Question Tag

= ekor kalimat

Question tag adalah pertanyaan yang kita letakkan di akhir kalimat, biasanya di pembicaan secara
langsung. Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, question tag dapat diartikan sebagai kan? / bukan? / ya? / yuk?.
Terdapat banyak perbedaan question tag, tetapi aturannya tidak sulit untuk kita pelajari. Berikut ini
macam-macam question tag yang perlu kita pahami sbb :

RUMUS UMUM :

Auxiliary Verb + Personal Pronoun

1. Kalimat Positif
Jika kalimat utama berbentuk kalimat positif, maka question tag yang dipakai adalah negatif.
Contoh :
He is a doctor, isn’t he?

You are in a bank, aren’t you?

2. Kalimat Negatif
Sebaliknya, jika kalimat utama berbentuk kalimat negatif, maka question tag yang dipakai adalah
positif.
Contoh :
He isnot a doctor, is he?

You arenot in a bank, are you?

3. Gunakan DO, DOES ( simple present tense ) ,DID ( Simple past tense ) apabila kalimat utama
tidak memiliki AUXILIARY VERB
Contoh ;
Hasan writes a letter , Doesn’t he ? ( simple present)

Hasan wrote a letter , Didn’t he ? ( simple past tense )

 Students write letters , Don’t they ? ( simple present tense )

 I said that, didn’t I?

 She eats the apple, doesn’t she?

4. Gunakan AUXILIARY VERB yang sama di dalam question tag apabila kalimat utama memiliki
AUXILIARY VERB ( can, may , must , shall, will, should, might , has , have , had , am, is, are , was, were
)Contoh :
 Siska can play piano , can’t she ?
 Aldo must help his father , mustn’t he ?
 Andra will leave for scholl , won’t she ?
 They’ve done their task before they go, haven’t they?
 They weren’t here, were they?
 He had met him before, hadn’t he?
 This isn’t working, is it?
 You don’t remember me, do you?
 She will come back soon, won’t she?
 Jack can’t drive a car, can he?
 They couldn’t hear me, could they?
 You won’t tell anyone, will you?

5. Kalimat larangan atau perintah

Jika kalimat utama berupa larangan atau perintah, kita menggunakan “will you” untuk question tag-
nya.
 Don’t make me upset, will you?
 Just finish your homework, will you?
 Be deligent , will you ?

6. Kalimat tawaran meggunakan “WON’T YOU ‘ dalam question tag .

 HAVE a glass of orange juice, WON’T YOU?
 Have a bowl of meatball , won’t you ?

7. Hati hati Singkatan ‘s , ‘ve , ‘d

 Singkatan ‘s berarti “ is “ apabila setelahnya bukan kata kerja ke 3 ( past Participle )

 Singkatan ‘s berarti “ has “ apabila setelahnya adalah kata kerja ke 3 ( past participle )
Contoh :
 He’s an angineer , isn’t he ? Bandingkan
 He’s met an engineer , hasn’t he ?
 She's  a doctor, isn't  she?

 Singkatan “ve berarti have yang artinya mempunyai dan bukan sebagai “ AUXILIARY VERB “
Maka di qustion tagnya menggunakan DO/ Don’t
 Singkatan “ve “ berarti “have “ yang artinya Sudah dan sebagai “ AUXILIARY VERBS “ , maka
di question tag diulang kembali Auxuliary verb tersebut .
Contoh :
 I ‘ve a book , don’t I ?
 I’ve bought a book , haven’t I ?

 Singkatan “d berarti would jika diikuti oleh kata kerja ( V1) yang artinya akan dan sebagai
“ AUXILIARY VERB “ Maka di qustion tagnya menggunakan would
 Singkatan “d “ berarti “had “ jika diikuti oleh kata kerja ke ( V3) yang artinya Sudah dan
sebagai “ AUXILIARY VERBS “ , maka di question tag menggunakan HAD .

Conroh :
 They’d watch a film , wouldn’t they?
 They’d watched a film, hadn’t they ?

8. Kalimat dengan ‘I am’

Question tag dengan kalimat “I am…” memiliki bentuk yang cukup berbeda dengan question tag
yang lainnya. Question tag dengan kalimat “I am…” menggunakan “aren’t I?”.

Contoh :
 I’m the winner, aren’t I?
 I am pretty, aren’t I?
 I'm  going to get an email with the details, aren't I?
Bandingkan :
 I'm never on time,  am I?

