A: It doesn’t look like this photo was taken at night!
B: [Yes/No], the moon was very bright.
Would 'Yes' or 'No" be the idiomatic option here?
Note that I am not talking about the cases where the auxiliary is repeated in the answer, i.e. 'Yes, it was. The moon was very bright.' and 'No, it doesn't. The moon was very bright.'
Does 'Yes' or 'No' at the beginning of a reply coordinate with the verb in the principal or in a subordinate clause in the preceding speaker's sentence?
Now, let's look at other examples.
1
A: She didn't come to teach the lesson when her colleague fell ill after she ate a lot of ice-cream at once.
B: [Yes/No], she had to pick up her mom from the airport.
2
A: She didn't come to teach the lesson when her colleague fell ill after she ate a lot of ice-cream at once.
B: [Yes/No], it was delicious, trust me. I was there too.
3
A: She came to teach the lesson when her colleague couldn't come to work after she ate a lot of ice-cream at once and had a temperature.
B: [Yes/No], she was really ill.
4
A: She came to teach the lesson when her colleague couldn't come to work after she ate a lot of ice-cream at once and had a temperature.
B: [Yes/No], it was delicious, trust me. I was there too.