Short answers with do

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he

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hasn't. Not no, he hasn't visited. Now,

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you can give a full answer if you want

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to, but this is less common in natural

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speech. To like is a transitive verb, so

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it needs an object. Do you like coffee?

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Yes, I like it or yes, I like coffee.

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It's more common to use the pronoun

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rather than the noun to avoid

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repetition. You can also just say, yes,

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which makes things much easier. But,

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never yes, I like. Sometimes

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intransitive verbs can be used alone in

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replies. Did he laugh? Yes, he laughed.

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We usually only say this for emphasis.

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For example, oh, he laughed as in he

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laughed a lot.

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Generally, it's more natural to say yes,

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he did. Now, this is something that

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trips even advanced learners up. So,

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don't worry if you still make this

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mistake. Okay, mistake number four, try

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to correct this sentence.

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That's the reason because I left. Now,

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the easiest way is to simply remove

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because. That's the reason I left.

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You could also replace because with that

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or why. But, we don't say the reason

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because