what, where, when, which, why, whose, who, whom, dan how (8W + 1H)
Kalimat yang dibentuk dari kata-kata tanya tersebut umumnya disebut WH questions.
Cara membentuk WH questions adalah:
1. Bentuk waktu (tense)
2. Memiliki main verb atau tidak? Jika memiliki main verb, gunakan formula QASM (Question word,
Auxiliary verb, Subject, Main verb)
3. Disertai keterangan atau tidak?.
Tense Question Auxiliary Subject Main verb Keterangan
(bentuk word (kata verb (kata (pelaku) (kata
waktu) tanya) kerja bantu) kerja
utama)
Simple What Does Sarah think about the project?
Present
What Is your name? – –
What Are You doing? –
What would You do If you have a million
dollars?
Where Are You – now?
Why Do You love me?
Who Is she? – –
How does the washing work? –
machine
How many do You have? –
kids
Simpe Past What did You do yesterday?
When did You create the blog?
Where did You buy that T-shirt?
Why were You late? –
Bisa juga meletakkan kata benda yang Anda ingin ditanyakan setelah what.
What kind of cat do you have? [Kucing macam apa yang Anda punya?]
What car did Wawan buy last week? [Mobil apa yang dibeli Wawan minggu lalu?]
What movie did Sarah see last night? [Film apa yang Sarah tonton tadi malam?]
Selain itu, bisa juga meletakkan kata kerja setelah what. Berikut adalah contoh kalimatnya:
Which car do you want to buy? [Mobil yang mana yang ingin Anda beli?]
Which flavour of ice cream would you like? [Rasa es krim yang mana yang Anda sukai?]
Which route do we should take? [Rute yang mana yang harus kami lalui?]
Which drink did you order? [Minuman yang mana yang Anda pesan?]
Selain itu, who juga bisa langsung diikuti oleh kata kerja. Perhatikan contoh-contohnya di bawah ini:
Whom are you talking about? [Siapa yang sedang Anda bicarakan?]
Whom did you interview yesterday? [Siapa yang Anda wawancarai kemarin?]
Perbedaan Who dengan Whom
Who
Question: Who will carry the table? (Siapa yang akan membawa meja ini?]
Answer: Parto will carry the table. [Parto akan membawa meja ini. (Parto di sini sebagai subjek)]
Whom
Question: Whom did you see? (Siapa yang Anda lihat?]
Answer: I saw Parto. [Saya melihat Parto. (Parto di sini sebagai objek)]
How does the washing machine work? [Bagaimana cara kerja mesin cuci?]
How was your exam? [Bagaimana ujian Anda?]
How are you [Bagaimana kabar Anda?]
How many children does Parto have? [Berapa banyak anak yang Parto miliki?]
How much money have you spent this month? [Berapa banyak uang yang telah Anda habiskan bulan
ini?]
How old are you? [Berapa usia Anda?]
How far is Bali from Jakarta? [Seberapa jauh Bali dari Jakarta?]
How long can you go? [Berapa lama Anda bisa pergi?]
How often do you visit your grandmother? [Seberapa sering Anda mengunjungi nenek Anda?]
1. ... ……... book are you reading? ( … buku yang sedang kamu baca?)
2. ……….. hat is this, mine or yours? (….topi ini, punyaku atau punyamu?)
3. …………is Amanda late? (… Amanda terlambat?)
4. ………... has finished the exercise? (… yang sudah menyelesaikan latihan?)
5. ………....are those people doing? (… yang orang-orang sedang lakukan?)
6. ………… picture do you prefer, this or that? (….gambar yang kamu suka, ini atau itu?)
7. ………… did you go home? (…. kamu pulang/naik apa?)
8. ………… was the party? (…. pestanya?)
9. …………. is your birthday? (… ulang tahunmu?)
10. …………. did you buy that T-shirt? (…… Anda membeli T-shirt itu?]