Im Englischen anwortet man auf eine Entscheidungsfrage nicht nur mit "Yes" oder "No". Man verwendet die Kurzantwort. Hier sind einige Beispiele.
| Entscheidungsfrage | Kurzantwort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is | he | from London? | Yes, |
he |
is. | |
| No, | he | isn't. | ||||
| Are | the boys | at your school? | Yes, |
they |
are. | |
| No, | they | aren't. | ||||
| Can | you | play | ice-hockey? | Yes, | I | can. |
| No, | I | can't. | ||||
| Have | we | got | ketchup? | Yes, | we | have. |
| No, | we | haven't. | ||||
| Has | she | got | a mobile phone? | Yes, | she | has. |
| No, | she | hasn't. | ||||
| Do | they | live | in a flat? | Yes, | they | do. |
| No, | they | don't. | ||||
| Does | he | work | in an office? | Yes, | he | does. |
| No, | he | doesn't. | ||||
| Did | it | rain | yesterday? | Yes, | it | did. |
| No, | it | didn't. | ||||
| Are | they | writing | a test now? | Yes, | they | are. |
| No, | they | aren't. | ||||
| Have | you | been | to Scotland? | Yes, | I | have. |
| No, | I | haven't. | ||||
| Has | she | been waiting | for long? | Yes, | she | has. |
| No, | she | hasn't. | ||||
| Is | he | going to see | his sister? | Yes, | he | is. |
| No, | he | isn't. | ||||
| Will | we | arrive | on time? | Yes, | we | will. |
| No, | we | won't. | ||||
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