WH QUESTION

A.      WH QUESTION

Kata tanya digunakan untuk menanyakan apa yang sedang kita bicarakan dan kalimat Tanya tersebut berfungsi untuk mendapatkan informasi

B.      ATURAN MEMBUAT WH QUESTION

1.       Menanyakan Subject

a.       Setelah Question Word susunanya kalimat berita (QW + Kalimat berita)

b.       Aturan Verb menggunakan Verb untuk orang ke-Tiga Tunggal

Example:

a.       Kalimat Verbal

-        They visit you -        You come her -        She eats banana -        We don’t come there

·         Who visits you? ·         Who comes here? ·         Who eats banana? ·         Who doesn’t come there?

b.       Kalimat Non Verbal

-        They are at home -        He is a lawyer -        I am happy

·         Who is at home? ·         Who is a lawyer? ·         Who is happy?

2.       Menanyakan selain Object

a.       Setelah QW susunanya seperti “Yes or No Question” tetapi yang ditanyakan dihilangkan

b.       Bila menanyakan “Verb” Ordinary Verbnya diganti dengan “do” (mengerjakan)

Example:

a.       Kalimat Verbal

-        You  write  a letter  every week

   S    Ord. V       O             Adv.

-        (?S) Who  writes  a letter  every week?

           QW  VI s, es        O            Adv.                                      

-        (?V) What  do  you  do  every week?

                                                                              QW   aux.   S   ord.       Adv.              

-        (?O) What  do  you  write every week?

                                                                                QW  aux.  S      ord.    Adv.                  

-        (?A) How often  do  you  write  a letter?

                                                                                    QW      aux.     S     ord.      Adv.

b.       Kalimat Non Verbal

-        They are at home -        I am fine -        He is a lawyer

·         Where are they? ·         How are you? ·         What is her?

C.      Untuk membuat sebuah pertanyaan dengan menggunakan kata tanya dalam bentuk Simple Present Tense, kita cukup membuat sebuah pertanyaan normal, lalu menambahkan sebuah kata tanya di depannya.

a.       Dengan kata kerja “to be”:

-        (+) His name is Tyler

(- ) Is his name Tyler?

(?) What is his name?

b.       Dengan kata kerja lain:

-        (+) I like flowers

-        (- ) Do you like flowers?

-        (?) Why do you like flowers?

D.     JENIS – JENIS WH QUSTION

1.      WHAT (APA) – Kalimat tanya yang menanyakan sifat – sifat benda, zat atau jabatan yang berfungsi sebagai Subject atau Object dalam kalimat

a.       Menanyakan benda atau jabatan sebagai Subject

WHAT + V + O + ADJECTIVE?

-        What makes you happy?

-        What color do you like?

-        What time is it?

b.       Menanyakan benda atau jabatan sebagai Subject kalimat

WHAT + TO BE, AUXILIARY VEB + S + V I?

-        What are you doing?

2.      WHO (SIAPA) - Menanyakan tentang identitas dan kalimat tanya tersebut menanyakan orang sebagai Subject atau Object kalimat

a.       Menanyakan orang sebagai Subject

WHO + V + O + ADVERB?

-        Who helps you?

-        Who makes you angry?

b.       Menanyakan orang sebagai Object

WHO + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + V I?

-        Who is doing this duty?

-        Who did you wait for?

-        Who is he?

3.      WHY (MENGAPA) - Kalimat tanya dimana kalimat tersebut menanyakan alasan

WHO + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + V I?

-        Why do you go there alone?

-        Why are you doing this homework?

-        Why are you happy?

4.      WHICH (YANG MANA) - Menanyakan sekumpulan pilihan.

a.       Kalimat Tanya dimana kalimat tersebut menanyakan pilihan

WHICH + NOUN + TO BE + POSSESIVE?

-        Which book are you?

-        Which apple is mine?

-        Which pencils are their?

-        Which one do you want?

b.       Kalimat Tanya dimana kalimat tersebut menanyakan pilihan

WHICH + NOUN + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + VI

-        Which girl do you want to meet?

-        Which bag did you buy yesterday?

5.      WHERE (DIMANA ATAU KEMANA) - Kalimat Tanya dimana kalimat tersebut menanyakan tempat atau lokasi

WHERE + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + O?

-        Where did you go yesterday?

-        Where do you want to go?

-        Where are you?

6.      WHEN (KAPAN) - Kata Tanya dimana kalimat tersebut untuk menanyakan waktu.

WHEN + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + V I + O?

-        When did you come back here?

-        When will you go from this place?

-        When do you get up?

7.      HOW (BAGAIMANA) - Kata Tanya dimana kalimat tersebut menanyakan cara, proses, metode dan keadaan

HOW + TO BE, AUXILIARY VERB + S + V I + O?\

-        How did you go there?

-        How did you get that money?

-        How do you make coffee?

8.      WHOSE (MILIK SIAPA) - Menanyakan tentang kepemilikan

WHOSE + NOUN + TO BE + POSSESIVE?

