QUESTION
1.
QUESTION YES/NO
a.
DEFINITION
Question
Yes/No is the question who ask someone, and people who will be ask, will answer
yes/no only.
Am I your friend?
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Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you are my friend.
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Is this a good restaurant?
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No. / No, it is not. / No, it is not a good restaurant.
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b.
PATTERN
formula
declarative sentences :
S +/-
helping verb + main verb
Examples of declarative sentences :
1. Caca
should see a dentist as soon as possible .
2. Zula
kind of youth .
3. Your
father worked hard .
That needs
to be done to form a yes -no question is a helping verb move forward sentence ,
change the main verb into a basic shape ( bare infinitive ) only for simple
tense , and add the
question mark ( question mark ) at the end of the sentence
:
helping verb + S + the 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 of the present / past perfect tense .
If there
are two auxiliary , only the first who moved forward . Two or more auxiliary
may occur in the future / past continuous futures , future perfect , and
perfect continuous tense .
Example Of Sentences:
·
Declarative Sentence : He has been driving for
an hour .
·
Yes -No Question : Has he been driving for an
hour ?
If the sentence does not have a helping verb and the main
verb form only be , then :
be ( am
/ is / are / was / were ) + S ( + complement) ?
If the sentence does not have a helping verb and the main
verb not be , add a helping verb do in the next sentence :
do /
does / did + S + the main verb ( bare infinitive ) ?
Examples of Yes -No Question ( based on declarative sentence in the above example ) :
1. Caca should see the dentist as soon as possible ? [ should = helping verb ]
2. Zula is kindhearted young man ? [ = main verb is be ]
3. Does your father work hard ? [ does = dummy auxiliary ]
C.
EXPLANATION
Explanation Text is a text that contains the processes associated with natural
phenomena , soisal , science , culture and others . An Explanation text is usually
derived from the corresponding author questions ' why ' and ' how ' of an existing
phenomenon .
In English, there are two basic
types of questions: Yes / No questions and Wh- questions. Yes / No questions
are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses:
Yes or No. When forming a Yes / No question, it must include one of these
verbs: BE, DO, HAVE, or a modal verb. It is impossible to ask a Yes / No
question without one of these verbs.
correct
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incorrect
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Are elections next year?
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Elections next year?
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Does he want to stay?
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He want to stay?
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Have the boys eaten?
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The boys eaten?
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Can the dog swim?
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The dog swim?
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- Use the verb BE to ask Yes / No
questions about the identity or description of a person, place, or thing.
question
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response
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Am I your friend?
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Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you
are my friend.
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Is this a good restaurant?
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No. / No, it is not. / No, it is
not a good restaurant.
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Are these islands Greek?
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Yes. / Yes, they are. / Yes, these
islands are Greek.
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Was his idea interesting?
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No. / No, it wasn’t. / No, his
idea was not interesting.
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Were they happy?
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Yes. / Yes, they were. / Yes, they
were happy.
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Note that the response can be short (Yes. / No.), or long:
Yes or No followed by the subject and verb.
- Use the verb BE with a
preposition to ask Yes / No questions about a present or
past location.
question
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response
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Am I at the correct location?
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No. / No, you aren’t.
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Are the keys under the books?
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No. / No, they are not.
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Was his house on an island?
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Yes. / Yes, it was.
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Were the demonstrations in the
center of town?
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No. / No, they weren’t.
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- Use the verb BE to ask a Yes /
No question about a current activity or situation. This requires the
present progressive: BE + (verb+ing).
question
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response
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Am I going with you and Tom?
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Yes. / Yes, you are.
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Is she working today?
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No. / No, she isn’t.
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Are we seeing a play tomorrow?
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Yes. / Yes, we are.
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- Use the verb BE to ask a Yes /
No question about a past activity or situation. This requires the past
progressive: WAS / WERE + (verb+ing).
question
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response
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Was it raining?
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Yes. / Yes, it was.
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Were they playing?
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No. / No, they weren’t.
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- Use the verb BE to ask a Yes /
No question with the passive voice.
question
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response
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Is gold mined in Canada?
