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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

No, He is in the office now / No, I can do it.

I have learned that "No" should be followed by "not" like "No, I am not", "No I can't", etc.

However, I have seen lots of sentences like "No, it's okay", "No, I can do it", "No, He is in the office now".

For example,

A: Is he at home how?
B: No, He is in the office now.

A: You cannot do it, right?
B: No, I can do it.

Do I think that something including 'not' is just omitted like "No, (he is not). He is in the office now" and "No, (it's not). I can do it".

What do you native English speakers think?

Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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Hans51 I have learned that "No" should be followed by "not" like "No, I am not", "No I can't", etc. Where did you learn that? It's valid only when you are responding with a tag line that gives no additional content.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Hans51 I have learned that "No" should be followed by "not" like "No, I am not", "No I can't", etc.
  • Where did you learn that?
  • It's valid only when you are responding with a tag line that gives no additional content.
  • A: Is he at home how?
  • B: No, He's not.
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Hans51I have learned that "No" should be followed by "not" like "No, I am not", "No I can't", etc.
Where did you learn that? It's valid only when you are responding with a tag line that gives no additional content.

A: Is he at home how?
B: No, He's not. (Does not give any more information.)

A: Is he at home how?
B: No, He is in the
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AlpheccaStars No, He is in the office now.
Thank you so much!

And I have one more question.

Can I also say, " No, He is not. He is in the office now." for the same meaning of "No, He is in the office now"
in the relpy?
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Hans51Can I also say, " No, He is not. He is in the office now."
Yes.
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AlpheccaStars Hans51Can I also say, " No, He is not. He is in the office now."Yes.
Thank you so much!

To make it clear, so the meaning of "Yes" in your reply means that the replies below carry the same meaning, right?

No, he is not. He is in the office now. VS. No, he is in the office now.

Thank you so much and I am sorry abou
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