Question Taq

Group 2
Selly Hardian, Tria Apriliani,
Yasmin Budiyanti,
Fepep Suherman, Rival Gilang Anugrah
 What is question tag?

Question tag is a special grammatical

stucture. it is a statement followed
by a tag or mini question, we add a
tag at the end of some statements
to get a response.
 In the question-tags, the necessary auxiliary or auxiliary verb.
Among other types of auxiliary:

1. Be auxiliary
a) is, am, are for the simple present tense/bentuk sekarang
b) was/were for the simple past tense/lampau
2. Do auxiliary
a) do/ does for the simple present tense/ sekarang
b) did for the simple past tense/lampau
3. Have auxiliary
a) have/has for the simple present tense
b) had for the simple past perfect tense
4. Modal auxiliary
a) can, may, will, would, must ,should ,could, mig
 Form of Question Tag

1. Positive Question Tag

Positif tag = Auxiliary Verb + Pronoun
(Pronoun is a pronoun of the subject in a positive sentence)
Example :
is it? do you?

are you? does he?

are they? did they?

was she? has she?

were you? have you?

 EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

1. If the statement is positive followed by the tag is

negative.
Statement Positive (+) Negative Tag (-) Meaning

1. you are a nurse, Arent you ? Kamu perawat, kan?

2. Yasmin can inject patient, Cant she? Yasmin bisa menyuntik

pasien, kan ?

3. Budi does like medicine, Doesnt you ? Budi tidak suka obat kan?

4. A nurse will check patient, Wont she ? Perawat akan me

meriksa pasien, kan?

5. A patient must drink Pasien harus minum obat,

medicine, Mustnt he ? kan?
 Form of Question Tag

2. Negative Question Tag

Negatif Tag = Auxiliary Verb + Nt (not) + Pronoun
isnt it? dont you?

arent you? doesnt he?

arent they? didnt they?

wasnt she? hasnt she?

werent you? havent you?

 EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

2. If the statement is negative tag followed by positive.

Statement Negative (-) Positive Tag Meaning
(+)

1. You arent a nurse Are you ? Jastin tidak suka obat, kan ?

2. She cant inject patient, Can she ? Kamu akan memeriksa

pasien, kan ?

3. Budi doesnt like Does you ? Budi tidak suka obat ,kan?
medicine,
Will she ? Dia akan memeriksa pasien,
4. She wont check patient, kan?

Must he ? Dia harus minum obat, kan ?

5. He mustnt drink
medicine,
 Form of Question Tag

3. When the subject I am, then the question tag

aren't I. However, if the subject I am not, then
question his tag am I.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

Im a nurse, arent i ?
[Saya adalah perawat ,kan ?]

I am not guilty, am I?
[Saya tidak bersalah, kan?]
 Form of Question Tag

4. If the sentences using modals, then use modals to

question his tag. Especially for modals have to, use
the auxiliary do to question his tag.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

Tiwi will be here, wont she?

[Tiwi akan ke sini, kan?]

They have to go to hospital, dont they?

[Mereka harus pergi ke rumah sakit, kan?]
 EXAMPLE IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Positive Statement (+) Negative tag (-) Meaning

1. He plays medical Doesnt he ? Dia memainkan alat

devices, kesehatan, kan ?

2. Jhon study in nurses Dont he ? Jhon belajar di akademi

academy, keperawatan, kan ?

3. Sinta go to hospital, Dont she ? Sinta pergi ke rumah sakit,

kan ?
 EXAMPLE IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Positive Statement (+) Negative Tag (-) Meaning

1. Sinta went to hospital, Didnt she ? Sinta pergi ke rumah sakit,
kan ?
2. He played medical Didnt he ? Dia bermain alat
deviced, kesehatan kan ?

3. Jhon studyed in Jhon belajar di akademi

nursing academy, Didnt he ? keperawatan, kan ?
 RECORD

a. The word "NOT" in Negative Tag always

abbreviated. (will not = wont).
b. Use personal pronouns (pronouns name) in
the tag. (John isnt fit, is he?)