-        Whose pen is this?

WH QUESTION SEBAGAI PRONOUN (KATA GANTI)

A.      SUBJECT PRONOUN

1.       WHO (Digunakan untuk orang)

-        My brother is a doctor. He lives in Bali

·         My brother who lives in Bali is a doctor

2.       WHICH (Digunakan untuk benda atau binatang)

-        Jakarta is capital city. It is a beautiful city

·         Jakarta which is a beautiful city is capital city

3.       THAT (Digunakan untuk benda, binatang, atau orang)

-        The lesson was interesting. I listened to it.

·         The lesson that I listened to it was interesting

B.      OBJECT PRONOUN

1.       WHOM (Digunakan untuk orang)

-        I see a girl. Jason gives her bag

·         I see a girl whom Jason gives a bag

2.       WHICH (Digunakan untuk benda atau binatang)

-        This is a dog. I bought it yesterday

·         This is a dog which I bought it yesterday

3.       THAT (Digunakan untuk benda, binatang, atau orang)

-        This is my cat. You can borrow it

·         This my cat that you can borrow it

C.      WHOSE DIGUNAKAN UNTUK POSSESIVE

1.       UNTUK ORANG

-        The woman will be president. Her father was president

·         The woman whose father was president will be president

2.       UNTUK BENDA

-        I want to buy a car. It is color is blue

·         I want to buy a car whose color is blue

3.       UNTUK BINATANG

-        I have a cat. Her eyes are green.

·         I have a cat. Her eyes are green.

D.     WHERE DIGUNAKAN UNTUK MENANYAKAN NAMA TEMPAT, RUANGAN, KOTA

-        The town is small. I grew up there

·         The town is small where I grew up there

E.      WHEN DIGUNAKAN UNTUK MENANYAKAN WAKTU, TAHUN, HARI, ABAD

-        Monday is the day. We will come there

·         Monday is the day when we will come there

PREPOSITION (KATA DEPAN) IN RELATIVE PRONOUN

A.      WHOM TO (kepada siapa)

-        The man whom to you ask money is John

B.      WHOM FOR (untuk siapa)

-        The girl whom for I do all everything is my sister

C.       WHOM WITH (dengan siapa)

-        The man whom with you were dancing is Marry

D.      WHOM FROM (dari siapa)

-        The boy whom from Marry got flower is John

E.      WHOM ABOUUT (tentang siapa)

-        The man whom about I always tell you is John

QUESTION WORDS

A.      WHO (Who is used of the subject of the question it is refers to people. It is usually followed by a singular verb even if the speaker is asking about more than one person)

§  Who comes to visit you? Jane and Eric

§  Who is coming to dinner tonight? Ann, Bob and Al

B.      WHOM (Whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition in every spoken English, Whom is used only in formal question and Whom is used if preceded by a preposition

§  Whom did you see? I saw George

§  To whom should I talk? The secretary

C.      WHEN (When is used to ask question about time)

§  When did they arrive? Yesterday

§  When will you come? Next Monday

D.     WHERE (When is used to ask question about the place)

§  Where is he? At home

§  Where can I find a pen? In that drawer

E.      WHY (Why is used to ask question about a reason)

§  Why did you leave her? Because she is cruel

F.       WHOSE (Whose is used to ask question about possession)

§  Whose book did you borrow? David’s

§  Whose key is this? It’s mine

G.      WHICH (Which is used instead of what when a question concerns choosing from definite, known quantity of group)

§  I have two pens

-Which pen do you want? The blue one

-Which one do you want? The blue one

-Which do you want? The blue one

§  Which book should I buy? That one

Ø  There is little different in meaning between which and what when the accompany as noun

§  Which country did he visit? Peru and Chile = What country did he visit? Peru and Chile

§  Which class are you in? This class = What class are you in? This class

H.     WHAT

Ø  What is used as the subject of a question, It refer to things

§  What makes you angry? His rudeness

§  What went wrong? Everything

Ø  What is also used as an object

§  What do you need? I need a pencil

§  What did he talk about? His vacation

About what did he talk about? His vacation

Ø  What + a form of do is used to ask question about activities

§  What did you do last night? I studied

§  What is Mary doing? Reading a book

Ø  What may accompany a Noun

§  What countries did you visit? Italy and Spain

§  What time did he come? Seven o’clock

§  What color is his hair? Dark brown

I.        HOW

Ø  How generally ask about manner

§  How did you come here? By bus

§  How does he drive? Carefully

Ø  How is used with much and many

§  How much money does it cost? Ten dollars

§  How many books do you have? Fifteen

Ø  How is also used wit adjectives and adverbs

§  How old are you? Fifteen

§  How soon can you get there? In ten minutes

Ø  How long ask about length of time. Example: How long has he been here? Two yours

Ø  How often ask about frequency. Example: How often do you write home? Every week

Ø  How far ask about distance. Example: How far is it to Miami from here? 500 miles