YES-NO QUESTION

Yes-No questions adalah sebuah pertanyaan singkat yang hanya membutuhkan jawaban yes (ya)

dan no (tidak).
Sebuah pertanyaan ya-tidak (yes-no questions) harus menempatkan auxiliary sebelum subject.
MEMBUAT PERTANYAAN ‘YES-NO QUESTIONS’
Perhatikan pola dibawah ini untuk membuat yes-no questions.
Auxiliary verbs :
AUXILIARY VERB + S+ V/N/ADJ/ADV
 Is your father a teacher?
 Are you busy?
 Do you like English?
 Does she read a book?
 Did they learn English?

Pernyataan Pertanyaan
(Statement) (Yes/No Questions)

Your mother is a nurse. Is your mother a nurse?

Lina is learning English. Is Lina learning English?

You are sleepy. Are you sleepy?

You are listening to music. Are you listening to music?

Mirna was sick yesterday. Was Mirna sick yesterday?

Yudy brings some pencils. Does Yudy bring some pencils?

The students visited Bali last semester. Did the students visit Bali last semester?
When we are replying the question, we can use short or long form for the answer. Answer
forms are :

YES + S + AUXILIARY VERB +O

NO + S + AUXILIARY VERB + NOT +O
Pertanyaan Jawaban
(Yes/No Questions) (Answers)

Is your mother a nurse? Yes, she is./ No, she isn't.

Is Rudi learning English? Yes, he is./ No, he isn't.

Are you sleepy? Yes, I am./ No, I am not.

Are you listening to music? Yes, I am./ No, I am not.

Was Mirna sick yesterday? Yes, she was./ No, she wasn't.

Does Yudy bring some pencils? Yes, he does./ No, he doesn't.

Did the students visit Bali last semester? Yes, they did./ No, they didn't.