Question

Choose the correct answer for the following question.
Do they live in England?
a) Yes they live
b) No, they don’t have
c) Yes, they do
d) No, they aren’t

Answer 1

Hint: Your answer must have the auxiliary verb in the positive form as its main component. This means that it cannot have the word ‘no’.

Complete answer : For this question, we are going to examine what short answers are. Short answers are brief and curt answers. We use short answers as sometimes, the situation demands that our answers be formal and saying only yes or only no can seem rude.
Before learning short answers, we must have a few concepts in place.
Firstly, we need to know the difference between the auxiliary verb and the main or the conjugated infinitive verb.
>The auxiliary verb is also known as the helping verb.
>Conjugation means to make the subject match the verb.
>The infinitive is the ‘to form’ of the verb.
>Auxiliary verbs precede the conjugated verb.
When a question is asked with the auxiliary verb in place, the answer should always have the auxiliary verb first. The conjugated verb may or may not follow.

Let us examine the options given to us.
Option ‘a’ Yes they live - This option is wrong as the auxiliary verb is missing.
Option ‘b’ No, they don’t have - This option is wrong as the verb has been changed and negated.
Option ‘c’ Yes, they do - This option is right as it has the proper auxiliary verb.
Option ‘d’ No, they aren’t - This option is wrong as the verb has been changed and negated.

Hence option ‘c’ is the correct answer.

Note: Understanding auxiliary verbs and infinitive verbs will help you to frame short answers in the right format.