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QUESTION WORDS

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Nama : LIDYA CITRA NUARI
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Komp. Keahlian : PEMASARAN

PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN JEMBER

DINAS PENDIDIKAN
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TAHUN PELAJARAN 2017/2018

1. Pengertian Question words
Question words (kata tanya) digunakan untuk menanyakan tentang jumlah
yang spesifik, waktu, tempat, orang, dll. Berdasarkan jenisnya,WH question
words berbeda dengan yes or no questions.
Ada banyak kata dalam bahasa inggris yang digunakan khususnya untuk
membuat kalimat tanya, kata-kata ini disebut dengan question words(kata
tanya). Terkadang dalam materi Bahasa Inggris kita mengenalnya dengan WH
question words karena kata-kata tanya tersebut diawali dengan huruf W dan
H, dan "yes or no questions" karena jenis kalimat tanya ini hanya memberikan
ide jawaban "YA" dan "TIDAK".

2. Macam-macam, Fungsi dan Contoh WH Question Words

Perhatikan tabel di bawah ini:

WH Question Words Fungsi Contoh Kalimat

what Menanyakan What is your name?

informasi tentang
sesuatu.

Menanyakan What? I cant hear

pengulangan, you.You did what?
menanyakan kenapa.

whatfor Menanyakan alasan, What did you do that

menanyakan kenapa. for?

when Menanyakan tentang When did he leave?

waktu

where Menanyakan posisi Where do they live?

atau tempat.

which Menanyakan tentang Which color do you

pilihan. want?

who Menanyakan subject Who opened the door?

orang.

whom Menanyakan object o Whom did you see?

rang.

whose Menanyakan tentang Whose are these keys?

kepemilikan. Whose turn is it?

why Menanyakan alasan. Why do you say that?

 why dont Memberikan saran. Why dont I help you?

how Menyakan tentang How does this work?

cara.

Menanyakan tentang How was your exam?

kondisi atau jumlah.

how + adj/adv Menanyakan Perhatikan contoh di

tingkatan bawah ini:

how far Jarak How far is Pattaya

from Bangkok?

how long Panjang (waktu atau How long will it take?

ruang)

how many Jumlah (countable) How many cars are

there?

how much Jumlah (uncountable) How much money do

you have?

how old Umur How old are you?

how come (informal) Menanyakan alasan, How come I cant see

menanyakan kenapa. her?
Arti dan Contoh WH Question Words
WH Question Arti Contoh Kalimat
Words

who Orang Whos that? Thats Nancy.

where Tempat Where do you live? In Boston

why Alasan Why do you sleep early? Because

Ive got to get up early

when Waktu When do you go to work? At 7:00

how Cara How do you go? By car

what Object, ide What do you do? I am an engineer

atau tindakan

which Pilihan Which one do you prefer? The red

one.

whose Kepemilikan Whose is this book? Its Alans.

whom Object dari Whom did you meet? I met the

kata kerja manager.

what kind Deskripsi/ What kind of music do you like? I

 gambaran like quiet songs

what time Waktu What time did you come home?

how many Jumlah How many students are there?

(countable) There are twenty.

how much Jumlah/ How much time have we got? Ten

kwantitas, minutes
harga
(uncountable)

how long Durasi, How long did you stay in that

panjang hotel? For two weeks.

how often Frekwensi How often do you go to the gym?

Twice a week.

how far Jarak How far is your school? Its one

mile far.

how old Umur How old are you? Im 16.

how come Alasan How come I didnt see at the party?

Jika anda ingin menanyakan tentang subject dari suatu kalimat, langsung saja
tambahkan kata tanya pada awal kalimat. Contohnya:
Shelly buys new car. Who buys new car?
Jika anda menanyakan tentang predicate dari suatu kalimat (bagian dari kalimat yang
mengandung kata kerja dan memberikan informasi tentang subject), ada 3 pilihan:
1. Jika ada kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verb) yang mendahului kata kerja utama
(seperti: can, is, are, was, were, will, would, etc), silahkan tambahkan kata tanya
kemudian diikuti dengan kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verb) dan subject. Contohnya:
He can speak Japanese. What can he speak?
They are working tonight. When are they working?
2. Jika anda menanyakan predicate tetapi tidak ada kata kerja bantu-nya (auxiliary
verb) dan hanya ada to be,silahkan tambahkan kata tanya kemudian diikuti
dengan to be dan subject. Contohnya:
The play was interesting. How was the play?
3. Jika tidak ada kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verb) pada predicate dan kata kerja
utama bukanlah berupa to be,silahkan tambahkan kata kerja bantu do/
does dalam bentuk yang sesuai. Contohnya:
They go to the movies every Saturday. When do they go to the movies?
He wakes up early. When does he wake up?
Tom sent a letter. What did they send?