Do you have any brothers or sisters?

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Jack: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Mike: No, I dont have any brothers or sisters.

I wonder if I can just say
No, I dont to replace what Mike said.

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Yes, you can.
 

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I wonder if I can just say
No, I dont to replace what Mike said.
Remember that the second quote mark ends the quotation. You quote is 'No, I don' and you've then added some more.
You need "No, I don't". A single apostrophe doesn't end a quote opened by a double apostrophe. This is wrong - [FONT=&quot]’[/FONT]t[FONT=&quot]’[/FONT]
 

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Mike could also just say 'No'.
 

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Or even "No, I'm an only child."
 
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