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Module I English for Nursing
Prodi S1 Keperawatan
Pada tahun 2024 menjadi jurusan yang unggul pada bidang Keperawatan dan
pelatihan kesehatan di komunitas perkotaan kawasan regional dan nasional.
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PREFACE
Alhamdulillah, I pray and praise the presence of Allah Swt who always bestows all
His graces, taufik and guidance so that the authors can complete this module.
Nowadays, competence in English has become an urgent need for nurses who are
involved in medical services. It is due to the fact that they are required to have the ability
to communicate with the other people in their field including doctors and patients.
English for Professional Nurse Module is prepared for the demands of professional
nursing also include English Competence. This book provides nurse students to improve
their English skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing. The contents of this book
are based on the standard and fundamental nursing procedures taught in previous year,
so that the contents are not something strange for the nurses. This module is certainly
help to facilitate the student to acquire the ability to perform their duties in an environment
where English is used and needed. I wish that this module will be studied and practiced
easily to achieve the competence of Nursing English.
I hope that by the use of this module, the nursing students will be able to learn and practice
English according to their professional skills. By mastering English for the Professional
Nurses Module, it will improve their quality of human resources and they will have added
value so that job opportunities will be widely open for them to reach a bright future.
Author
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Table of Content
Preface .............................................................................................................. iv
Table of Content ................................................................................................ v
Chapter 1: Self-Introduction .............................................................................. 1
Chapter 2: Numbers: Cardinal and Ordinal ....................................................... 2
Chapter 3: Nursing equipment and Disease ...................................................... 9
Chapter 4: Preposition ...................................................................................... 14
A. Preposition of Place ...................................................................... 14
B. Preposition of Time ........................................................................ 15
Bibliography ..................................................................................................... 67
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CHAPTER 1
Talking about self
Learning Objectives
Self-Introduction
Self-introduction is used to describe oneself to other people. It reveals your
general information that people need to know. Asking for and giving information about
yourself require the following manners. You must have to be polite
You must not ask too many personal questions as those are meant to be private.
Asking for private information is considered impolite and may lead the two
speakers into an uncomfortable term.
You have to keep your self-introduction simple. There is no need to tell
unnecessary things. The other speaker may think that you talk too much.
1. Expressions of introducing.
Introducing oneself Introducing others
Let me introduce myself. My name I’d like to introduce you to …
is …. I’d like you to meet ….
I’d like to introduce myself. I am …. Let me introduce you to ….
Hello, My name is …. This is … ( Jane )
3. Exercise!
Make a short monolog which tell about yourself!
Make a dialog with a partner, talking about introducing each other!
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CHAPTER 2
NUMBERS
Learning Objectives
Numbers.
Numbers have very useful benefits for everyday communication needs. Numbers are
very meaningful in socializing or communicating life. By understanding numbers, we
have little basic skills in communicating, especially in English.
To learn more about Understanding, Types, Examples and Use of Numbers in English
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Example:
This is my first time I join a music class.
I want to give the second question for you.
She will be your third client.
Task!
Answers these question by choosing A, B, C, D!
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11. How many kilos does Miss Ami buy the banana?
A. one kilo
B. two kilos
C. three kilos
D. four kilos
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A. fifteen
B. One hundred
C. One hundred and five
D. One hundred and fifteen
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A. seventy two
B. seven hundred
C. seven two hundred
D. seven hundred and two
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CHAPTER 3
Nursing equipment and disease
Learning Objectives
Today's material for our learning process is about terminologies which related to
nursing wards and equipment. As a nurse, you should know what you need to help
your job later.
If you are a nursing student or new nurse, you are probably wondering what you will
need in your work bag. Aside from your personal stuff, what are the things you bring
that signifies you are a nurse?
Instrument Uses
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Individual Exercise!
Explain the function from these nursing supplies listed below! And find out the picture
for each supplies listed!
1. Stethoscope
2. Books
3. Scissors and Microspore Medical Tape
4. Lotion and Hand Sanitizer
5. Six saline flushes
6. Retractable pens
7. Sanitary items - gauze, sterilized mask and gloves, cotton balls
8. OTC pharmacy items (cold medicines, ibuprofen and other emergency meds)
9. Small notebook - for taking notes from doctors and observations of your patients.
10. Thermometer
11. Tongue depressor
12. Tourniquet
13. BP apparatus
14. Watch with seconds hand
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Badan = body
1. Bahu = …… 6. Pinggang =……..
2. Dada = ……. 7. Pinggul = ………
3. Payu dara = ……. 8. Pusar = ……..
4. Perut = ……. 9. Putting = …….
5. Perut bawah = …… 10. Punggung = …….
Tangan = hands
1. lengan atas = …… 7. Ibu jari = …..
