yes I do or yes I have

[Rfaleet]

What is the answer of Have you any brothers?
yes I do or
yes I have
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[Everafter]

Yes, I do.

[Everafter]

Although I think that the question should have been written like this: Do you have any brothers?
The answer will be : Yes, I do.
If your question was: Have you got any brothers? The answer would be: Yes, I have.

Thanks.

[Richard]

Thanks Everafter, yes...
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (7th edition),:

"They have/have got two computers. (BrE and AmE)
Have you got a computer? yes, I have. (BrE)
Do you have a computer? yes, I do. (BrE and AmE)"

But let's see this page:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic47353.html#have_have_got
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[Cerberus™]

"Have you any brothers" is correct, though a bit old-fashioned, especially in America. The answer would be "yes, I have", because in this sentence the verb "to have" doesn't get "do" in question form either (as in "do you have any ... ?").

[Rfaleet]

Everafter,RichardW,Cerberus
Thanks for your time and consideration.

So the answer
Yes I have.
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[Richard]

Yes and let me correct that:
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (7th edition),:

"They have/have got two computers. (BrE and NAmE)
Have you got a computer? yes, I have. (BrE)
Do you have a computer? yes, I do. (BrE and NAmE)"
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[Everafter]

OK, I'm confused now.

What is the answer of his main question; Have you any brothers?.

Thanks.

[Rfaleet]

yes I do .
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[Cerberus™]

If the answer were "yes, I do", then the question would have been "do you have any brothers?". Since it is "have you any brothers?" the answer should be "yes, I have". The rule is that negation "you haven't", question "have you?", and echo "yes, I have" should all be similar; you either use "to do" in all, or in none; but you should not use it in one and not use it in the other. Then again, the difference is not very important in colloquial speech.