A. Pengertian
Question word (kata tanya) adalah kata yang digunakan untuk menanyakan orang, tempat, waktu, hal, cara, alasan, dan lain-lain.
Pertanyaan bahasa inggris ini terbagi dua, yaitu :
1. Yang dimulai dengan tobe atau kata bantu , maka jawabannya harus dijawab dengan " yes or no".
Ex :
1. Are you a student ? yes, I am
2. Is he busy ? no, he is not
3. Do you understand ? yes, I do
2. Yang dimulai dengan question word maka jawabannya tidak boleh dijawab dengan " yes or no", tetapi harus dijawab dengan sesuai yang ditanya.
Macam-macam question word yang sering digunakan :
1. who (siapa) >> menanyakan subject (orang)
2. what (apa) >> menanyakan object (benda)
3. where (kemana) >> menanyakan keterangan tempat
4. when (kapan) >> menanyakan keterangan waktu
5. how (bagaimana) >> menanyakan keadaan
6. whose (milik siapa) >> menanyakan kepunyaan
7. which (yang mana) >> menanyakan pilihan
8. why (mengapa) >> menanyakan sebab/alasan
9. whom (siapa) >> menanyakan object (orang)
1. WHO
Digunakan untuk menanyakan :
a. nama orang
Ex : - who are you ? I am Ichsan
- who is he ? he is Hafiz
- who is your father ? my father is mr. rusli
b. subject
Ex : - anto is clever
who is clever ? anto is
- zulfa is in front of the school
who is in front of the school ? zulfa is
- zizi sleeps in the bedroom
who sleeps in the bedroom ? zizi does
- idar makes a cake in the kitchen
who makes a cake in the kitchen ? idar does
2. WHAT
Digunakan untuk menyatakan :
a. Identitas/pekerjaan seseorang
Ex : - what are you ? I am a student
- are you a student ? yes, I am a student
b. nama orang
Ex : - what is your name ? my name is Ichsan
- what is her name ? her name is Rohmah
- what is your father's name ? my father's name is mr. rusli
c. object (benda)
Rumus :
What + Kata bantu (do/does) + Subject + V1 + Ket. tempat + Ket. waktu
Ex :
1. Mother makes a cake in the kitchen today
2. We study english at ITGG three times a week
d. Kegiatan/pekerjaan yang dilakukan seseorang
Ex : - what do you do every morning ? I sweep the yard everyday
- what does your sister do every morning ? she cooks rice every morning
- what do they do every night ? they study together every night
3. WHERE
Digunakan untuk menyatakan keterangan tempat.
Rumus :
where + kata bantu + S + V1 + Obj + Ket. tempat ?
Ex :
1. Rina reads a magazine in the classroom
where does rina reads the magazine ? in the classroom
2. Mother makes a cake in the kithen today ?
where does mother make a cake today ? in the kitchen
4. WHEN
Digunakan untuk menanyakan keterangan waktu.
Rumus :
when + kb + s + V1 + obj + ket. tempat ?
Ex :
1. when does mother make a cake in the kitchen ? today
2. when do you study english ? everyday
5. HOW
Digunakan untuk menanyakan :
a. kabar
Ex : how are you ? I am fine
b. tinggi
Ex : how tall are you ? I am 170 cms
c. umur
Ex : how old are you ? I am seventeen years old
d. Jarak/jauh
Ex : how far is your house from your school ? It is 13 Kms
e. kendaraan
Ex : how does Ichsan go to school ? by motorcycle
f. harga
Ex : How much is your glasses ? It is Rp. 200.000,00
g. Jumlah/banyak
Ex : How many days are there in a week ? 7 days
6. WHOSE
Digunakan untuk menanyakan kepunyaan.
Rumus :
whose + noun + ?
Ex :
1. whose pen is this ? my pen
2. whose car is that ? Ichsan's car
7. WHICH
Digunakan untuk menanyakan pilihan.
Rumus :
which + noun + ?
Ex :
1. the boy wears the blue shirt
which shirt does the boy wear ? the blue shirt
2. they want to buy the english book
which book do they want to buy ? the english book
8. WHY
Digunakan untuk menanyakan sebab/alasan, dan jawabannya harus memakai " because ".
Ex :
1. Ichsan is absent today, he is sick
why is Ichsan absent today ? because he is sick
2. today is rain, the woman uses umbrella
why does the woman uses umbrella ? because today is rain
9. WHOM
Digunakan untuk menanyakan object (orang).
Rumus :
whom + kb + s + V1 + ket. tempat + ket. waktu ?
Ex :
1. we want to help the poor man
whom do we want to help ? the poor man
2. mother asks me to clean the house
whom does mother ask to clean the house ? me
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