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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

An answer to a question?

Hello,

Could you tell me please why it is a mistake to answer this question: "Do you know humidity?" in this way "yes I do?'' Should it be "yes, I have?"
  

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It is not a mistake. Do you know 'humidity'? - Yes, I do.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is not a mistake.
  • Do you know 'humidity'?
  • - Yes, I do.
  • Do you know the humidity?
  • - Yes, I do.
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It is not a mistake.

Do you know 'humidity'? - Yes, I do.
Do you know the humidity? - Yes, I do.
Do you know what the humidity is today? Yes, I do.

However, it would be more polite to give a fuller answer:

Do you know the humidity? - Yes, I do. It's 83 percent.
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Hello,

It's definitely not a mistake. You should say like that, because there is an auxiliary verb - "do" which should give you a hint. In this case, saying: "yes, I do" is 100% correct.
"Yes, I have" would be misleading here.
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Thank you. A friend of mine confused me. He said that "Yes, I have" implies to formal English. Is he right?
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ninaniaHe said that "Yes, I have" implies to formal English. Is he right?
No.
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It's not a mistake. It's a answer of the tag question. Emotion: wink
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Hi,

What you said, "Yes I do" is right and what your friend who said," Yes I have" is somewhat confusing. So, you can use, "yes I do". It is not wrong at all.

Nidhi
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