English Grammar Quiz: Short Answers and Affirmative/Negative Forms

Short Answers and Questions

• Short answers:
  • Yes/No questions: Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
  • Information questions: I get up at 7:00 am.
• Questions:
  • Yes/No questions: Do you like coffee?
  • Information questions: What do you do on Sundays?

Affirmative and Negative Forms

• Affirmative:
  • I/you/we/they + base form of the verb (e.g. I play tennis.)
  • He/she/it + -s/-es form of the verb (e.g. He plays tennis.)
• Negative:
  • I/you/we/they + don't + base form of the verb (e.g. I don't play tennis.)
  • He/she/it + doesn't + base form of the verb (e.g. He doesn't play tennis.)

Usage in Daily Life

• Habits and routines: I wake up at 7:00 am., She brushes her teeth twice a day.
• General truths: The sun rises in the east., Water boils at 100°C.
• Fixed schedules: The bus leaves at 8:00 am., The store opens at 9:00 am.

Sentence Formation

• Statement: I drink coffee in the morning.
• Question: Do you drink coffee in the morning?
• Negative statement: I don't drink coffee in the morning.
• Negation of a question: Don't you drink coffee in the morning?

Verb Conjugation

• Base form: play
• I/you/we/they: play
• He/she/it: plays
• Negative: don't play (I/you/we/they) / doesn't play (he/she/it)

Short Answers and Questions

• Short answers to yes/no questions should be in the format Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
• Short answers to information questions should provide the requested information, e.g. I get up at 7:00 am.
• Yes/no questions should be phrased as Do you like coffee?
• Information questions should be phrased as What do you do on Sundays?

Affirmative and Negative Forms

Present Simple

• Affirmative form:
  • I/you/we/they use the base form of the verb
  • He/she/it use the -s/-es form of the verb
• Negative form:
  • I/you/we/they use don't + base form of the verb
  • He/she/it use doesn't + base form of the verb

Usage in Daily Life

• Habits and routines are described using the present simple, e.g. I wake up at 7:00 am.
• General truths are described using the present simple, e.g. The sun rises in the east.
• Fixed schedules are described using the present simple, e.g. The bus leaves at 8:00 am.

Sentence Formation

• Statements are formed using the subject + verb, e.g. I drink coffee in the morning.
• Questions are formed by inverting the subject and verb, e.g. Do you drink coffee in the morning?
• Negative statements are formed using don't or doesn't, e.g. I don't drink coffee in the morning.
• Negation of a question is formed using don't or doesn't, e.g. Don't you drink coffee in the morning?

Verb Conjugation

• The base form of a verb is used as the base for conjugation, e.g. play
• I/you/we/they use the base form of the verb
• He/she/it use the -s/-es form of the verb, e.g. plays
• The negative form uses don't or doesn't with the base form of the verb, e.g. don't play or doesn't play

Test your understanding of short answers and questions, as well as affirmative and negative sentence forms in English grammar.