Question 1
(A) _____ you a student?
(B) Yes, I _____.
With a student (a noun) we use be, not do: Are you…? The short answer is Yes, I am.
Question 2
(A) Do your brothers study hard?
(B) No, they _____.
The question uses Do, so the short answer uses do too: No, they don't. Not doesn't, because they goes with do.
Question 3
(A) _____ your friend busy now?
(B) Yes, he _____.
Busy is an adjective, so we use be: Is your friend busy? The answer is Yes, he is.
Question 4
(A) Does it usually snow in July?
(B) No, it _____.
The question uses Does, so the answer uses does: No, it doesn't. Not don't, because it goes with does.
Question 5
(A) Is it four-thirty?
(B) Yes, it _____.
The question uses Is, so the answer is Yes, it is.
Question 6
(A) _____ you know the answer?
(B) No, I _____.
Know is a normal verb, not be, so we ask with Do: Do you know the answer? The short answer is No, I don't. Not Are, because we don't use are with a verb like know.
Question 7
(A) _____ Thomas here today?
(B) Yes, he _____.
Here has no action verb, so we use be: Is Thomas here? The answer is Yes, he is.
Question 8
(A) Do you always _____ breakfast?
(B) Yes, I do.
After Do you, we use the base form of the verb: Do you eat…? Not eats, because do already shows the tense.
Question 9
(A) _____ you _____ TV?
(B) Yes, I do.
The answer Yes, I do shows the question uses Do: Do you watch TV? After Do, use the base form watch.
Question 10
(A) _____ those your books over there?
(B) Yes, they _____.
Those is plural and there is no action verb, so we use Are: Are those your books? The answer is Yes, they are.
Question 11
(A) Do you like to watch movies?
(B) Yes, I _____.
The question uses Do, and the answer starts with Yes, so it is Yes, I do.
Question 12
(A) _____ I late?
(B) No, you _____.
Late is an adjective, so we use be: Am I late? The answer is No, you aren't.
Question 13
(A) Are you Patrick?
(B) Yes, I _____.
The question uses Are you, so the answer is Yes, I am.
Question 14
(A) Where are they? Are they here?
(B) No, they _____.
The question uses Are they, so the answer is No, they aren't. Not don't, because there is no do in the question.
Question 15
(A) Is today Monday?
(B) _____, it _____.
The question uses Is, so the answer uses is: Yes, it is. No, it is is wrong because No needs isn't.
Question 16
(A) Are these questions easy?
(B) Yes, they _____.
The question uses Are, so the answer is Yes, they are.
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