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Grammar

When someone says a negative statement and you dissagree, do you reply with yes or no?

If someone says, "George Bush doesn't come from America." and you dissagree, would you say, "Yes, he does." or "No, he does." or "No, he doesn't."

I think "Yes, he does." is the right one, but I can't find an explanation in my grammar book, Colins Cobuild. I need help convincing students that "Yes, he does." is the right answer.
  

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' The 'yes' or 'no' normally agrees with the response verb in answer to a standard-form yes/no statement. 'You like pizza. No, I don't.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' The 'yes' or 'no' normally agrees with the response verb in answer to a standard-form yes/no statement.
  • 'You like pizza.
  • No, I don't.
  • I haven't seen you today.
  • Yes, you have.
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'Yes, he does.' The 'yes' or 'no' normally agrees with the response verb in answer to a standard-form yes/no statement.

'You like pizza. No, I don't.
I haven't seen you today. Yes, you have.
There was no one on the train. Yes, there was.
I can't ski. Yes, you can.

Do you like pizza? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Can you ski? Yes, I can. / No, I can't
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--Elephants don't have four legs and a tusk.
--Yes, they do.
-- They do not.
-- Do too.
-- Do not!
-- Do too!

--Chirac is not French.
-- Yes, he is.
-- Is not.
-- Is too!

-- You didn't do all your chores.
-- Yes, I did.
-- You did not.
-- I did too.
-- Did not!
-- Did too!

-- You don't ever make mist
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