How do you respond without saying yes or no?
How do you respond without saying yes or no?
How to Say No Without Ever Saying No
- Say nothing.
- Ask for more information.
- Say “Maybe.” After they get back to you with that information you were sure they wouldn’t have, say you’ll have to think about it.
- Say “Not right now.” After they don’t forget about it, say that now isn’t a good time.
What kind of question can be answered with a yes or no response?
Yes/No Closed-Ended Questions If you can answer a question with only a “yes” or “no” response, then you are answering a closed-ended type of question.
How do you respond to yes formally?
Try some of these new “yes” phrases to your vocabulary to sound more like a native speaker.
- Yes. We’re sure you know this one already.
- By all means. By all means is probably the next formal response (answer) after yes.
- Of course.
- Yeah / Yeah, sure!
- Ok.
- Roger that.
- Uh-huh.
How do we use Yes No question?
Note that the response can be short (Yes. / No.), or long: Yes or No followed by the subject and verb. Use the verb BE with a preposition to ask Yes / No questions about a present or past location….Yes / No questions (closed questions)
| question | response |
|---|---|
| Is he busy? | No, he is not busy. |
What are the different ways to say yes?
Ways of saying yes – thesaurus
- yes. adverb. used for telling someone that what they have said or asked is true or correct.
- definitely. adverb. used for emphasizing that you mean ‘yes’
- of course. adverb.
- sure. adverb.
- naturally. adverb.
- that’s right. phrase.
- I don’t mind if I do. phrase.
- by all means. phrase.
How do you make a yes or no question?
We form yes-no questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb: Be: Is she working very hard? Were they travelling together? Do: Does that taste okay?
What is a good yes or no question?
Good yes or no questions are statements that can be answered with one of the two options, yet beg for further explanation. The fact that players cannot say anything more than yes or no without further prompting from other participants makes the game more fun.