LESSON
12
WH- Questions
Apa WH- Questions itu?
WH- questions - juga disebut sebagai question words. Disebut WH- Question karena kata tanya ini diawali dengan WH-, sebagai berikut:
Who
Whom
Whose
What
Where
When
Which
Why
How
Kalimat Tanya yang
terbentuk dengan kata tanya ini disebut open question atau informative question
karena pertanyaan ini membutuhkan informasi sebagai jawabannya.
Informative Question:
Who is your English
teacher?
Who helped you to
finish the job?
Whom did you see?
Whom will you
invite?
Whose pen is that
on the table?
What is the man’s
name?
What did you eat
for breakfast?
Where does the lady
come from?
Where will you go
on holiday?
When will you
graduate from your school?
Which do you like
coffee or tea?
Which is your hat?
Why is Mary sad?
Why did you come
late yesterday?
How are you?
How did John go to
his office?
Informative question lainnya
How often
Seberapa sering
How often - digunakan untuk menunjukan intensitas dari
kebiasaan seseorang atau sesuatu. Contoh:
How often do you go shopping?
How often do you eat fruits?
How often does your friend see you?
How far (seberapa jauh)
How far digunakan untuk menanyakan seberapa jauh jarak yang
ditempuh.
Contoh Kalimat:
How long does it take from Jakarta to Jogjakarta by train?
How far do you understand the lesson?
How do you love me?
How
many (seberapa banyak)
How many digunakan untuk menanyakan seberapa banyak jumlah dari sesuatu yang bisa dihitung (countable noun).
Contoh Kalimat :
How many digunakan untuk menanyakan seberapa banyak jumlah dari sesuatu yang bisa dihitung (countable noun).
Contoh Kalimat :
How many rabbits are there in the cage?
How many times do you clean your toilet in a month?
How many brothers do you have?
How many red clothes do you have?
How much (seberapa banyak)
How much digunakan untuk menanyakan jumlah dari sesuatu yang
tidak bisa dihitung (uncountable noun). Contoh Kalimat:
How much money do you have?
How much sugar so you need?
How much stars are there in the sky?
How much salt do we have in the kitchen?
How long (seberapa lama)
How long digunakan untuk menanyakan durasi dari waktu.
Contoh Kalimat:
How long do you go to school?
How did you go to work yesterday?
How long did the football match last?
How old (berapa usia)
How old digunakan untuk menanyakan usia seseorang atau
benda.
Contoh Kalimat:
How old is your father?
How old is your grandfather?
How old is your mother?
How old is your house?