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KINDS OF QUESTION

Disusun untuk memenuhi salah satu tugadss pada mata kuliah GRAMMAR pada semeseter I

Oleh

Leader : Teddy Nugraha NIM. 125311 024 Yes/No Question

Member : Tanti Juliyanti NIM. 125311 023 WH QuestionTiara Herani M. NIM. 125311 025 Negative Question

Tiara Rahayu NIM. 125311 026 Tag Question

Tita NIM. 125311 027 Reply Question

PROGRAM DIPLOMA III BAHASA INGGRIS

POLITEKNIK NEGERI BANDUNG

2013

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Daftar IsiYes/no Questions .................................................................................................................................... 1

WH Question Words ............................................................................................................................... 8

Negative Question ................................................................................................................................. 12

Tag Question ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Reply Questions .................................................................................................................................... 18

References ............................................................................................................................................. 19

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Yes/no Questions

In English, there are two basic types of questions:yes/noquestions and wh- questions.

Yes/noquestions are asked usingbe,have,do,or amodal verb.Yes/noquestions always

begin with one of these verbs and can be answered with a simpleyesor no, or with the

question repeated as a statement.

Note: It's impossible to ask a yes/no question without one of these auxiliary verbs.

He want a car? Does he want a car?

You going to eat with us? Are you going to eat with us?

BE

Use the verb beto ask about identity, description, location, and present or past activities and

situations.

Identity/ Description

You can use beplus a noun or adjective to ask about the identity or description of a person,

place, or thing.

Am I your best friend? Yes (you are).

Is this interesting? No (it is not).

Are these islands part of Greece? Yes (they are).

Was his idea good? No (it wasn't).

Were they happy? Yes (they were).

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Location

Beplus a prepositional phrase asks about present or past location.

Am I near your house? No (you aren't).

Is he in Panam? Yes (he is).

Are we at the border yet? No (we're not).

Was his apartment above a bakery? Yes (it was).

Were the demonstrations downtown? No (they weren't).

Current activity / situation

To ask about a current activity or situation, use the present progressive: present tense of be+

present participle (verb+ing).

Am I going with you and Tom? Yes (you are).

Is England adopting the euro? No (it isn't).

Are we seeing a play tonight? Yes (we are).

Is she working today? No (she isn't).

Past activity / situation

To ask about a past activity or situation, use the past progressive: past tense of be+ present

participle.

Was it raining? Yes (it was).

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Was Anna cooking? No (she wasn't).

Were the prisoners rebelling? Yes (they were).

Were they singing? No (they weren't).

Past event

To ask about something that happened to someone or something, use the passive voice: past

tense of be+ past participle (verb + ed or en):

Was he given a reward? Yes (he was).

Was I chosen? No (you weren't).

Were you driven home in a taxi? Yes (we were).

Were dinosaurs killed by meteors? No (they weren't).

HAVE

Use the verb haveto ask if some action has taken place or whether somebody has done

something.

Notice that the auxiliary verb haveis in the present tense* and the main verb is always a past

participle.

Has your brother left? No (he hasn't).

Have you flown before? Yes (I have).

Has the party started? Yes (it has).

Have the guests eaten? No (they haven't).

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*It is possible to ask ayes/no question with had, but this is done in very specific situations

and will be explained in a future lesson.

DO

Use the verb doto obtain facts about people, places, or things.

Dois always followed by the subject and then a verb in the infinitive without to.

Do they smoke? No (they don't).

Does Bogot get cold? Yes (it does).

Did it work? No (it didn't).

Do flying fish really fly? No (they don't).

Does running hurt your knees? Yes (it does).

Did teaching challenge you? Yes (it did).

MODALS

Usemodal verbs to obtain more information about possibilities or uncertainties.

Modals are always followed by verbs in the infinitive without to.

Can we stay? Yes (we can stay).

Could this be true? Yes (it could be true).

Should they stop? No (they shouldn't).

May I help you? Yes (you may).

Will it rain? No (it won't rain).

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Would you go with me? Yes (I would).

Remember: When asking a question with door a modal verb, the main verb remains in the

infinitive without to.

I ncorr ect Correct

Do you to drink coffee? Do you drink coffee?

Does she to work here? Does she work here?

Can I to go with you? Can I go with you?

Should we to email her? Should we email her?

However, if there are two verbs in the infinitive after do, the second infinitive must use to.

I ncorr ect Correct

Do you want drink coffee? Do you want to drink coffee?

