Tugas Softskil B.Inggris "Question Tags, Yes or No, W - H "

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1.  Question Tag.

Definition of Question Tag

Question tags are short questions were added at the end of the statement (declarative sentence ) to ask for information or request approval .

Such as the idioms ( English expression ) , question tag is the part that is often used in everyday conversation a native speaker . Although grammar , pronunciation , and intonation of its kind , a person can easily be recognized not as a native speaker if you do not use question tags .

formula question tags

 Information :

linking verb "be", namely: is, am, are, was, were, while the primary form of the auxiliary verb auxiliary verb (be, do, have) or modal auxiliary verb (will, would, may, may, MIGHT, can, could, shall, should) matching the verb in the statement.
    Adapted to the subject pronoun in the statement.

Example Question Tags:

    - You love math, do not you? (You like math, right?)
    - You do not love math, do you? (You do not like math, right?)

Question establishment Tag

tagsBerdasarkan question the general rule (general rules) positive question tags can follow a negative sentence (a sentence negative). Likewise, negative tag question sentence can follow positive (positive phrase).

Question tags consist of the main verb (if it is a linking verb "be"), dummy auxiliary verb "do / does / did" (if the main verb is not a linking verb) or the first auxiliary verb (if it consists of the main verb and one or more auxiliary) +/- not + subject (pronoun) that are tailored to the main sentence.

Negative sentence, positive question tag	Negative sentence, positive question tag
Ahmad didn’t come late, did he? (Ahmad tidak datang terlambat kan?)	Ahmad came late, didn’t he? (Ahmad datang terlambat kan?)
The man isn’t stingy, is he? (Pria tsb tidak pelit kan?)	The man is stingy, isn’t he? (Pria tsb pelit kan?)
You haven’t finished your homework, have you? (Kamu belum menyelesaikan PR-mu kan?)	You have finished your homework, haven’t you? (Kamu telah menyelesaikan PR-mu kan?)
They won’t attend the seminar, will they? (Mereka tidak akan menghadiri seminar kan?)	They will attend the seminar, won’t they? (Mereka akan menghadiri seminar kan?)

Intonation on question :

The purpose of the use of the tag question is to ask for information or request approval. When using it to ask for information, position the speaker does not know whether the information is true or false. In these conditions, the question tag is emphasized with rising intonation (rising intonation).

As for when the question tags used to request approval, the speaker assured that the correct information is known, but expect an answer that supports his beliefs. In situations that question tags pronounced without emphasis with intonation down (falling intonation).

Example Sentences Question Tags:

-          You did not drink alcohol, did you? (You do not drink alcohol, right?)

    If the speaker does not know whether his interlocutor drink alcohol and he wanted to know the answer, question tags are given emphasis with rising intonation.

    If the speaker just want to know that the interlocutor does not drink alcohol and only expect affirmation, question tags spoken without emphasis with intonation down.

More Example Sentences Question Tag

Some of the example sentences following question tags may not be too follow the general rule that might be a bit confusing

Contoh Kalimat Question Tag
I’m right, aren’t I?	spoken English
I’m right, am I not?	formal English
Everybody likes him, don’t they?	digunakan they sebagai gender neuter pronoun.
Nothing is impossible, is it?	Nothing = no thing, sehingga kalimat menjadi negatif, maka question tag-nya positif.
Nobody came late, did they?	Nobody = no body, sehingga kalimat menjadi negatif, maka question tag-nya positif. Digunakan they sebagai gender neuter pronoun.
You will never regret it, will you?	Never = not ever, sehingga kalimat menjadi negatif. Oleh karena itu question tag-nya positif.
Everything is nice, isn’t it?
Let’s go now, shall we?
Don’t speak, will you?
This/that is his bag, isn’t it?
These/those are your tools, aren’t they?
There is an old house, isn’t there?

2.  Question Yes or No

Definition of Yes-No Question

Yes-No question is a question that requires a yes answer (yes) or no (no).
Formula Yes-No Question

Yes-no question can be made by changing the declarative sentence (statement). you have to know which one subject, the main verb (not followed by any verb), and auxiliary verb (primary auxiliary verb / capital). The short explanation is as follows.

