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Jerry Chen
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: Need help from native speakers of English |
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Hello,
I would like to know how to answer the questions as follows.
A: Would you like to go there?
(Which one?)
(1) Yes, I would.
(2) Yes, I would like to.
(3) Yes, I would like.
C: Would you like some coffee?
(Which one?)
(1) Yes, I would.
(2) Yes, I would like.
Are there any other ways to respond to the above questions?
Thanks for your help!! |
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
Posts: 1877
Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Need help from native speakers of English |
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| Jerry Chen wrote: |
Hello,
I would like to know how to answer the questions as follows.
A: Would you like to go there?
(Which one?)
(1) Yes, I would.
(2) Yes, I would like to.
(3) Yes, I would like.
C: Would you like some coffee?
(Which one?)
(1) Yes, I would.
(2) Yes, I would like.
Are there any other ways to respond to the above questions?
Thanks for your help!! |
In my opinion, "Yes, I would like" is always wrong. However, "Yes, I would like to" is okay.
"Yes, I would" is fine.
Other ways to respond would include anything that affirms the idea. For example, "Sure." "Uh huh." "Yes indeedy." "Of course." "Yes." "Yeah." "Yep." and so on. Students often think they have to answer a yes/no question with more words than just "yes" or "no." In truth, native speakers often just answer with those words, or other words meaning the same thing. It's ESL teachers (myself included) who ask their students to use, "Yes, I am" or "Yes, I do" or "Yes I did" because it helps students understand the verbs of English. I think it's okay to do that as long as you let your students know that a simple "Yes" or "No" will be a good answer too. |
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