Does she like work here? Does she like to work here?

Did you need go home? Did you need to go home?

Remember: It's impossible to ask a yes/no question without an auxiliary verb.

He know your phone number? Does he know your phone number?

They returning today? Are they returning today?

Note that there are several ways to answeryes/no questions, especially with contractions.

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Is he busy? No.

No, he isn't.

No, he's not.

No, he is not.

No, he isn't busy.

No, he's not busy.

No, he is not busy.

Exercise

1.

Do you enjoy the music?

2. Are you American?

3. Is he your brother?

4.

Will you come with me?5. Have you ever been to Bali?

6. Do you love me?

7.

Are you sleepy?

8. Can they climb the wall?

9. Will you help me?

10. Will you marry me?

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Answer

1. Yes I do / No I do not.

2.

Yes I am / No I am not

3.

Yes he is/ no he is not4. Yes I will / no I will not

5.

Yes I have/ No I have not

6. Yes, I do/No, I dont

7. Yes, I am/No, I am not.

8.

Yes, they can/No, they cant.

9. Yes, I will/No, I will not.

10.

Yes, I will/No, I will not.

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WH Question Words

We use question words to ask certain types of questions. We often refer to them as WH

words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW). Note: WH question

ask for information. They are different than Yes/No questions.

STRUCTURE for WH question in general

WH Questions + auxiliary verbs (do, does, has, have, did, had)+ subject + verb

WH Questions + to be (are, am, is / was, were )+ subject + object

WH Questions + modal auxiliary (can, may, will, shall, must, etc) + subject + object

WH Questions + verb1/2

Question

WordFunction

Examples

Question Answer

What Asks for information about

something, What is used

as the subject of question.

Whatis your name?

Whatwent wrong?

Whatmade you happy?

My name is Tanti.

Everything.

Rudis kindness.

Asks for repetition or

confirmation.

What? I can't hear you.

You did what?

I studied your project.

Asks for an object. Whatdo you want?

Whatdid Siska bring?

Whatdid he talk about?About what did he talk?

(formal)

I want a glass of tea.

She bring a toy.

He talk about hismother.

May accompany a noun. Whatcolor is his bag?

Whattime did Aldo come?

Whatcity did you visit last

weekend?

Brown.

Eight thirty p.m.

I visited Medan.

what kind of Asks about the particular

variety or type of

something.

Whatkindofjeans is that?

What kind of burger did

Danny buy?

It is Denim.

He bought a cheese

burger.

what + a formof do

It is used to ask questionabout activities.

What did you do lastSaturday night?

Whatis Coco doing?

I visited my girlfriend.

He is snorkeling.

what + like Asks for a physical

description of qualities.

Whatis the weather l ike?

Whatis Mandy l ike?

Humid, very humid.

Shes generous.

what + look

like

Asks for a physical

description.

Whatdoes Cinta look li ke?

What does her shoeslook

like?

Shes slim and has

beautiful black hair.

Its red shoes with two

black striped and white

shoelace.

what...for Asks for a reason, askingwhy. Whatdid you do that for? To make my husbandhappy.

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When Asks about time. Whendid Yuni leave?

Whenwill you come?

Two days ago.

Ill come tomorrow.

Where Asks in or at what place or

position.

Dad, where is my mom

now?

Wherecan I find a pen?

In the kitchen.

In that drawer.

Why Asks for reason, asking

what...for.

Whydo you say that?

Why arent you coming

with your husband?

I dont know, sorry

Hes in busy.

why don't Makes a suggestion. Whydon'tyou help me? Sorry, Im tired.

Which It is used instead of what

when a question concerns

choosing from a definite,

known quantity or group.

Whichcolor do you want?

Whichone do you want?

Whichdo you prefer?

Which book should we

borrow?

Whichclass are you in?

Which country did shevisit?

Orange one, please.

This one.

Blue one.

The land of five towers.

This class.

India.

Who Asks what or which person

or people (subject).

Usually followed by a

singular verb even if the

speaker asking about more

than one person.

Whoopened the door?

Whocame to visit me?

Who is coming to party

tonight?

Who wants to come with

me?

Who cant answer this

question?

Your little brother.

Radit and Ge.

Radit, Ge, Ryan and

Panji.

I do.

I cant.

Whom Asks what or which personor people (object). In

spoken English, whom is

rarely used; who is use

instead.

