TAG QUESTION
- Tag question adalah kalimat pernyataan yang diakhiri dengan sebuah pertanyaan
- Kalimat yang menggunakan tag question, dapat dijawab dengan yes atau no.
- Tag question dimaksudkan sebagai sebuah penegasan dari sebuah pernyataan..
- Tag question lebih sering digunakan dalam bahasa lisan.
Contoh :
You are a student of Yos Sudarso, JHs, aren't you ?
main clause (MC) tag question (TQ)
My mother is not at home, is she ?
main clause (MC) tag question (TQ)
- Apabila main clause adalah kalimat positif maka tag question berbentuk negatif.
Tag question nya terdiri dari:
to be/kata bantu/modals/auxiliaries + not (dalam bentuk singkatan) + Subyek (kata
ganti orang sebagai subyek)
- Apabila main clause adalah kalimat negatif maka tag question berbentuk positif
Tag question nya terdiri dari :
to be/kata bantu/modals/auxiliaries + S (kata ganti orang sebagai subyek)
Contoh-contoh lainnya :
1. Diana and I were very busy, weren't we ?
2. I go to scholl on foot, don't i ?
3. My father has two brother, doesn't he ?
4, The students studied English seriously, didn't they ?
5. You have played the games for two hours, haven't you ?
6. Your sister will celebrate her birthday, won't she ?
7. Nadia did not ride the bike fast, did she ?
8. I am your classmate, aren't I ?
9. I am not reading "The Cookies", am I ?
10. They have nothing for lunch, do they ?
Latihan soal-soal
Lengkapilah kalimat berikut dengan tag question !
1. Mr. George has a cute monkey, .....................?
2. The dog ran to your garden, .................?
3. Aunty Anne won't come to school late, ........................?
4. The girl invites us to the party, ................?
5. She was not your cousin, .....................?
6. We saw nobody at the village, .......................?
7. The car is yours, ..................................?
8. Mrs. Lucia taught the students patiently, .......................?
9. He doesn't know about the news, .......................?
10. I am in the correct room, ........................?
