Auxiliary Verbs – Pomoćni glagoli – Short answers – Kratki odgovori

Kada pitanja počinju sa wh rečima, ona zahtevaju detaljniji odgovor.

What did you do last night?
– I went to a party with a couple of friends.

Na ovo pitanje nismo mogli reći Yes, I did. 

Međutim, ako imamo formu pitanja koja počinju sa Da li… (odnosno Yes/No questions), po pravilu na njih je moguće odgovoriti kratkim odgovorom:

Are you from Serbia?
– Yes, I am. (= Yes, I am from Serbia.)
– No, I am not. (= No, I am not from Serbia).

Ako pažljivo pogledate primere, videćete da smo u odgovoru koristili prvi glagol upitne rečenice (bio on pomoćni ili modalni).

Na taj način formiramo kratke odgovore, uz pomoć yes ili no odgovora, subjekta i prvog glagola  iz datog pitanja u određenom licu i vremenu.

U narednim primerima, pokušaćemo da prikažemo većinu kratkih odgovora.

• Is he from Paris?
  – Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
  
  
• Are the girls at the school?
  – Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
  
  
• Was she late?
  – Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
  
  
• Were they busy?
  – Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
  
  
• Can you sing?
  – Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
  
  
• Has she got a phone?
  – Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
  
  
• Do they live in a house?
  – Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
  
  
• Have you ever been to Chile?
  – Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
  
  
• Is he meeting your sister?
  – Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
  
  
• Will we arrive on time?
  – Yes, we will. / No, we won’t.

U odričnom obliku  možemo koristiti duže forme odgovora umesto skraćenica onda kada želimo da naglasimo isti.

• Will he arrive on time?
  – No, he will not.

Kada odgovaramo na pitanje u engleskom jeziku, reći samo kratko da ili ne smatra se nepristojnim. Zato su ove kratke forme odgovora vrlo korisne za takve situacije.

Takođe, kada prihvatamo ili odbijamo ponudu, možemo dati malo drugačije kratke odgovore, poput yes, please ili no, thank you.

• Would you like a cup of coffee?
  – Yes, please. / No, thank you.