Whom is used only in

formal questions. Note :

whom, not who, is used if

preceded by a preposition.

Whomdid you see?Whomare you visiting?

Whomshould I talk to?

Towhomshould I talk?

(formal)

I saw my sister.My neighbor.

The manager.

Whose Asks question about

ownership / possession.

Whose are these keys?

Whoseturn is it?

Whose laptop did youbring?

Those are hers.

Darmis turn.

My father laptop.

How Asks about manner. Howdoes he work?

How did you come to

campus?

Howdoes she drive?

He works hard.

By walk.

She drives carefully.

Asks about condition or

quality.

Howwas your exam? It was difficult.

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how many Asks about quantity

(countable).

How manycars are

there?

Two hundred and

fifteen.

how much Asks about quantity

(uncountable).

How muchmoney do

you have?

Two thousand rupiahs.

how + adverb Asks about extent or degree. See the table below!

how far Asks about

distance.

How far is Gombong

from Bandung?

280 kilometers.

how long Asks length

(time or

space).

How longwill it take?

How long has he been

here?

Eight hours.

Five years.

how often Asks aboutfrequency. How often do you brushyour teeth?

How often do you come

home?

Two times a day.

Every week.

how +

adjective

how cold Asks about

cold

temperature.

How coldis it? Seven below zero.

how old Asks about

age.

How oldare you? 25 years old.

how soon Asks about

time to

spend.

How soon you can get

here?

In six minutes.

how fast Asks about

speed.

How fast were you

driving Rossi?

80 miles an hour.

how come

(informal)

asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see

her?

Because shes sick.

A form of do is usually used in questions when the main verb is have (especially in

American English but also commonly in British English); e.g., Do you have you acar?

NOTE: especially in British English but also in American English, the idiom have got

is used to indicate possession instead of have alone; e.g., Bob has got a car. Have you

got a car?

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Exercices

Make questions from the following sentences. The blue printed words should be the answer

to your question.

1.

I am excited because I have birthday today.

2. My coat is in the bedroom.

3. I love the black jacket than the grey one.

4.

The woman in front of the gym isour sport teacher.

5. They worked in the book shop.

6. I have three applesin my basket.

7. She iswatching TV now.

8. My car costs 2.000 $ dollars.

9.

The kids are sad because they dont go to the cinema.

10.A new notebook was on the desk this morning.

Answer

1.

Why are you excited today?

2.

Where is your coat?

3. Which jacket do you love the black or the grey?

4. Who is she?

5. Where did they work?

6. How many apples do you have?

7.

What is Rini doing?

8. How much does your car cost?

9.

Why are the kids sad?

10.

What was on the desk this morning?

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Negative Question

A negative yes/ no question often express surprise.

Example :

1. Arentyou ready yet?

(I am surprised that you are not ready)

A negative yes/ no question or a question with whycan be a complaint.

Example :

1. Cantyou turn the volume down?

2. Why hasntthe job been done?

We can use Why dont we/ you? Or Why not + Verb?For a suggestion.

Example :

1. Why dontyou take a taxi?

2. Why not use your credit card?

Negative question with who, what, or whichusually ask for information.

Example :

1. who hasntreturned this library book?

2. What cantyou understand?

3. Whichcomputer isntworking?

We can use a negative yes/ no question to ask the hearer to agree.

Example :

1. isntthere a quicker way?

2.

Havent wemet somewhere before?

The meaning is similar to :

Weve met somewhere before, havent we?

We make a question negative by putting nt after the auxiliary.

Positive:doyou like chocolate?

Negative:dontyou like chocolate?

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The negative of am Iis arent i

Example :

1. why arent Ion the list?

We do not usenotafterauxiliary.

Example :

1.

do not you like chocolate?(wrong)

But in more formal English notcan come after the subject.

Example :

1. are we nota democratic people?

We can use other negative words

Example :

1. are you nevergoing to finish?

2. Is there noelectricity?

If a question word is the subject, ntor notcomes after the auxiliary.

Positive:who hasgot a ticket?

Negative:who hasnt got a ticket?

We can also use other negative words in a wh- question.

Positive:have you ever been skiing?

Negative:have you neverbeen skiing?

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Exercise

1. Doesnt Erry come to my party?

2. Who hasnt got a gift in this Christmas?

3.

Cant you make some coffee?

4.

Arent you sleepy yet?

5. Why dont you take a bus?

6. Why not you wear your uniform?

7.

Are you never come to the meeting?