2. lengan bawah = …… 8. Telunjuk = …..
3. siku = …… 9. Jari tengah = ……
4. pergelangan tangan = …….. 10. Jari manis = ……..
5. sendi – sendi = ……. 11. Kelingking = …….
6. telapak tangan = ….. 12. Kuku = ………
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CHAPTER 4
Preposition
Learning Objectives
Preposition.
A preposition is a word whose function is to show the relationship between its
object and other parts of the sentence. These English prepositions together with their
objects describe the verb, noun, or adjective
A. Preposition of Place
Preposition of place is one type of preposition that serves to indicate the
position or place of an object. When used in sentences, this type of preposition will
also be displayed in the form of prepositional phrases consisting of prepositions of
place plus objects of prepositions in the form of nouns.
IN
For describing place, the preposition IN is used for the largest or most general places.
ON
The preposition of place ON is used for more specific places, like certain streets. You
can say that “He took a northbound trolley on State Street.”
AT
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B. Preposition of Time
before sebelum: before lunch, before yesterday, before the due date
waktu yang terentang lama (musim, tahun, bulan, dan abad): in (the)
winter, in 2000, in July, in the seventeenth century
at some time during, at the time of: in the morning
In dalam periode waktu mendatang: in 3 months
durasi (dalam, selama…): in two weeks
[phrase] in time (pada waktunya)
[phrase] in the end ((pada) akhirnya)
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Exercise!
2. Make a sentences by using preposition which showing Time and Place by your
own words related to Pharmacy!
3. Find an article about Pharmacy! And you have to find the preposition of time on it!
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CHAPTER 5
Expressing Instruction
Learning Objectives
1. Giving instruction.
Instruction require the person receiving them to do something, or to do stop doing it. one of
the few types of English sentences that do not need a subject!
Examples:
Watch out, come here.
Eat your meal.
Switch off the phone in class.
Please + verb + object
Examples:
Please clean your room now.
Please wash your hand first.
Please press the button gently.
Please read the rules first.
Please read the direction for use first.
Examples:
Wash this towel, please.
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Be + adjective
Examples:
Be yourself.
Be a good boy/girl.
Be strong.
Be happy.
Be polite.
Be careful.
Be gentle.
2) Prohibition
There are some giving instruction in prohibition form that usually we use in the dialy
life, those are:
Don’t + verb infinitive without to
Examples:
Don’t eat the fried chicken in the cupboard.
Don’t close it!
Don’t open the door!
Don’t eat that!
Don’t approach!
Don’t disturb me now!
Don’t touch my hand!
Don’t + be + adjective
Examples:
Don’t be noisy.
Don’t be lazy.
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Examples:
Would you mind not reading my diary.
Would you mind not enter my room.
Would you mind not use my gadget.
No + verb-ing
Examples:
No smoking!
No swimming!
No parking.
No fishing.
Exercise!
Make a monolog which shows about instruction!
Do with your partner to make a dialog about instruction!
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CHAPTER 6
Text and Tense
Learning Objectives
1. Report Text
1.1. Definition of Report text
Report Text is a type of text in English that describes the details of an object.
Details in this text are scientific details that include the description of objects,
both physical and non-physical, from scientific facts about the object.
1.2. Purpose of Report Text
Its social purpose is presenting information about something. They
generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made:
mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture,
transportation, and so on.
To presents information about something, as it is
1.3. Generic structure of Report Text
General Classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing;
animal, public place, plant, etc. which will be discussed in general
Description: tells what the phenomenon under discussion; in terms of
parts, qualities, habits or behaviors.
1.4. Language Feature of Report Text
Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs, rather than particular nouns, eg
our dog;
Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Molecules are tiny
particles;
Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, eg Emus cannot
fly;
Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tropical
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device and possibility causes the autism general characteristic, included the avoiding
of social interaction and the consideration toward increasing sound. The last
experiment found that the vitamin D lack to the pregnancy woman be able to decrease
the risk to the baby for having autism too.
Group Work!
Find out a text which has related nursing or healthy context! And analyze all the
aspects in the text!
Individual Task!
Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are
cold-blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live in water,
but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old
logs.
