QUESTION TAG (FIRST MATERIAL)

• Question Tag : Pertanyaan tambahan yang dipendekkan, digunakan untuk mengharapkan jawaban setuju ( kebenaran atau penegasan) atas suatu pernyataan / statement yang disampaikan. Biasanya terletak dibelakang kalimat.

Example : kalimat nominal = You are a student, are’t you?

                                                 You are not a student, are you?

                 Kalimat verbal    = They don’t go to school, do they?

                                                Ani goes to the school, doesn’t she?

v  Tag Question dalam positive statement.

Jika statmentnya negatif (+) maka Tag Questionnya negatif (-)

1. Menggunakan modals, to be, to have.

a). menggunakan modals auxiliary ( berhubungan dengan perasaan )

    seperti can, will, dsb.

    Example : You must go now, mustn’t you?

                      You can swim well, can not you?

2. Menggunakan kata kerja bantu “to be”

    Example: She is a teacher, isn’t she?

3. Menggunakan kata kerja bantu “to have”

    Example: He has a lot of book, hasn’t he?

                     I have to buy some matches, haven’t I ?

b). Tag Question yang mengandung statment verb seperti “do, does, did”

    Example: You like coffee, don’t you?

                     His wife cooks well, doesn’t she?

                     You broke the window, didn’t you?

c). Tag Question yang menggunakan “they” sebagai subject untuk everybody, everyone, somebody, someone.

    Example: Everyone warned you, didn’t they?

                     Someone had recognized him, hadn’t they?

v  Tag Question dalam negative statment 

Jika statmentnya negatif (-) maka Tag-nya adalah positif (+)

              a). Tag Question dari kalimat yang menggunakan modals (auxiliary), to be, to have.

              1. Modals → I mustn’t be late, must I ?

                                    They oughtn‘t to be here, ought I ?

              2. To be → I am not so fast so you, am I ?

                                It’s not holiday today, is it?

            3. To have → He hadn’t met you before, had he?

                                   Tom hasn’t got colour TV, has he?

            b). Tag Question yang mengandung “do, does, did”

                  Example: Boys do not like to wash, do they?

                                   You do not like sugar, do you?

c). Statment yang mengandung kata-kata seperti: Neither, None, Nobody, Nothing, Scarcely, Rarely, Hardly, Ever, Seldom, dianggap sebagai negatif.

      Example: None of your friends liked the film, did they?

                      Nobody cheated on the best, did they?

v  Kalimat Perintah (Command)

Untuk membentuk kalimat perintah Tag Question adalah “will you”

Example: Please close the door, will you?

                Please be careful, will you?

v  Kalimat Ajakan (Request)

Untuk membuat kalimat ajakan, kita menggunakan Tag Question “shall we”

Example: Let’s go home together, shall we?

                Let’s play football now, shall we?

v  Tag Question untuk complex sentence

Untuk membuat Tag Question-nya bukan pada induk kalimat (main clause) tapi pada anak kalimat (sub-clause)

Example: I think that you are clever, aren’t you?

                We hope you are happy, aren’t you?

Notes;

• “ I am” biasanya mempunyai Tag dengan “Aren’t”

Example : I am very late, aren’t I?

                 I am very stupid, aren’t I?

• “ Let’s” menpunyai Tag dengan “Shall”

Example : Let’s read aloud, shall we?

                 Let’s pretend we’re not here, shall we?

                 Let’s go, shall we?

• “Used to” dapat mempunyai Tag dengan “did”

Example : You used to leave in Bandung, didn’t you?

                  You used to smoke a pipe, didn’t you?

Exercise 1:

THE QUESTION TAGS

Tick  (P) the correct question tags to complete the questions.

1. She's an accountant, .................. ?

(A)  aren't she           (B)  isn't she   (C)  she isn't   (D)  doesn't she

2. I'm here, .................. ?

(A)  aren't we             (B)  aren't I      (C)  am I not   (D)  doesn't I

3. You and I are very busy right now, .................. ?

(A)  aren't you            (B)  isn't she   (C)  she isn't   (D)  aren't we

4. It isn't very windy today, .................. ?

(A)  hasn't it               (B)  isn't it       (C)  is it           (D)  doesn't it

Exercise 2:

These are sentences from real conversations. Put in the question tags.

1.  I'm cooking tonight,                                          ?

2.  He's not a baby,                                         ?

3.  It'll be all right,                                         ?

4.  Laura's still got short hair,                                         ?

5.  She doesn't feel well,                                         ?

6. They left early,                                           ?

7.  She didn't feel well yesterday,                                         ?

8. They've left early,                                           ?

Exercise 3:

THE QUESTION TAGS

Match the beginning of the sentences and the question tags .

Tag Question

Question Tag

She needs some help,

was it?

They are away for a few weeks,

don't you?

It's warm,

doesn't she?

It wasn't your turn,

will you?

There is a problem,

is she?

You're not serious,

aren't they?

You come here often,

isn't there?

She isn't Italian,

isn't it?

Don't forget,

are you?