Item	Description	Exemple
subject	berupa noun atau pronoun yang merupakan pelaku aksi	Tata, man, Reny and I, they
main verb	setelah subject dan tidak diikuti oleh verb lain.	be (is, am, are), have, touch, write, work, eat and drink
helping verb	sebelum main verb	be (is, am are), have, will, can, may, should

Record
Be able to be to play verb (linking verb) or auxiliary verb.
Now let's look at the formula declarative sentence:

Declarative Sentence examples:

-          Caca should see the dentist as soon as possible. (You need to go to the dentist as soon as possible.

-          Zula is kindhearted young man. (Zula is a good-hearted young man.)

-          Your father works hard. (Your father worked hard)

That needs to be done to form a yes-no question is a helping verb move forward sentence, changed the verb be playing the basic form (bare infinitive) only for simple tense, as well as adding the question mark (question mark) at the end of the sentence:

helping verb  + S + main verb (bare infinitive/present participle/past participle)?

bare infinitive phrase applies to the simple present / past / future / past future tense, present participle to present / past continuous tense, while the past participle to present / past perfect tense.

if there are two auxiliary, only the first reply is moved forward. Two or more auxiliary may occur in the future / past future continuous, future perfect, and perfect continuous tense.
Example Of Sentences:

     - Declarative Sentence: He has been driving for an hour. (He's been driving for an hour.)
     - Yes-No Question: Has he been driving for an hour? (Had he been driving for an hour?)

Negative Yes-No Question:
Such as affirmative yes-no question, yes-no question negative also begins to be or auxiliary (do, have, will, can, should). The difference is not only needs to be added later.
Negative examples of Yes-No Question:

     - Can not he drive a car? (He can not drive a car?)
     - Did not you see my sport shoes? (You do not see my sport shoes?)
     - Is not the earth flat? (Earth is not flat?)

More Examples of Yes-No Question:

some examples of sentences yes-no question is as follows.

Declarative Sentence	Yes-No Question	Keterangan
They are sleeping on the grass. (Mereka sedang tidur di atas rumput.)	Are they sleeping on the grass?	are= helping verb
Lala has attended the health seminar. (Lala telah menghadiri seminar kesehatan tersebut.)	Has Lala attended the health seminar?	has= helping verb
He was fat. (Dia dulunya gemuk.)	Was he fat?	was=main verb be
Only two workers came late. (Hanya dua pekerja datang terlambat.)	Did only two workers come late?	did= dummy auxiliary

3.  Question W – H

Wh- understanding Question :

Wh- question is a question to ask for information. Information requested may include time, place, people, objects, things, reason, or how. As with other forms of questions, namely: yes-no and tags, wh- question also terminated by the question mark (question mark).

Wh- formula Question

Wh- question preceded by: what, where, when, why, which, who, Whom, Whose, or how. Wh- word is pronoun. Where, when, why, and how to replace an adverb (adverb); what and who to replace the subject or object; Whose to replace possessive; and Whom, what, who, and roomates to replace the objec

Wh- Question to Inquire Subject

Let's make permisalan with indefinite pronouns: subject = someone or something to indicate that the subject is not known. See the following example of a declarative sentence.

No.	Examples Declarative Sentence
1	Someone called my boss 5 minutes ago. (Seseorang menelepon bos saya 5 menit yang lalu.)
2	Something inspired her to visit Rhome. (Sesuatu menginspirasinya untuk mengunjungi Roma.)
3	Someone’s story changed her life. (Cerita seseorang mengubah hidupnya.)
4	This book was written by Enid Blyton. (Buku ini ditulis oleh Enid Blyton.)

to form wh- question in the first sentence and second, simply by changing the indefinite pronoun with who and what, while the third sentence, indefinite pronouns along with its apostrophe is replaced with Whose. As for the fourth sentence, the details of the subject (this book) was replaced by which. The following example sentences wh- questions based on four declarative sentence

No.	Contoh Kalimat Wh- Question
1	Who called my boss 5 minutes ago? (Siapa menelepon bos saya 5 menit yang lalu?)
2	What inspired her to visit Rhome? (Apa yang menginspirasinya mengunjungi Roma?)
3	Whose story changed her life? (Cerita siapa yang mengubah hidupnya?)
4	Which book was written by Enid Blyton? (Buku yang mana yang ditulis oleh Enid Blyton?)

then the formula wh- question to ask the subject :

Who/What + predicate ?

Or

Whose/Which + noun + predicate ? (simpe tense) Whose/which + noun + be + subject + present participle (progressive tense)

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