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizard, and mice and other snakes. The
Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect themselves
with their fangs. Some snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the
Cobra. The flying snakes glide away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin
stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar gliders.
7. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live in water, but most live on the ground
in deserted rabbit burrows,…(paragraph 4).The word “burrows “ has the similar
meaning with…
A. foster
B. dig
C. plough
D. nurture
E. cultivate
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2. Simple Present
2.1. Definition
Simple Present Tense is a form of tense used to describe something that is
happening now (present) at a specific time. Because it happens at the
present time, you must use the first verb (verb 1) in the sentence structure.
2.2. Pattern.
Form Formula of Simple Present Tense Example
· Subject + verb 1 (+ s/es) + object · I use social media
(+) · Subject + to be (am/is/are) + adjective/adverb · She is very polite and kind
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· Untuk kalimat negatif, do not atau · Untuk kalimat negatif, does not atau
don’t digunakan sebelum kata kerja. doesn’t digunakan sebelum kata kerja.
Contoh: Contoh:
Contoh: Contoh:
Untuk kalimat yang menggunakan to be, bentuk harus selalu dalam present
tense, yaitu is / am / are, yang pastinya mengikuti subjeknya.
Note: Of course we don't want to make this mistake that should be so avoidable.
Therefore, the subject-verb agreement must be considered carefully when using the
simple present tense.
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c) Untuk menggambarkan perasaan atau · I love my parents to the moon and back
emosi. · She feels anxious waiting for her cat to
Biasanya menggunakan kata kerja statis come back
(stative verbs) seperti feel, worry, love,
dan lain-lain. · We worry about his current condition
dan lain-lain.
· It consists of chocolate and cheese
f) Digunakan pada kalimat instruksi · Pour some salt into the egg and mix
them well
g) Digunakan pada kalimat pengandaian · If you do not pick me up, I will not come
tipe satu to the party
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Individual Task!
1.Our English teacher always . . . . . . . our homework every week.
a. Check
b. Checked
c. Checking
d. Checks
c. Didn’t
d. Do
10. Our Math teacher . . . . . . . check the attendance list every day.
a. Do not
b. Does not
c. Did not
d. Not doing
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14. Every day the security officer at my school . . . . . . . around the building once every
hour.
a. Walks
b. Is walking
c. To be walking
d. Walking
c. Rotate
d. Rotated
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CHAPTER 7
Expression
Learning Objectives
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Dialogue 2
Anisa : Hi Nerly, How are you today?
Nerly : I feel disappointed.
Anisa: What’s wrong with you?
Nerly : I got bad mark English examination yesterday.
Anisa : Don’t be sad. I’m certain you can get mark better next time and
you should study hard.
Nerly : Thank you for your suggestion
Anisa : it’s OK .Don’t mention it
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Terjemahan :
Anisa : Hi Nerly, Bagaimana kabarmu?
Nerly : Aku kecewa.
Anisa: ada apa denganmu?
Nerly : Saya memperoleh nilai jelek dalam ujian Bahasa Inggris
kemarin.
Anisa : Jangan sedih. Saya yakin kamu dapat memperoleh nilai yang
lebih baik dilain waktu. asal kamu harus belajar lebih giat lagi
Nerly : Terima kasih atas saranya
Anisa : Oke
Exercise!
A. Choose the right answer between a, b, c, or d!
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6. Edo: “I have a lot of work to finish; I don't know how I will manage. “
Sam: ____________________ half of it if you want.
a. Would you
b. I think
c. Why don't
d. I will help you with
7. Carly: “I submitted my essay to the teacher few days ago, but I haven't received
any response from her.”
Edo:____________________ go and ask her?
a. Shall us
b. I'll do
c. Why don't you
d. I propose
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9. Aisya: “ I am so thirsty.”
Annie: ____________________ get you something to drink?
a. How about
b. What about
c. Why don't
d. Can I
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2.5. Responses
Agreeing:
Of course
You’re absolutely right
Yes, I agree.
I think so too.
That’s a (very) good point.
Oh yes, that’s right.
Exactly.
I don’t think so either.
That’s true.
That’s just what I was thinking.
I couldn’t agree more.
That’s exactly what I think.
I think you’re right.
I hear you.
Yes, me too / me neither.
Protesting Politely:
That’s not what I mean/said.
No, what I’m trying to say is that…
You got me wrong.
I’m probably not making myself very clear.
That’s not exactly what I was trying to say.
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Protesting Rudely:
You’re not listening, are you?
Did you hear a word I said?
Can you understand what I say?
