FORMING QUESTIONS

Brainstorming
Read the following sentences. Translate them into good English.
1. Apakah kamu seorang pelajar?
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2. Apakah kamu bertemu mereka?
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3. Apakah Bob kelahiran tahun 1997?
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4. Apakah kalian sudah sarapan?
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5. Apakah yang kamu lakukan di waktu luang?
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Study the answers. What questions will match with them?
Write them down in the available space.
1. A: _____________________________________________________________
B: I usually have a mushroom omelet in my desk.
2. A: _____________________________________________________________
B: Surely. You can meet me today at 5 pm.
3. A: _____________________________________________________________
B: Im sorry. I dont know Bob. Im new here.
4. A: _____________________________________________________________
B: Well, Im more interested in action movie than scary one.

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Discussion
YES/NO QUESTIONS is used to ask for questions which answers are yes
or no.
Tenses

YES/NO

Present
Tense

Are
Is

Past
Tense

Do
Does
Were
Was
Did

Future

Will
Shall

Modal
Aux

Should
Can
Must

Examples

Adverb of
time

Are they in first semester?

Are you from English Department?
Is your father an engineer?
Do you go to college by motorcycle?
Does Ms. Nay give us oral examination?
Were you born in Bandung?
Was she with you two days ago?
Was there any English class last week?
Did Klantink perform well last night?
Did you meet your advisor last Friday?
Will you allow us to be absent next
week?
Shall we go now?
Should I go with you?
Should I finish this letter today?
Can you operate computer?

everyday

Two days ago

Last
month/week/year
Last
Friday/Monday
Next month
Three weeks
later

Practice: Read the text below. Based on the information in the text,
make questions as many as possible.
My name is Nick Brown and I live in New York. I study computer
science. I have a brother and a sister. My sister and brother live in
Washington DC with my parents. My parents own a shop which sells
basic commodity such as rice, sugar etc. They work from 6.a.m to 6
pm. My sister works as a supervisor in an automobile company. My
bother goes to high school and is in the eleventh grade.
Write
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

down your questions below:

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WH-QUESTIONS: is used to ask certain types of questions on order to

find out information.
Question
Words
What

Function: asking
for/about
Information about
something
Repetition/confirmatio
n

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Example
Whats your name?
What are you looking for?
What? I cant hear you.

What
...for
When
When
Who

A reason, asking why

Whom

Person as object

Which

Choice

Why

Reason, asking what

for
Suggestion
Ownership

Why dont
Whose

Time
Position or in/at place
person as subject

What +
noun

What did you do for?

What is the pencil for?
When should I submit the assignment?
Where is Mt. Merapi located?
Who opened the door?
Who is absent today?
Whom do you see?
Whom is Ms. Nay talking to?
Which color do you want?
Which one do you want?
Which
do you want?
Why do you say that?
Why dont we help her?
Whose turn is it?
Whose book is it
What time will you pick me up?
What subject do you take?
What grade are you in?

Examples

Answer:
It doesnt work well. We need
to lubricate it.
Terrible. It was so difficult.
Sometimes its so cold.
See examples below

How
*Manner
*condition
or quality
How + adj
+adv
How far
How long

How does the machine work?

How
many
How
much
How often

How many cars are there?

How
many
times

How many times a day do you eat?

How many times a week do you play
badminton?

How
How
How
How
etc

How
How
How
How

old
big
tall
fast

What kind
of

How was your exam?

How is the weather in Lembang?

Extent or degree
How far is Bandung from Jakarta?
How long will it take from Bandung to
Jakarta?
How long did you study last night?

How much money do you have?

How much water do you drink today?
How often do you go shopping?

old are you?

big is your house?
tall is he?
fast will you be ready?

Category: boots, shoes,

sport, movie, books,
fruits, etc.

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Its about .. km.

It takes about 8 hours by
train.
About three hours.
There are 20 cars.
Not so much
A lot
Everyday
Every other day
Once a day
Twice a week
Three times a month

Twenty one
Quite big. It has three rooms
About six feet.
In five minutes

What kinds of music do you play?

What kinds of shoes did you buy?
What kind of fruit do you like best?

Study these pictures. How many questions can you make?

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