
she
isn't.
Is it a book?
➤
Yes,
it
is.
Are we near?
➤
Yes,
we
are.
Are they busy?
➤
No,
they
aren't.
⚠ Be Careful!
SHORT ANSWER → POSITIVE CONTRACTION ✘
Yes, I'm. ✘
Yes, I am. ✔
Yes, he's. ✘
Yes, he is. ✔
Yes, we're. ✘
Yes, we are. ✔
SHORT ANSWER → NEGATIVE CONTRACTION ✔
No, I'm not. ✔
No, he isn't. ✔
No, we aren't. ✔
Symbols & Abbreviations
✔
Correct
✘
Incorrect
N.
Noun
NEG.
Negative
SUBJ.
Subject
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