But who said that?
Disagreeing Politely:
I see, but that’s different.
Sorry, I don’t agree with you.
I don’t see it that way.
That’s not entirely true.
That’s partly true but…
I see your point but…
I’m sorry to disagree with you but…
Yes, but don’t you think…?
I think that’s not the same thing at all.
On the contrary…
Well, I’m not so sure about that.
Sorry, I think that’s wrong.
Yeah, but the problem is that…
Well, I think it’s not as simple as that.
Showing Empathy before Disagreeing:
Yes, I agree with you but…
I can see your point, but…
That’s very true, but…
Of course, you’re right, but…
I know what you mean but…
I can understand that but…
Well, that sounds very good but…
I partly agree, but…
Yeah, that’s true, but on the other hand…
You could be right but I think that…
You are probably right but…
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(Akhir-akhir ini, saya merasa mual, terutama saat malam dan sekitar
siang hari. Kadang-kadang, saya juga mintah. Perut saya juga terasa
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kembung).
Doctor: Do you feel pain in the stomach? (Apakah Anda merasa sakit di
perut?).
Doctor: How long have you had these symptoms? (Sudah berapa lama
Patient: About a week, and they are very annoying (Sekitar seminggu,
sebelumnya?).
Patient: No (Tidak).
Doctor: Do you drink coffee? Eat spicy foods? (Apakah Anda minum
Patient: I drink coffee every morning, and I like spicy foods (Saya minum
Doctor: I think you have ulcer symptoms. I will prescribe you some
medications, and you must stop coffee and spicy foods for a while (Saya
pikir Anda punya gejala maag. Saya akan resepkan beberapa obat, dan
Doctor: Yes, you can drink green tea, milk, and fresh juice. Cut down
coffee, soda, and alcohol. Water is the best drink, of course (Ya, Anda
bisa minum teh hijau, susu, dan jus segar. Kurangi kopi, soda dan
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while(untuk sementara).
Group Task!
Make a short dialog with a partner related to expressions of asking and giving
advice!
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Individual Task!
Edo: The government plans to raise the water bill next month.
Rita: _____ It will increase the number of poor people.
1. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I agree with you
B. I totally disagree
C. I don’t disagree
D. I agree
7. Your friend says, ” Let us go out tonight” and you think it’s a good idea. You say:
A. Yes, I agree
B. Yes, I am agreeing
C. No, I am not
D. I doubt so
8. Someone says, ”It’s hot today” and you disagree. You say:
A. Yes, I agree
B. Yes, I am not
C. No, I do not agree
D. I think so
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9. Your friend is talking about a movie you both saw and says it was fantastic. You
agree and say:
A. Yes, I absolutely agree
B. Yes, I completely agree
C. No, I do not agree
D. I think so
10. You won’t go to work tomorrow, will you? … ( Disagree )
A. Yes, I want
B. Yes, I will
C. No, I will not
D. No. I won’t
Group Task!
Make a dialog with a partner using expressions of agreement and disagreement!
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CHAPTER 8
Asking Question
Learning Objectives
Students are able to master questions with short answers to yes or no questions.
Students are able to master and understand the use and differences of the Tanya
sentence in an interrogative sentence.
1. Yes / No Question
1.1. Definition of Yes / No Question?
Yes-No Questions are questions in English that only require Yes or No
answers (Yes or No). Yes-No questions can also be called closed questions,
because without further explanation of the information, the questioner will
already know what is meant.
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Pertanyaan Jawaban
(Yes/No Questions) (Answers)
Was Mirna sick yesterday? Yes, she was./ No, she wasn't.
Did the students visit Bali last semester? Yes, they did./ No, they didn't.
2. Wh – Question
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and
WH + MODAL AUXILIARY (can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must) +
SUBJECT + MAIN VERB +?
1. What
What is used to ask for information on a matter
Example:
What is your name? (siapa namamu?)
What do you want from me? (apa yang kamu inginkan dariku?)
What are you doing? (apa yang kamu lakukan?)
What should I do? (apa yang harus aku lakukan?)
2. When
When used to ask the time of an event or activity.
Example;
When does the bus arrive? (Kapan bisnya sampai?)
When does the train from Yogyakarta arrive? (kapan kereta dari yogyakarta
tiba?)
When will the class end? I'm so boring (kapan kelasnya berakhir? aku sangat
bosan)
When will you marry me? (kapan kamu akan menikahiku?
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3. Where
Where is used to ask for a location or place.