8. Which part isnt correct?

9. Cant you take my lunch to my room?

10.

What cant she forgive?

Answer

1. Yes, he does. He come to your party with his girlfriend.

2.

Romario hasnt got it.

3. No, but I will make a cup of tea.

4. Yes, I am. I will go to bed right now.

5.

No, because I dont have enough money.

6.

No, because mine is still in a laundry.

7. No, I have no time

8. The end of the part. That should be fixed.

9. Yes, we please you to wait for ten minutes.

10.The lies. She really hates a liar.

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Tag Question

A question tag or tag question is a grammatical structure in which a declarative

statement or animperative is turned into a question by adding aninterrogative fragment (the

"tag"). For example, in the sentence "You're John, aren't you?", the statement "You're John"

is turned into a question by the tag "aren't you". The term "question tag" is generally

preferred by British grammarians, while their American counterparts prefer "tag question".

Uses

In most languages, tag questions are more common in colloquial spoken usage than in

formal written usage. They can be an indicator of politeness,emphasis or irony.They may

suggest confidence or lack of confidence; they may be confrontational, defensive or tentative.

Although they have the grammatical form of a question, they may differ from questions in

that they do not expect an answer. In other cases, when they do expect a response, they may

differ from straightforward questions in that they cue the listener as to what response is

desired. In legal settings, tag questions can often be found in aleading question.According to

a specialist children's lawyer at theNSPCC,children find it difficult to answer tag questions

other than in accordance with the expectation of questioner.[1]

Forms

Question tags are formed in several ways, and many languages give a choice of

formation. In some languages the most common is a single word or fixed phrase, whereas in

others it is formed by a regular grammatical construction.

Tag questions in English

English tag questions, when they have the grammatical form of a question, are

atypically complex, because they vary according to four factors: the choice of auxiliary, the

negation, the intonation pattern and the emphasis.

Auxiliary

The English tag question is made up of anauxiliary verb and a pronoun. The auxiliary

has to agree with thetense,aspect andmodality of the verb in the preceding sentence. If the

verb is in the present perfect, for example, the tag question uses hasor have; if the verb is in a

present progressive form, the tag is formed with am, are, is; if the verb is in a tense which

does not normally use an auxiliary, like the present simple, the auxiliary is taken from the

emphatic doform.

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We use tags in spoken English but not in formal written English.

They are not really questions but are a way of asking the other person to make a comment

and so keep the conversation open.

Making a tag is very mechanical. To make a tag, use the first auxiliary. If there is no

auxiliary, use do, does or did. With a positive sentence, make a negative tag and with a

negative sentence, make a positive tag.

Exercise

1. You're new here, ...?

2. You don't remember me, ...?

3. We've spoken about that, ...?

4. The layout here has changed, ...?

5. I don't need to say any more, ...?

6. He won't win, ...?

7. You're not accepting that job offer, ...?

8. You don't think he could be right, ...?

9. John's completely unaware how much damage he did the company, ...?

10. You wouldn't work for Michael again, ...?

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Answer

1. aren't you?

2. do you?

3. haven't we?

4. hasn't it?

5. do I?

6. will he?

7. are you?

8. do you?

9. isn't he?

10. would you?

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Reply Questions

Reply questions are formed of Auxiliary/modal verb + Subjectand are used to show interest

or surprise. They always have a strong RISING INTONATION.

Exercise

1. I think she has no boyfriend , ?

2. He has a problem , ?

3. Ive finished! ?

4. I cant do this, ?

5.

Didnt you see his hand shaking, ?

6.

It s been done before, ?

7. Hed like it,?

8. She has a cat, ?

9.

Theyd do it, ?

10.Shes been gone here, ?

Answer

1.

Does she ?2. Does he ?

3. Have you ?

4.

Cant you ?

5. Was it ?

6. has it ?

7.

Would he ?

8. does she ?

9. Would they ?

10.

has she ?

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References

Wikipedia.2010.Tag Question[http://www en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question.html]

English Grammar Secrets.2006.Question Tags

[http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags/menu.php]

Resumagic.2011.Interview Question and Answers

[http://www.resumagic.com/resumagic_ebook_interviews_040512.pdf]

Lawless, Laura.K. 2012. Question YesNo.

[http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/esl/grammar/questions-yes-no.html]

My English Pages.2012. Wh Question (Question Words)

[http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-wh-questions.php]

Quary,Viv.2012. Question Formation In English

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