6 Yes Responses
The Complete Sentence Responses for “To Be” Verbs
Remember the ways equals is said with the word the to be verb.
Two plus one is three.
Two plus one is equal to three.
Two plus one is equivalent to three.
The language of math follows the “to be” pattern of grammar with the questions and the responses. We will look at the complete sentence response and the short response.
The complete sentence response examples for “yes”:
Is one plus two three?
Yes. One plus two is three.
Is one plus two equal to three?
Yes. One plus two is equal to three.
Is one plus two equivalent to three?
Yes. One plus two is equivalent to three.
Your Turn–Practice Complete “Yes” Responses to “to be” Questions:
Non “To-Be” Verbs
2 + 3 = 5 is written and said as “two plus three equals five.”
Look at the yes/no question for the same math equation.
Does two plus three equal five? Yes, it does.
Does two plus three equal six? No, it doesn’t.
In the questions, the word “does” is used because it is present tense 3rd person singular.
In the answers, the pronoun “it” is used. It refers to the single idea of the operation of 2 + 3.