9. Kalimat dengan subjek somebody, everyone, someone, everybody, no one dan nobody
Jika subjeknya somebody, everyone, someone, everybody, no one dan nobody, maka kita
menggunakan ‘they’ untuk question tag-nya.
Contoh :
 Everybody looks happy in this picture, don’t they?
 Somebody brought the guitar to my studio last week, didn’t they?
 None of those customers were happy, were they?

10. Kalimat dengan sebuah kata dengan arti negatif

Jika suatu kalimat mempunyai sebuah kata dengan arti negatif seperti nobody, hardly , no one,
rarely nothing, seldom, dan barely, little, few , never maka kita menggunakan question tag positif.

Contoh :
 No one came to my house, did they?
 She never seems to care, does she?
 The trains  are never  on time, are  they?

11. Kalimat dengan subjek something, everything, dan nothing

Jika terdapat kalimat dengan subjek tersebut di atas, maka kita menggunakan ‘it’ untuk question tag-
nya.
Contoh :
 Something is moving, isn’t it?
 Everything should be ready, shouldn’t it?
12. Kalimat ajakan
Jika terdapat kalimat ajakan yang dimulai dengan ‘let’s’, maka question tag-nya adalah ‘shall we’.
Contoh :
 Let’s watch a movie, shall we?
 Let’s go to the mall nearby, shall we?

13. Kalimat dengan subyek pronoun “ THERE, maka gunakan kata THERE tersbut dalam question tag .

 There is a cat on the table , isn’t there ?

 There are many people in the supermarket , aren’t there ?
 There wasnot any water in the well last summer , was there ?
 There werenot many tigers in the zoo, were there ?

14. Kalimat dengan subyek pronoun “ THIS/THAT , maka gunakan “IT” sebagai kata ganti dalam
questio tag . dan “ THESE/THOSE dengan kata ganti “ THEY” dalam questio tag .

 This is your watch , isn’t it ?

 That isnot my dictionary , is it ?
 These are mangoes for me , aren’t they ?
 Those are arenot our stuffs , are they ?

15. kalimat yang mengunakan “ HAD BETTER ( ‘d beter ) “ dan “ WOULD RATHER ( ‘d rather ) “

 I’d better sleep now , hadn’t I ?

 You’d rather go home , wouldn’t you ?

16. Untuk kalimat majemuk, maka quetion tag-nya dibuat berdasrkan kalimat utamanya.
 I belive he will come soon, won't he?
 She knew what I meant, didn't she?
 He made a statemant that it was a mistake, didn't he?
 You would rather i didn't say anything, wouldn't you?
 I suppose he should have known that, shouldn't he?

Lengkapilah kalimat berikut ini dengan QUESTION TAG yang tepat.

1. You understand what I’m saying, ................................?
2. They do not recognize him, ................................?
3. We agreed to have a meeting today, ................................?
4. The boy didn’t attend the class, ................................?
5. She is sleeping in her bedroom, ................................?
6. They aren’t complaining, ................................?
7. It was raining hard outside, ................................?
8. You weren’t doing your homework, ................................?
9. The committe has initiated a new plan, ................................?
10. The governor hasn’t decided yet, ................................?
11. The students had submitted their task, ................................?
12. The movie hadn’t started when you arrived, ................................?
13. We will visit our grandma next week, ................................?
14. You will not tell anybody, ................................?
15. Somebody brought my dictionary, ................................?
16. Nobody cares about it, ................................?
17. Something happened with the plane, ................................?
18. Everything has been well prepared, ................................?
19. Have some coffee, ................................?
20. Mind the traffic, ................................?
21. Don’t forget to call me when you reach there, ................................?
22. Don’t waste your time, ................................?
23. There’s a big problem here, ................................?
24. There weren’t any people in the room, ................................?
25. Let’s spend the weekend at the beach, ................................?
26. Let’s work together, ................................?
27. I’m helping you, ................................?
28. I’m doing the correct thing, ................................?
29. He never acts like a gentleman, ................................?
30. They hardly say a word, ................................?
31. We have no time,................................?
32. That thing is useless, ................................?
33. This isn’t your money, ................................?
34. These computers are expensive, ................................?
35. Those jeackets aren’t on the sale, ................................?

