Cara Membuat Pertanyaan Yes/ No Question dalam Bahasa Inggris
Yes/ No question merupakan salah satu jenis pertanyaan yang sering ditemui dalam bahasa Inggris. Pertanyaan ini memiliki jawaban yang selalu dimulai dengan perkataan Yes atau No. Jawaban Yes/ No digunakan apabila dalam pertanyaan digunakan kata awal seperti Copula (kata kerja gabung) dan Auxiliary Verb (kata kerja bantu) yaitu Am, Is, are, Was, Were, Do, Does, Did, Have, Has, Had, Can, May, Must, Shall, Will, Should, dan Would.
Jawaban dengan Yes atau No dapat berbentuk jawaban yang panjang (long answer) maupun jawaban pendek (short answer. Kata kerja gabung atau kata kerja bantu yang dipakai dalam pertanyaan akan dipakai juga dalam jawaban.
Untuk pertanyaan dalam bentuk Present Tense, maka menggunakan kata kerja bantu Do atau Does, dan untuk bentuk Past tense, maka menggunakan kata bantu Did.
Penggunaan nama diri seperti Mira, Alia, Farah, Numa, the teachers, the boys, the girls, maka kata- kata tersebut dapat menggunakan kata Kata Ganti Orang (he, she, it, they) sebagai subject dan kata ganti him, her, it atau them sebagai objek dalam jawaban.
Jika kata I yang digunakan dalam pertanyaan, maka kata tersebut akan berubah menjadi you dalam jawaban, sedangkan pertanyaan yang menggunakan kata "you", maka jawabannya akan menjadi "I". Begitu pula kata "my" dalam pertanyaan, maka akan menjadi kata "your" dalam jawaban dan sebaliknya.
Jawaban Yes atau No tidak dapat digunakan untuk pertanyaan yang bersifat pilihan yang ditandai dengan kata "or"meskipun menggunakan kata kerja bantu sebagai kata awal.
Untuk lebih jelasnya dari penjelasan di atas, berikut kita bahas lebih detail dan rinci dari setiap kata kerja bantu yang digunakan.
1. Am, Is, Are
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Am I pale? | Yes, you are pale No, you are not pale | Yes, you are No, you are not (aren't) |
Is she a teacher? | Yes, she is a teacher No, she is not a teacher | Yes, she is No, she is not (isn't) |
Are they discussing? | Yes, they are discussing No, they are not discussing | Yes, they are No, they are not (they aren't) |
2. Was, Were
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Was Fira absent yesterday? | Yes, she was absent yesterday No, she was not absent yesterday | Yes, she was No, she was not (wasn't) |
Were they here last night? | Yes, they were here last night No, they were not here last night | Yes, they were No, they were not (weren't) |
Were you sick yesterday? | Yes, I was sick yesterday No, I was not sick yesterday | Yes, I was No, I wasn't |
3. Do, Does
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Do you always wake up early? | Yes, I always get up early No, I do not always get up early | Yes, I do No, I don't |
Do they often play football? | Yes, they often play football No, they do not often play football | Yes, they do No, they don't |
Does she always sleep early? | Yes, she always sleeps early No, she does not always sleep early | Yes, she does No, she doesn't |
4. Did
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Did you come here last night? | Yes, I came here last night No, I did not come here last night | Yes, I did No, I didn't |
Did she buy a novel yesterday? | Yes, she bought a novel yesterday No, she did not buy a novel yesterday | Yes, she did No, she didn't |
Did they go to Bali last month? | Yes, they went to Bali last month No, they did not go to Bali last month | Yes, they did No, they didn't |
5. Will, Shall
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Will she buy the house? | Yes, she will buy the house No, she will not buy the house | Yes, she will No, she won't |
Will he clean the room? | Yes, he will clean the room No, he will not clean the room | Yes, he will No, he won't |
Shall I buy that book? | Yes, you will buy it No, you will not buy it | Yes, you will No, you won't |
6. Have, Has
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Have you cleaned the room? | Yes, I have cleaned the room No, I haven't cleaned the room | Yes, I have No, I haven't |
Has she taken the test? | Yes, she has taken the test No, she hasn't taken the test | Yes, she has No, she hasn't |
Have they caught the explanation? | Yes, they have caught the explanation No, they haven't caught the explanation | Yes, they have No, they haven't |
7. Had
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Had you sold your house before moving to other country? | Yes, I had sold my house No, I hadn't sold my house | Yes, I had No, I hadn't |
Had she waited his friend? | Yes, she had waited No, she hadn't waited | Yes, she has No, she hasn't |
Had you eaten when Fira came last night? | Yes, I had eaten No, I hadn't eaten | Yes, I had No, I hadn't |
8. Can, May, Must
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Can you help me? | Yes, I can help you No, cannot help you | Yes, I can No, I cannot |
May I open that window? | Yes, you may open it No, may not open it | Yes, you may No, you may not |
Must they buy that book? | Yes, they must buy it No, they must not buy it | Yes, I they must No, I mustn't (must not) |
9. Should, Would
Question | Long Answer | Short answer |
Should I come tomorrow? | Yes, you should come No, you shouldn't come tomorrow | Yes, you should No, you shouldn't |
Would they like to help you? | Yes, they would like to help me No, they wouldn't like to help me | Yes, they would No, you they wouldn't |
Would he like to drink milk? | Yes, he would like to drink milk No, he wouldn't like to drink milk | Yes, he would No, he wouldn't |
Demikian cara membuat pertanyaan Yes/ No Question dalam bahasa Inggris. Semoga bermanfaat yaa...
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