How to Use Has in Affirmative Answers about Possession

In the previous chapter, you learned to construct sentences using ‘have’ to ask questions for third-person subjects about the possession of something.

In this lesson, we shall learn how to form affirmative answers about the possession of something using ‘have’ with he, she, it, and any other third-person subject.

Construction of an affirmative answer using ‘has’

The structure of an affirmative answer using ‘has is as follows:

• Yes, + subject (he/she/it/any other singular noun) + has + other words  + full stop (.)

Formation of short answers using ‘does

When a question is asked, short answers are most commonly used.

We use the first verb in a sentence to form the short answer.

In this lesson, we are answering the questions starting with ‘does.

We have already discussed this in the chapter: How to use ‘does have’ to ask questions about possession.

So, the formation of a short affirmative answer is as follows:

• Yes, + subject (he/she/it/any other singular noun) + does.

Examples of ‘has’ in an affirmative answer

Let’s see how to use ‘has’ in the affirmative answers about the possession of something with some examples.

In brief, we can say:

• Yes, he does.
• Yes, she does.
• Yes, it does.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Let’s Have a look-

1. Yes, he has a red tie and red cufflinks.
   (Yes, he does.)
2. Yes, she has long, golden hair.
   (Yes, she does.)
3. Yes, Sheela has a book with a plastic cover.
   (Yes, she does.)
4. Yes, Sameer has a computer with a graphics card.
   (Yes, he does.)
5. Yes, Gaurav has so much workload in the office.
   (Yes, he does.)
6. Yes, she has a collection of ornaments.
   (Yes, she does.)
7. Yes, he has an auto-driving car.
   (Yes, he does.)
8. Yes, Neela has two stepsisters. (relationship)
   (Yes, she does.)
9. Yes, Dolly has a pink doll.
   (Yes, she does.)
10. Yes, Nikita has two dozen coloured pencils.
    (Yes, she does.)
11. Yes, he has a two-bedroom flat in Mumbai.
    (Yes, he does.)
12. Yes, Sheela has a severe headache. (physical feeling)
    (Yes, she does.)
13. Yes, he has pain in his ankle.
    (Yes, he does.)
14. Yes, she has a piano with its stand.
    (Yes, she does.)
15. Yes, it has four sharp sides.
    (Yes, it does.)
16. Yes, he has a meeting at 2 pm today.
    (Yes, he does.)
17. Yes, she has black pants with two pockets.
    (Yes, she does.)
18. Yes, a tiger has black stripes on its body.
    (Yes, it does.)
19. Yes, it has attractive blue eyes.
    (Yes, it does.)
20. Yes, a nurse has a difficult job.
    (Yes, she does.)
21. Yes, a teacher has a laptop to teach students.
    (Yes, he does.) (Yes, she does.)
22. Yes, this boy has a blue dress.
    (Yes, he does.)
23. Yes, a bird has wings to fly.
    (Yes, it does.)
24. Yes, an animal has a tail.
    (Yes, it does.)
25. Yes, a squirrel has a beautiful, bushy tail.
    (Yes, it does.)
26. Yes, Parth has a small school bag.
    (Yes, he does.)
27. Yes, Saurabh has a new white-coloured scale.
    (Yes, he does.)
28. Yes, she has a gate pass for that event.
    (Yes, she does.)
29. Yes, he has a controversial life.
    (Yes, he does.)
30. Yes, Suvarna has many types of boxes.
    (Yes, she does.)
31. Yes, he has two paintings painted by M. F. Husain.
    (Yes, he does.)

Related Lessons-

1. Use of ‘am’ to explain the state of being
2. Use of is to tell about the profession
3. Use of pronoun ‘these’ in questions
4. Use of will in negative answers
5. Use of have in the questions

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