Belajar Tentang Question Tag Beserta Perinciannya

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    Question Tag adalah bentuk pertanyaan singkat yang diletakkan di akhir kalimat pernyataan untuk meminta konfirmasi, persetujuan atau penegasan dari lawan bicara. Dalam konteks bahasa Indonesia; biasa dimaknai 'bukan?', 'ya?', 'kan? dan semacamnya.

Pola Dasar

    Rumus dasar Question Tag terdiri dari beberapa komponen sebagai berikut :

    Statement + Auxiliary/Modal + not + subject (Pronoun)

* Question tag mengikuti Auxiliary / Modal

* Subjek harus berbentuk Pronoun

* Kalimat negatif - Question Tag positif

* Kalimat positif - Question Tag negatif

Auxiliary Verb yang Digunakan

a. Kalimat dengan be

Predikatnya menggunakan kata kerja be (am, is, are, was, were)

• You are a teacher, aren't you?
• She was late, wasn't she?
• You are a student, aren't you?
• She is very smart, isn't she?
• They aren't ready yet, are they?
• He wasn't angry, was he?
• The room is cold, isn't it?
• She is the manager, isn't she?
• You are at home, aren't you?
• They are diligent, aren't they?
• We are ready, aren't we?
• They were late, weren't they?
• He isn't fat, is he?

* be bukan kata kerja tindakan (run, eat, go)

* Karena sudah pakai be, tidak pakai do / does / did

* be berfungsi sebagai penghubung subjek dengan keterangan (Adjective, Noun, nama tempat)

* Jika orangnya lebih dari 1, subjeknya pakai 'They'

b. Simple Present / Past (tanpa Auxiliary)

    Disini kalimat memakai kata kerja biasa dan tidak ada is / are / was / were / can / will / do / did. Maka Question Tag wajib pakai do / does / did

• You like tea, don't you?
• She plays piano, doesn't she?
• They went home, didn't they?
• He didn't call you, did he?
• They went office early, didn't they?
• She works here, doesn't she?
• They have a car, don't they?
• She has a cat, doesn't she?
• You don't like coffee, do you?
• She doesn't work here, does she?

* Auxiliary do / does / did sudah ada, jadi langsung pakai di tag

c. Auxiliary Have / Has / Had (Present / Past Perfect)

• We have finished the work, haven't we?
• She has left already, hasn't she?
• They had met before, hadn't they?

* Have disini bukan yang bermakna 'punya' tapi Auxiliary

d. Modal Verbs

    Jika kalimat utama pakai Modal Verb (can, could, will, would), maka Question Tag wajib pakai Modal Verb yang sama; tidak boleh diganti atau ditambah do / does / did.

• You can drive, can't you?
• She will come, won't she?
• He should apologize, shouldn't he?
• He can't swim, can he?
• They won't agree, will they?
• She should not buy it, should she?
• You can speak English, can't you?
• She must be tired, mustn't she?
• You might be right, mightn't you? (Jarang, tapi benar)
• He would help us, wouldn't he?
• You would like it, wouldn't you?
• We should be careful, shouldn't we?
• She will help us, won't she?

Intonasi & Makna

    Dalam konteks ini kita tidak hanya menganalisis berdasarkan teks tulisan secara struktural gramatikal saja, akan tetapi juga aspek intonasinya juga merupakan perhatian tersendiri.

a. Intonasi naik

    Digunakan saat benar-benar bertanya / tidak yakin

• You didn't lock the door, did you?

b. Intonasi turun

    Dipakai jika sudah yakin namun hanya sekedar mengkonfirmasi

• It's a nice day, isn't it?

Bentuk Khusus

a. "I am" Question Tag-nya 'Aren't I?'

• I'm late, aren't I? (Bukan pakai I am not)

b. Kalimat imperatif

• Open the window, will you?
• Don't be noisy, will you?
• Have a sit, won't you?
• Don't bother me, would you?
• Don't be late, will you?
• Don't touch that, will you?
• Pas me the salt, would you? (lebih sopan)
• Sit down, won't you? (lebih ramah)

* Pada kalimat imperatif, Question Tag tidak mengikuti kaidah biasa positif-negatif

* Digunakan untuk melembutkan nada agar terdengar lebih sopan

* Meskipun secara struktur seperti pertanyaan, fungsinya tetap perintah/permintaan; bukan benar-benar bertanya

c. Let's

• Let us / Let's go, shall we?
• Let's not argue, shall we?
• Let's start the meeting, shall we?
• Let's eat, shall we?

* Question Tag selalu pakai 'Shall we', untuk 'will we', 'do we' dianggap tidak baku dalam English standar

* Walaupun 'shall' jarang digunakan dalam kalimat biasa (terutama American English) setelah 'let's', shall tetapi sangat umum dan benar

Kesalahan Umum

• She likes coffee, don't she? (Salah)
• She likes coffee, doesn't she? (Benar)
• Ali is here, isn't Ali? (Salah)
• Ali is here, isn't he? (Benar)

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