Example:
Where is your home? (dimana rumahmu?)
Where are your parents? (dimana orang tuamu?)
Where is my bag? (dimana tasku?)
Where are you now? (dimana kamu sekarang?)
4. Who
Who is used to ask people.
Example:
Who is that girl? (siapa perempuan itu?)
Who is your favorite artist? (siapa artis kesukaanmu?)
Who is the most famous singer in Indonesia? (siapa penyanyi yang paling
terkenal di Indonesia?)
Who are your parents? (siapa orang tuamu?)
5. Whom
Whom is used to ask people, where the person in question is the object of the
sentence. Or it could be said that the person who called it received the action.
Example:
Whom are you going to meet? (dengan siapa kamu akan bertemu?)
Whom will you marry with? (dengan siapa kamu akan menikah?)
Whom did you see? (siapa yang kamu lihat?)
Whom would you suggest for the job? (siapa yang akan Anda sarankan untuk
pekerjaan itu?)
Whom did they invite? (siapa yang mereka undang?)
6. Which
Which is used to ask about the certainty of a choice between people, things, or
things.
Example:
Which one is the most delicious? (yang mana yang lebih enak?)
Which dress is better for me? (gaun yang mana yang lebih baik untukku?)
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Which group do you join in? (kelompok yang mana kamu bergabung?)
Which house is yours? (yang mana rumah milikmu?)
7. Whose
Whose is used to ask which people have something (possessive)
Example:
Whose car is that? (mobil siapa itu?)
Whose turn is this? (giliran siapa ini?)
Whose bag is it? (tas siapa itu?)
8. Why
Why is used to ask reasons.
Example:
Why do you love me, tania? (kenapa kamu mencintaiku?)
Why do you hate cats? (kenapa kamu membenci kucing?)
Why do you happy today? (kenapa kamu bahagia sekarang?)
Why does the rain not stop for a while? (kenapa hujan tidak berhenti sebentar
saja?)
9. How
How is used to ask how something can be done.
Example:
How did you meet your best friends? (Bagaimana kamu menemui teman
baikmu?)
How to make cheesecake? (Bagaimana cara membuat kue keju?)
How to turn on the phone? (Bagaimana cara menyalakan telepon?)
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Contoh:
B: 'How about going to Bali for the weekend?' - Bagaimana kalau pergi ke Bali akhir
minggu ini?
Contoh:
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B reminded A that they had planned to watch the concert, while C was worried about
children who could not be invited to Bali, so going to Bali seemed impossible for
them this weekend.
Contoh:
Group Task!
Make a dialog by your own words which has related to Yes / No question and Wh –
question!
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CHAPTER 9
Question Tag
Learning Objectives
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Contoh:
He cannot go now, can
he? You aren't coming, are
you? We haven't read it,
have we?
They won't go to school, will
they? I can't drive, can I?
You shouldn't go, should
you? She mustn't sleep,
must she?
S + Do/Does/Did + V + O + Do/Does/Did +
Pronoun? Contoh:
She doesn’t come to my house everyday, does
she? We don’t go anywhere every weekend, do
we?
Frans didn’t do his homework, did he?
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Beberapa ketentuan khusus (special cases) dalam penggunaan question tag, diantaranya:
Beberapa kata berikut terlihat seperti pernyataan positif. Tetapi sesungguhnya kata-
kata berikut memiliki arti/makna negatif. Kata-kata tersebut memiliki arti tidak pernah,
jarang, hampir tidak, tak seorangpun. Beberapa kata tersebut, diantaranya:
– Never
– Seldom
– Hardly
– Rarely
– Barely
– Scarcely
– Nothing
– Nobody/No one
Apabila suatu pernyataan menggunakan salah satu dari kata tersebut, maka
pernyataan tersebut merupakan pernyataan negatif (negative statement). Oleh sebab
itu, kita menggunakan tag positif (positive tag). Lihat contoh berikut:
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POSITIVE TAG
NEGATIVE STATEMENT (-) ARTI
(+)
You never come to do you? Kamu tidak pernah datang ke tempat ini,
this place kan?
We seldom washed did we? Kita jarang mencuci sepatu, iya kan?
the shoes
You barely ever meet me do you? Kamu hampir tidak pernah bertemu
aku, kan?
Nothing came to this inbox did it?** Tak ada satupun yang masuk ke inbox, ya
kan?
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1. I am wrong, aren’t I?
2. I am sad, aren’t I?
3. I am clever, aren’t I?
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Bibliography
Books
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