Yes/No and WH Questions

Yes/No and WH Questions

A. Yes/No Question

Ya / Tidak (ada) pertanyaan dapat tidak dijawab dengan hanya ya atau, walaupun jawab lebih rumit dapat diberi. Ya / Tidak (ada) pertanyaan dapat dibagi menjadi tiga jenis dasar.

RUMUS : To be Modals       +   S    +     V    +  O Auxiliary

           

       Ex :

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.

·      Can he make a cake ?

·      Should you go now? No, I shouldn’t.

·      Will he marry Dian next month ?

·      Will they meet you tomorrow ?

B. Wh-Questions

Wh-Questions are questions with detailed answers. Wh-Questions are usually begun with:

	RUMUS : To be WH   +       Modals      +  S  +    V   +    O Auxiliary

 

     Note :

     Who                        S

     Whom                     O

     Whose                    N +Y/N Question pettern

     Which                     N it is ?

     What                       S/O thing

     Ex :

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.