Question Taq

Group 2
Selly Hardian, Tria Apriliani,
Yasmin Budiyanti,
Fepep Suherman, Rival Gilang Anugrah
 What is question tag?

Question tag is a special

grammatical stucture. it is a
statement followed by a tag or
mini question, we add a tag at
the end of some statements to
get a response.
 In the question-tags, the necessary auxiliary or
auxiliary verb. Among other types of auxiliary:

1. Be auxiliary
a) is, am, are for the simple present tense/bentuk sekarang
b) was/were for the simple past tense/lampau
2. Do auxiliary
a) do/ does for the simple present tense/ sekarang
b) did for the simple past tense/lampau
3. Have auxiliary
a) have/has for the simple present tense
b) had for the simple past perfect tense
4. Modal auxiliary
a) can, may, will, would, must ,should ,could, mig
 Form of Question Tag

1. Positive Question Tag

Positif tag = Auxiliary Verb + Pronoun
(Pronoun is a pronoun of the subject in a positive
sentence)
Example : is it? do you?

are you? does he?

are they? did they?

was she? has she?

were you? have you?

 EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

1. If the statement is positive followed by the tag is

negative.
Statement Negative Meaning
Positive (+) Tag (-)

1. you are a nurse, Arent you ? Kamu perawat, kan?

2. Yasmin can inject Cant she? Yasmin bisa

patient, menyuntik pasien,
kan ?
Doesnt you ?
3. Budi does like Budi tidak suka obat
medicine, Wont she ? kan?

4. A nurse will check Perawat akan me

patient, meriksa pasien, kan?
Mustnt he ?
Pasien harus minum
5. A patient must drink obat, kan?
medicine,
 Form of Question Tag

2. Negative Question Tag

Negatif Tag = Auxiliary Verb + Nt (not) + Pronoun
isnt it? dont you?

arent you? doesnt he?

arent they? didnt they?

wasnt she? hasnt she?

werent you? havent you?

 EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

2. If the statement is negative tag followed by positive.

Statement Positive Meaning
Negative (-) Tag (+)
1. You arent a nurse Are you ? Jastin tidak suka obat,
kan ?

2. She cant inject Can she ?

patient, Kamu akan memeriksa
pasien, kan ?
Does you ?
3. Budi doesnt like Budi tidak suka obat
medicine, Will she ? ,kan?

4. She wont check Dia akan memeriksa

patient, Must he ? pasien, kan?

Dia harus minum obat,

5. He mustnt drink kan ?
medicine,
 Form of Question Tag

3. When the subject I am, then the question

tag aren't I. However, if the subject I am
not, then question his tag am I.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

Im a nurse, arent i ?
[Saya adalah perawat ,kan ?]

I am not guilty, am I?
[Saya tidak bersalah, kan?]
 Form of Question Tag

4. If the sentences using modals, then use

modals to question his tag. Especially for
modals have to, use the auxiliary do to
question his tag.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

Tiwi will be here, wont she?

[Tiwi akan ke sini, kan?]

They have to go to hospital, dont they?

[Mereka harus pergi ke rumah sakit, kan?]
 EXAMPLE IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Positive Statement Negative tag (-) Meaning

(+)
1. He plays medical Doesnt he ? Dia memainkan alat
devices, kesehatan, kan ?

2. Jhon study in Dont he ? Jhon belajar di

nurses academy, akademi keperawatan,
kan ?
3. Sinta go to Dont she ?
hospital, Sinta pergi ke rumah
sakit, kan ?
 EXAMPLE IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Positive Statement Negative Tag (-) Meaning

(+)
1. Sinta went to Didnt she ? Sinta pergi ke rumah
hospital, sakit, kan ?
Didnt he ? Dia bermain alat
2. He played medical kesehatan kan ?
deviced,
Jhon belajar di
3. Jhon studyed in Didnt he ? akademi
nursing academy, keperawatan, kan ?
 RECORD

a. The word "NOT" in Negative Tag

always abbreviated. (will not =
wont).
b. Use personal pronouns (pronouns
name) in the tag. (John isnt fit, is
he?)