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Yes. / Yes it is.
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Are flowers grown here?
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No. / No, they are not.
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Was the book read?
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Yes. / Yes, it was.
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- Use the verb HAVE to ask if
somebody has done something or if some action has taken place. Note that
these Yes / No questions use the present perfect (HAVE + past participle).
question
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response
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Has your brother left?
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No. / No, he hasn’t.
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Have you driven before?
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Yes. / Yes, I have.
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Has the party started?
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Yes. / Yes, it has.
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- Use the verb DO to ask Yes / No
questions in order to obtain facts about people, places, or things.
question
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response
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Do they smoke?
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No. / No, they don’t.
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Does it rain here?
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Yes. / Yes, it does.
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Did the key work?
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No. / No, it didn’t.
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- Use modal verbs to ask Yes / No
questions about possibilities or uncertainties.
question
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response
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Can we stay?
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Yes. / Yes, we can. / Yes, we can
stay.
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Could this be true?
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Yes. / Yes, it could (be true).
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Should they stop?
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No. / No, they shouldn’t (stop).
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May I help you?
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Yes. / Yes you may (help me).
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Remember: When asking Yes / No questions with DO or a modal
verb,
the main verb remains in the base form (without to).
correct
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incorrect
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Do you drink coffee?
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Do you to drink coffee?
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Does she work here?
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Does she to work here?
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Can I go with you?
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Can I to go with you?
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Should we email her?
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Should we to email her?
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However, if there are two verbs that follow DO, the second
verb remains in the infinitive (with to).
correct
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incorrect
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Do you want to drink coffee?
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Do you want drink coffee?
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Does she like to work here?
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Does she like work here?
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Did you need to go home?
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Did you need go home?
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Note that there are several ways to answer Yes / No
questions, especially when using contractions.
question
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response
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Is
he busy?
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No.
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No, he isn’t.
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No, he’s not.
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No, he is not.
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No, he isn’t busy.
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No, he’s not busy.
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No, he is not busy.
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2. WH
QUESTION
A.
DEFINITION
WH
Question is the question word who include the (what, which, who, where, whom,
whose, how, why). WH question is different with yes/no question. Because in WH
question, the asker ask
question who include information about (what, which,
who, where, whom, whose, how, why).
Formula Question tags
linking verb "to be" / additional verb + +/- not change
Specification:
linking verb "to be" That is: is, am, are, have been, are, while the auxiliary verb form
of the main auxiliary verb (to be, do, have) OR auxiliary working capital
(will, would, may, might, perhaps, be , could, should, must) Suitable WITH verbs
Part statement.
Customized subject pronoun WITH pada Part statement.
Sample Questions Tags:
· You love math, right? (You Love math right?)
· You do not love math, right? (You do not like math, right?)
Formation Question Tag
Question tagsBerdasarkan general rules (general rule) positive question tag
CAN follow negative sentences (sentences negative). Likewise, the negative tag
questions following the sentence CAN positive (positive sentence).
Consists tag Question main verb of (IF Form linking verb "to be"),
stuffed auxiliary verb "do / not / do not" (IF main verb Not Form linking verb)
OR The first auxiliary verb (IF consists of a verb The main and additional Hobbies OR)
+/- no + subject (pronoun) Adjusted to Main sentence.
negative sentences, questions tagged negative sentences positive,
positive question tag
1. Ahmad did not come too late, right?
2. Ahmad came too late, right?
3. He was not stingy, he?
4. He was stingy, is not it?
5. You have not finished your homework, right?
6. You've finished your homework, do not you?
7. They will not attend the seminar, will they?
8. They will attend the seminar, will not they?
Intonation ON Question Tag
Composition Composition Of USE FOR A tag is a question asking OR
Information requested approval. When using FOR inquire information,
industry speakers NO position to know whether the information is true OR prayers.
The condition is ON, the tag question is emphasized WITH intonation Up
(rising intonation).
The tag questions when used FOR seek approval, speakers sure that the
information is well known, but expect an answer That support his conviction.
ON THE tags situation pronounced Without question intonation emphasis
WITH down- (falling intonation).
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