WH Question Words
We use question words to ask
certain types of questions (question word questions). We often refer to them as WH words because they include
the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).
Question
Word
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Function
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Example
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what
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asking for information about
something
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What is your name?
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asking for repetition or
confirmation
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What? I can't hear you.
You did what?
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what...for
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asking for a reason, asking why
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What did you do that for?
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when
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asking about time
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When did he leave?
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where
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asking in or at what place or
position
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Where do they live?
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which
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asking about choice
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Which colour do you want?
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who
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asking what or which person or
people (subject)
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Who opened the door?
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whom
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asking what or which person or
people (object)
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Whom did you see?
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whose
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asking about ownership
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Whose are these keys?
Whose turn is it?
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why
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asking for reason, asking
what...for
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Why do you say that?
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why don't
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making a suggestion
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Why don't I help you?
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how
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asking about manner
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How does this work?
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asking about condition or
quality
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How was your exam?
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how + adj/adv
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asking about extent or degree
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see examples below
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how
far
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Distance
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How far is Pattaya from Bangkok?
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how
long
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length (time or space)
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How long will it take?
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how
many
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quantity (countable)
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How many cars are there?
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how
much
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quantity (uncountable)
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How much money do you have?
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how
old
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Age
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How old are you?
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how come (informal)
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asking for reason, asking why
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How come I can't see her?
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Used to
Used to digunakan untuk
menggambarkan kejadian yang dilakukan pada waktu lampau atau kebiasaan yang
dilakukan pada waktu lampau tapi sudah tidak terjadi lagi di waktu sekarang.
Misalnya, dulu saya biasa jalan kaki ke kantor, tapi sekarang saya ke kantor
naik mobil. Jadi dalam bahasa Inggris kalimatnya jadi: I used to
walk to work. Contoh lain, misalnya saya dulu merokok, tapi sekarang
saya sudah tidak merokok lagi. Jadi saya bilang, I used to smoke.
Jadi, untuk membuat kalimat ini
used to ditambah dengan infinitive (verb 1)
Sekarang kita buat contoh-contoh
yang lain, ya?
- He used to make his clothes
by himself. Dia dulu biasa membuat pakaian sendiri.
- We used to see the movie
every week. Dulu kami biasa nonton film seminggu sekali.
- Mother used to phone me three
times a month. Dulu ibu biasa menelpon saya tiga kali sebulan.
- Mr. Stark used to come late
to the office. Dulu dia biasa datang terlambat ke kantor
- Grandpa used to work in this
office. Kakek dulu bekerja di kantor ini.
Untuk mebuat kalimat negative, Used
to diubah menjadi didn’t use to.
Misalnya:
- I didn’t use to have
breakfast. Saya dulu tidak biasa sarapan.
- He didn’t used to drink wine.
Dulu dia tidak biasa minum anggur.
- They didn’t use to go to
school on foot. Dulu mereka tidak biasa jalan kaki ke sekolah.
- We didn’t use to write using
computer. Dulu kita tidak biasa menulis dengan komputer.
- My son didn’t use to play
play station. Dulu anak saya tidak biasa main play station.
Untuk membuat kalimat
interrogative atau kalimat tanya, kita tinggal meletakkan did+subject+use
to+verb 1. Contohnya:
- Did you use to share your
laptop with your daughter? Apakah dulu kamu biasa barengan laptop dengan
ank perempuanmu?
- Did she use to go to the
office by bus? Apakah dulu dia biasa pergi ke kantor naik bis?
- Did they use to sell the
house? Apakah dulu mereka biasa jual rumah?
- Did you use to dream of me?
aapakh kamu dulu memimpikanku?
- Did you use to visit her
house? Apakah kamu dulu biasa mengunjungi rumahnya?
Nah, itu tadi contoh-contoh
kalimat yang menggunakan used to + infinitive (verb 1). Sekarang
saya punya contoh lain, saya dulu biasa menjadi tukang kayu tapi sekarang
saya menjadi guru. Nah dalam bahasa Inggrisnya kalimat ini menjadi : I
used to be a carpenter, now I am a teacher. Jadi used to juga
bisa digunakan dengan noun/adjective. Used to
bisa juga digunakan dalam kalimat pasif. Misalnya: Pertemuan
ini dulu biasa diadakan di kantor. Bahasa inggrisnya: The meeting used
to be held in the office.
Contohnya:
- I used to be a good student.
Saya dulu adala siswa yang rajin
- He used to be angry with his
students when they were noughty.
- This food used to be eaten by
rich people.
Nah, itu tadi penjelasan tentang
penggunaan used to. Supaya lebih mahir, silahkan kerjakan latihan di bawah
ini:
Ubahlah kalimat di bawah dengan
menggunakan used to.
Contohnya: Jean played guitar
>> Jean used to play guitar.
- He took some foods from the
refrigerator.
- We never did good job.
- I was the leader of the
class.
- Her apartment was on the
first floor of this building.
- He bought all his clothes in
Chandra department store.
Okay, mudah-mudahan bisa dipahami,
ya? See you on the next lesson.
Enough
Enough berarti jumlah atau tingkat yang memuaskan. Contoh:
- I’m so busy, I haven’t got enough
time.
- Do you have enough
potatoes?
Enough ditempatkan setelah adjective dan adverb:
- This jacket isn’t big
enough for me.
- She speaks English well
enough to go to an American university.
Enough biasanya ditempatkan sebelum kata benda:
- We have enough money
to buy our own apartment.
Kita sering menggunakan enough…for,
khususnya untuk orang dan hal. Contoh:
- This job isn’t good enough
for her.
- We have enough time for
a quick lunch.
Enough…to infinitif juga merupakan struktur yang umum. Contoh:
- She’s old enough to drive a
car.
- We have enough time
to eat some lunch.
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