Questions
1.
Question Tag
- Definition :
Question tags are short questions were added at the end of the statement to ask
for information or ask for approval.
As idioms (English
expression), question tags are frequently used parts 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 : linking verb “be”/auxiliary verb +/-
not + pronoun
Specification:
• linking verb "be", namely: is, am, are, was, were, while the
auxiliary verb form of the primary auxiliary verb (be, do, have) or capital
auxiliary verb (will, would, may, may, might, can, could , shall, should) that
matches the verb in the statement.
• Pronoun adapted to the subject in the statement
- Example :
• You love math, do not you?
• You do not love math, do you?
- Formating : Under the general
rule, positive question tags can follow a negative sentence. Likewise, negative
question tags can follow a positive sentence.
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) +/- notes + subjects (pronoun) which is adapted to the main
sentence.
Example :
negative sentence, positive question tag
|
negative sentence, positive question tag
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Ahmad didn’t come late, did he?
|
Ahmad came late, didn’t he?
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The man isn’t stingy, is he?
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The man is stingy, isn’t he?
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You haven’t finished your homework, have you?
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You have finished your homework, haven’t you?
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They won’t attend the seminar, will they?
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They will attend the seminar, won’t they?
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The purpose of the use of question tags is to ask for information or ask
for approval. When used to ask for information, position the speakers do not
know whether they are true or false. In these conditions, the question tag is
emphasized with rising intonation (rising intonation).
2. Yes/No Question
- Definition :
Yes/No Questions are questions which answers are either yes or no.
To build a yes/no
question we need:
1
To be (is, am, are, was, were)
Is he an
actor? Yes, he is.
Was the doctor
in? Yes, he was.
2
Helping verb / auxiliary verb (do, does, did)
Do you know
him? No, I don’t.
Did he do
this? No, he didn’t.
3
Modals (can, may, should, must, might, could, will, shall)
Can you help
me? Yes, I can.
Should you go
now? No, I shouldn’t.
Definition : Wh-Questions
are questions with detailed answers.
8. How – to ask for information about some specific things: how many/much, how old, how long, how far, how fast, how often, etc.
1. Who (people) – to ask for someone as a subject
Who won the game? They did.
2. Whom (people) – to ask for someone as an object.
Whom is
she waiting for? She is waiting for Siti.
3. Whose – to ask for someone’s possession
Whose book is this? It’s mine.
4. Which – to ask for someone’s choice
Which
one do you like best? I like this one.
5. What – to ask for information
What are you doing? I’m typing a test.
6. Where – to ask for information about place
Where are you? I’m in here.
7. When – to ask for information about time
When will the class begin? At 7 am.
8. How – to ask for information about some specific things: how many/much, how old, how long, how far, how fast, how often, etc.
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