Use of Is: Affirmative Answers About Profession

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We can use ‘is to answer the question about a profession with a third-person singular noun. Now, let us see how to answer the questions.
We can answer in affirmative and negative sentences.

Both answers can be given in complete sentences as well as in brief.

First, we shall learn how to answer in an affirmative sentence.

Formation of an affirmative sentence

The formation of an affirmative sentence is as follows:

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

In brief, we can say:

  • Yes, subject (he/she) + is.
  • Yes, he is.
  • Yes, she is.

Examples:

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

  1. Yes, she is a doctor.
    (Yes, she is.)
  2. Yes, my mother is a professor.
    (Yes, she is.)
  3. Yes, he is a potter.
    (Yes, he is.)
  4. Yes, my sister is an engineer.
    (Yes, she is.)
  5. Yes, she is a cook.
    Yes, she is.
  6. Yes, he is a hawker.
    (Yes, he is.)
  7. Yes, her sister is a designer.
    (Yes, she is.)
  8. Yes, his father is a collector.
    (Yes, he is.)
  9. Yes, her brother is a watchman.
    (Yes, he is.)
  10. Yes, she is an advocate.
    (Yes, she is.)
  11. Yes, he is a manager.
    (Yes, he is.)
  12. Yes, he is a reporter.
    (Yes, he is.)
  13. Yes, he is a blacksmith.
    (Yes, he is.)
  14. Yes, his uncle is a photographer.
  15. Yes, Sachin is a player.
    (Yes, he is.)
  16. Yes, she is a motorwoman.
    (Yes, she is.)
  17. Yes, Lara is a clerk.
    (Yes, she is.)
  18. Yes, Tarak is a poet.
    (Yes, he is.)
  19. Yes, she is a nurse.
    (Yes, she is.)
  20. Yes, Sahil is a driver.
    (Yes, he is.)
  21. Yes, he is a shopkeeper.
    (Yes, he is.)
  22. Yes, she is a writer.
    (Yes, she is.)
  23. Yes, Sameer is an architect.
    (Yes, he is.)
  24. Yes, he is an officer.
    (Yes, he is.)
  25. Yes, my brother is a pilot.
    (Yes, he is.)
  26. Yes, she is a minister.
    (Yes, she is.)
  27. Yes, she is an MLA.
    (Yes, she is.)
  28. Yes, Smita is a teacher.
    (Yes, she is.)
  29. Yes, she is a book publisher.
    (Yes, she is.)
  30. Yes, he is a bookseller.
      (Yes, he is.)

Related Lessons-

  1. Use of is: state of being
  2. Use of is: profession
  3.                 questions
  4.     negative sentences
  5.   Use of is in affirmative answers about the profession

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