1. Ria comes late to school today, _________?

2. Let’s go to the Museum, _________?
3. Your bag is not expensive, __________?
4. Lisa has lost her book, __________?
5. You couldn’t join me, __________?
6. We are siblings, ___________?
7. You weren’t at home yesterday, ___________?
8. There is a super mall in your village, ___________?
9. She has never been to Pyongyang, _________?
10. You must stop eating junk food, _________?
11. I don’t do that to her, _________?
12. Uni can help me, __________?
13. They gave many foods to me, __________?
14. Don’t do that, _________ ?
15. Get out of my way, __________?
16. Devri is your boy friend,__________?
17. She can’t call you this morning,_______________?
18. Sija will do what you wish,_______________?
19. Ipul must explain me the reason behind his decision,____________?
20. We didn’t know how to solve the problem, _______________?
21. Legia frightened her, _______________?
22. They can speak Korean well, _______________?
23. She wouldn’t play with him, _______________?
24. I may not be allowed to go abroad, _______________?
25. He tried his best to make her happy, _______________?
Pilihan Ganda (Multiple Choice)
Choose the correct answer!

1. You wanted that, ………. ?

a) would you                  b) didn’t you c) wouldn’t you           d) do you

2. He saw that ………. ?

a) is he                       b) won’t he c) didn’t he                    d) doesn’t he

3. You know that’s right ………. ?

a) would you              b) wouldn’t you c) don’t you                 d) didn’t you

4. He will be coming ………. ?

a) is he                          b) did he c) doesn’t he                d) won’t he

5. After all this time you’d think he’d have forgotten ………. ?
a) didn’t you                b) wouldn’t you c) don’t you                 d) do you

6. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor ……. ?
a) doesn’t he                b) did he c) won’t he                   d) is he

7. You may think you know the answer but you don’t ………. ?
a) don’t you                   b) would you c) wouldn’t you             d) do you

8. After working so hard he didn’t deserve to fail the exam ………. ?

a) doesn’t he                  b) did he c) won’t he                     d) is he

9. You wouldn’t report me, ………. ?

a) don’t you                   b) would you c) wouldn’t you             d) do you

10. He isn’t going to like this, ………. ?

a) didn’t he                     b) did hec) won’t he                     d) is he
11. That is the most well-written book of the 21th century, … ?
a) isn’t that b) isn’t it

12. You hate your job, … ?

a) aren’t you b) don’t you

13. Nobody’s come to pick up the car, … ?

a) haven’t they b) have they

14. There’s a house on the hill, … ?

a) isn’t there b) isn’t it

15. They were welcomed warmly and given a very comfortable room, … ?
a) didn’t they b) weren’t they
16. Let’s go to the beach, … ?
a) do we b) shall we

17. Everybody had the right to vote in the parliamentary elections, … ?

a) didn’t they b) didn’t it

18. You would lend me money if my wallet were lost , … ?

a) didn’t you b) wouldn’t you

19. I’m late, … ?

a) aren’t I b) am I

20. She won’t start working on Sunday, … ?

a) will she b) does she

21. I’m not late,……..?

a. am I b. am I not

22. The bank saves your money, ……?

a. doesn’t it b. isn’t it

23. You shouldn’t do that, …….?

a. shouldn’t you b. should you

24. You don’t put much salt in my noodle, ……..?

a. isn’t it b. do you

25. She looks sad, ……?

a. does she b. doesn’t she

26. There’s a station near the market, …….?

a. isn’t it b. isn’t there

27. He came on time, ………?

a. isn’t it b. didn’t he

28. Nobody has finished the assignment yet, …….?

a. have they b. haven’t they

29. It’s time to fish, …..?

a. isn’t it b. isn’t there

30. I’m wrong, …….?

a. aren’t I b. am I

31. You had known him before, ………?

a. hadn’t you b. don’t you

32. Everybody seems happy to have holiday, ……..?

a. doesn’t it b. don’t they
33. You wouldn’t leave me, ……..?
a. would you b. wouldn’t you

34. He’ll play basketball this afternoon with me, …….?

a. won’t he b. isn’t he

35. Everybody is busy with their works, …….?

a. aren’t they b. isn’t everybody

36. She’s had too much work to do since yesterday, …….?

a. isn’t she b. hasn’t she

37. It won’t occur since I don’t want it, ……..?

a. will it b. doesn’t it

38. They should come home soon, ……?

a. shouldn’t they b shan’t they

39. I don’t blame you, …….?

a. aren’t I b. do I

40. Nobody’s got to lose hopes, ………?

a. has he b. have they