Kata tanya digunakan untuk menanyakan apa yang sedang bicarakan
dengan lawan bicara. Pada artikel sebelumnya saya sudah membahas mengenai jenis
kalimat tanya terbuka menggunakan 5W + 1H yang memungkinkan banyak respon
jawaban sedangkan pada artikel ini saya akan membahas mengenai jenis kalimat
tanya tertutup yaitu kalimat tanya yang hanya mempunyai 2 jawaban yaitu yes dan
no atau yang disebut dengan kalimat tanya yes No Questions.
Rumus YES NO Questions
Auxiliary/ To Be + subject + verb / noun / adj / adv ... ?
Contoh
:
-
Is She clever?
-
Are You stupid ?
-
Were you go yesterday ?
-
Does she study English ?
Membuat YES NO Questions
Yes No Questions dapat
dibentuk dari sebuah statement (Pernyataan). Sebagai contoh dapat dilihat pada
table dibawah.
Statement
(Pernyataan)
|
Yes
No Questions (Pertanyaan)
|
Jawaban
|
Merry
was sick yesterday
|
Was
Merry sick yesterday?
|
Yes,
she was/ No, she wasn't
|
You
are sleepy
|
Are
you sleepy?
|
Yes,
I am/ No, I am not
|
Your
father is a doctor
|
Is
your father a doctor?
|
Yes,
he is/ No, he is not
|
The
students visited jakarta last semester
|
Did
the students visit Jakarta last semester?
|
Yes,
they did/ No, they did not
|
He
bought book
|
Did
he buy book ?
|
Yes,
he did/No,he did not
|
I
am driving a car
|
Are
you driving a car ?
|
Yes,
I am/No,I am not
|
I
would help you
|
Would you help me ?
|
Yes,
I would/No,I would not
|
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