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 A. Def inition Tag-
Questions
for approval
- D e f i n i s i from
t a g p e the
r t a n yperson
aan you are talking to
or confirm the truth of the information about
whether your statement is true or not. In
Indonesian, this question tag itself can be
interpreted as ; right? Yes, you know, right?

(Tag-Questions adalah pertanyaan singkat di akhir kalimat

pernyataan yang digunakan untuk meminta persetujuan dari
lawan bicara Anda atau mengkonfirmasi kebenaran informasi
tentang benar atau tidaknya pernyataan Anda. Dalam bahasa
Indonesia, tanda tanya ini sendiri dapat diartikan sebagai;
benar? Ya, kamu tahu, kan?)
Question Tags Explanation
A question tag is a small question at the and of a statement
Question tags are used when asking for afreement or
confirmation.
(Tag pertanyaan adalah pertanyaan kecil di bagian dan pernyataan Tag
pertanyaan
a positive digunakan
statement saat meminta
+ a negative persetujuan
question tag atau konfirmasi)
A subject pronoun
You are a student, aren't
Comes a f t e r an
you? auxillary or a fro m
of the verb To Be

a negative statement + a positive question tag A subject

pronoun is used
Mary isn't a teacher, is she? to replace the
noun or noun
phrase
 INTONATION AND MEANING
(Intonasi dan artinya)
The intonation of a question tag shows the exact meaning of it. If the intonation of
the question tag goes up, it means you are not sure and you want to know the
answer.
Artinya (Intonasi dari tag pertanyaan menunjukkan makna yang tepat dari tag
tersebut. Jika intonasi tag pertanyaan naik, artinya Anda tidak yakin dan ingin
mengetahui jawabannya.) CONTOHNYA ;

John doesn’t speak Spanish, does he?

If the intonation of a question tag goes down, it means you are checking /
confirming information or making conversation. Artinya; Jika intonasi tag
pertanyaan turun berarti Anda sedang mengecek/mengkonfirmasi informasi
atau sedang melakukan percakapan

John doesn’t speak Spanish, does he?

 Positive Question Tags
Question tags are used when asking for afreement or
confirmation
a negative statement + a positive question tag
Negative Statement Positive Tag
YO aren' a Are you?
U t teacher, Is he?
HE isn't crazy, was he?
HE wasn't relaxe were
THE weren' d, late, they?
Y t
French, Do you?
YOU don't speak for the did
YO didn't test, you?
U study
Here all week, HaVe
YOU haven't it before you?
YO been then, the had you?
U hadn't done exam, will you?
YO won't fail a car, can you?
U can't drive it for me, could
YO couldn't do you?
Statement
U using barely, hardly, neither,
mustn't say
no, nobody, none,
anything must you?
nothing
YO and seldom are treated as ,negatiVe
shouldn't so busy, statement. should you?
U be Wen me, would
Nobody To the meeting, did
We wouldn't you?
t ready, they?
Nothin stop
 Negative Question Tags
Question tags are used then asking for agrement or
confirmation.
a positive statement + a negative question tag
Positive Statement Negative Tag
Yo are a student, Aren't you?
u is Very isn't he?
He was busy, wasn't he?
happy, weren't they?
He wer surprised,
The e don't you?
y English, doesn't he?
speak didn't
You Studie spanish you?
He s ,
studie for the haVen't you?
Yo d test, hadn't you?
u won't you?
Have All week, can't you?
You studied Had before he couldn't you?
arrived will left, the mustn't
Yo pass like exam, you?
You would
u can two languages, shouldn't you?
Exceptions
Yo it for me, wouldn't
speak
u(Pengecualian)
I acould do Late,
patient aren't I?
you?
Yo mmust
Let's go be , now, shall
C. Contoh penggunaan Tag-Question yang terjadi didalam kehidupan sehari-hari

Jenis Contoh : Arti :

pertanyaan :
1. Negative They are not having an Mereka tidak memiliki makan
(-) early lunch today, are you? siang lebih awal hari ini, ya
bukan?

2. Positive Tania usually gets the bus to Tania biasanya naik bus ke
(+) college, dosen"t she? Perguruan tinggi, ya bukan?

3. Negative Jennifer gold hasn"t got a Saat ini, Jennifer gold belum
(-) job at the moment, has Mendapatkan pekerjaan, ya bukan?
she?
4. Positive I think paul is right-we Saya pikir paul benar-kita
(+) work well together, don"t we? bekerja sama saja dengan baik, ya
bukan?
5. Positive Joanna and patricia know that the
(+) schedule of the lesson has changed, don"t Joanna dan patricia tahu bahwa
they? jadwal pelajaran telah berubah, ya
bukan?