Informative Questions

Definiton :
Informative questions adalah kalimat tanya yang diajukan untuk mendapatkan informasi
berupa waktu, orang, tempat, kuantitas, kualitas, alasan dll, dan selalu di akhiri dengan tanda
tanya (question mark).

Function :
Informative questions terdiri dari 5W+1H yang masing-masing digunakan untuk menanyakan
informasi tertentu. e.g : Where digunakan untuk menanyakan tempat, When digunakan untuk
menanyakan waktu, dll.
 Kinds of Informative Questions
• Who menanyakan Subject (person).
• Whom menanyakan Object (person).
• What menanyakan S/O (non person) dan Verb.
• When menanyakan keterangan waktu.
• Where menanyakan keterangan tempat.
• Which menanyakan pilihan.
• Whose menanyakan kepemilikan.
• Why menanyakan alasan.
• How menanyakan keterangan cara.
• How many menanyakan jumlah (yang bisa dihitung).
• How much menanyakan jumlah (yang tidak bisa dihitung).
 Menanyakan Subject (Who/What)
QW + Verb Singular + …….. + ?
Examples ( Who)
Simple Present: Vs/es • e.g: They drink a cup of coffee.
Present Continuous: is + Ving
• They= Who drinks a cup of coffee?
Present Perfect: has + V3
Simple Past: V2 • She is making some cakes.
Simple Future: will + V1 • She= Who is making some cakes?
• She cut her hair.
• She= Who cut her hair?
Pr Pf Cont : has + been + Ving • We have been taking English class for 3
Past Cont : was + Ving weeks.
Future Cont: will be + Ving
• We= Who has been taking English class
for 3 weeks?
 Examples (What)
• The cat eats some mice.
• The cat= What eats some
mice?
• The cow was drinking water
when I gave the grass.
• The cow= What was drinking
water when I gave the grass?
Make your own example !
1. ( Who)
They go to hospital.
They: Who goes to hospital?
2. ( What )
The bird eats banana.
The bird : What eats banana?
 Menanyakan Selain Subject
(Which, whose, how many, how much )

QW + noun + V aux + S + V ord.... ?

• Fima borrows Intan's expensive book.

• Which : pilihan (yang mana) • Intan’s = Whose book does Fima borrow?
• Whose : kepemilikan/kepunyaan • Expensive= Which book does Fima borrow?
(milik siapa) • I have 10.000 rupiah in my pocket.
• How many : jumlah Cpl (berapa...)
• 10.000 rupiah=How much rupiah do I have in
• How much : jumlah U (berapa...)
my pocket?
• My mother bought some vegetables at market.
• Some= How many vegetables did my mother
buy at market?
• Upin's bike is expensive.
• Upin’s = Whose bike is expensive?
 Menanyakan Selain Subject
(Whom, What, when, where, why, how)

QW + V auxiliary + S + V + ..... ?

• What : Verb/O (nonperson) • e.g: Pratiwi invited Denita to sopphing tonight.

• When : kapan • Denita= Whom did Pratiwi invite to shopping
• Where : dimana tonight?
• Why : mengapa • Tonight= When did Pratiwi invite Denita to
• How : bagaimana shopping?
• Whom: O (person) • They read that book seriously.
• Seriously= How do they read that book?
• Read= What do they do?
• The mice have eaten the cheese.
• The cheese= What have the mice eaten?
• Rima came late because she slept.
• Because she slept= Why did Rima come late?
 Exercise !
• Two thieves are stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now.

• Two = How many thieves are stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now?
• Two thieves = Who are stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now?
• Stealing = What are stealing the thieves in my house now?
• My = Whose stealing are shoes silently now?
• Expensive = How much shoes are stealing the thieves?
• My expensive shoes = What stealing the thieves silently?
• Silenty = How the thieves are stealing in my house?
• In my house = Where the thieves are stealing now?
• Now = When the thieves are stealing in my house?
 Exercise !
• Two thieves are stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now.

• Two= How many thieves is stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now ?
• Two thieves= Who is stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house now?
• Stealing= What are two thieves doing silently in my house now?
• My= Whose expensive shoes are two thieves stealing silently in my house now?
• Expensive= Which shoes are two thieves stealing silently in my house now?
• My expensive shoes= What are two thieves stealing silently in my house now?
• Silenty= How are two thieves stealing my expensive shoes in my house now?
• In my house= Where are two thieves stealing my expensive shoes silently now?
• Now= When are two thieves stealing my expensive shoes silently in my house?
 Exercise !
Two kind farmers have watered the fresh plant patiently in the field.

• Two = How many farmers have watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Kind = Which farmer have watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Two kind farmers = Who has watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Watered = What have two kind farmers done for the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Fresh = How two kind farmers have watered patiently in the field?
• The fresh plant = Where two kind farmers have watered in the field?
• Patiently = How two kind farmers have watered the fresh plant in the field?
• In the field = Where two kind farmers have watered the fresh plant patiently?
 Exercise !
Two kind farmers have watered the fresh plant patiently in the field.

• Two = How many farmers has watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Kind = Which farmers have watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Two kind farmers = Who has watered the fresh plant patiently in the field?
• Watered = What have two kind farmers done patiently in the field?
• Fresh = Which plant have two kind farmers watered patiently in the field?
• The fresh plant = What have two kind farmers watered patiently in the field?
• Patiently = How have two kind farmers watered the fresh plant in the field?
• In the field = Where have two kind farmers watered the fresh plant patiently ?
 Exercise !
She completed biological research in the forest two weeks ago.
• She = Who completed biological research in the forest two weeks ago?
• Completed biological research = What did she do in the forest two weeks ago?
• Biological research = What she complete in the forest two weeks ago?
• In the forest = Where did she complete biological research two weeks ago?
• Two weeks ago = When she complete biological research in the forest?
 Exercise !
She completed biological research in the forest two weeks ago.
• She = Who completed biological research in the forest two weeks ago?
• Completed biological research = What did she do in the forest two weeks ago?
• Biological research= What did she complete in the forest two weeks ago?
• In the forest = Where did she complete biological research two weeks ago?
• Two weeks ago = When did she complete biological research in the forest?
1. … car do you think is overpriced? this car.
Exercise ! 6. … did we meet for the first time? at the coffee shop.
• Which • How
• Whose • Where
2. … will you pay off your student loan? next monday. • When
• Where 7. … did she cook for dinner? lasagna
• When • Where
• How • When
3. … book is on the floor? • What
• Whose 8. … does it take to be a gastroenterologist?
• Who • How long
• Whom • How often
4. … do you want to invite to your garden party? • How far
• Whose 9. … does his face look pale? because he is sick.
• Whom • Why
• Who • How
• 5. … do you earn from the business? one hundred dollars a • What
month.
10. … is going to pick you up tomorrow morning?
• How many
• Who
• How much
• What
1. … car do you think is overpriced? this car.
Exercise ! 6. … did we meet for the first time? at the coffee shop.
• Which • How
• Whose • Where
2. … will you pay off your student loan? next monday. • When
• Where 7. … did she cook for dinner? lasagna
• When • Where
• How • When
3. … book is on the floor? • What
• Whose 8. … does it take to be a gastroenterologist?
• Who • How long
• Whom • How often
4. … do you want to invite to your garden party? • How far
• Whose 9. … does his face look pale? because he is sick.
• Whom • Why
• Who • How
• 5. … do you earn from the business? one hundred dollars a • What
month.
10. … is going to pick you up tomorrow morning?
• How many
• Who
• How much
• What
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