| Short Answers must have THREE words:
[Yes/No] + [subject] + [verb]. 1 2 3 I jokingly tell my students "THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER!" |
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(singular) Were you? (singular) Did I? Were they? Was he? Had we? (plural) Did you? Did he? Had it? Were we? Had you? Was it? Did she? Had they? Did it? Was she? Did we? Had he? (singular) Did you? (point to yourself) Was I? Did they? Had she? |
Yes, I was. Yes, you did. Yes, they were. Yes, he was. Yes, we had. Yes, we did. Yes, he did. Yes, it had. Yes, we were. Yes, we had. Yes, it was. Yes, she did. Yes, they had. Yes, it did. Yes, she was. Yes, we did. Yes, he had. Yes, I did. Yes, you were. Yes, they did. Yes, she had. |
(singular) Were you? (singular) Did I? Were they? Was he? Had we? (plural) Did you? Did he? Had it? Were we? Had you? Was it? Did she? Had they? Did it? Was she? Did we? Had he? (singular) Did you? (point to yourself) Was I? Did they? Had she? |
No, I wasn't. No, you didn't. No, they weren't. No, he wasn't. No, we hadn't. No, we didn't. No, he didn't. No, it hadn't. No, we weren't. No, we hadn't. No, it wasn't. No, she didn't. No, they hadn't. No, it didn't. No, she wasn't. No, we didn't. No, he hadn't. No, I didn't. No, you weren't. No, they didn't. No, she hadn't. |
NOTES:
Questions with 'you' as the subject:
When indicating singular, point to one student. (Student should reply with 'I')
When indicating plural, point to several students. (Students should reply with 'we')Questions with 'I' as the subject:
Point to yourself. (Students should reply with 'you')