22 The meaning of this question is you did not survive against me in a long time. The
question shows that Shere Khan has a strong confidence to defeat Mowgli.
2. Yes No Questions
YesNo questions have 22.35 from the data and the total questions are
40 questions. These questions have the second position after wh-question. Based on the operators, the questions divided into 4 forms. The first is the questions
which use am is are, these questions have 14 questions. The second is the questions which use do does did, these questions also have 14 questions. The
third is the questions which use modal, these questions have 10 questions. The last and the least are yesno questions which use have has as the operator, they
only have 2 questions.
a. Using am is are
14 questions of this type of questions have a function to provide information.
SC 14 A male deer: Hes walking on two legs.
A female deer: Dont stare. Mowgli: Everybodys here.
Grey: Is that a peacock? Peacock: Ooh, a stick
Porcupine: No, thats my stick. Sorry. My bad. Its involuntary.
The conversation 14 is taken in the peace rock. Peace rock is a place where many animals come to drink peacefully. When Mowgli and the puppies meet a
peacock, Grey asks a question about it. He knows the animal is peacock, but he asks to make sure that the animal in front of them is a peacock or not. This
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question only needs yes or no as the answer. The question uses to be as the
operator.
b. Using do does did
14 questions of this type of questions have a function to provide information.
SC 15 Shere Khan: Mowgli? Theyve given it a name. When was it we came to
adopt man into the jungle? Akela: Hes just a cub.
Shere Khan: Does my face not remind you of what a grown man can do? Shift your hunting ground for a few years and everyone forgets how the
law works.
In sample conversation 15, Shere Khan comes to the peace rock. He sees
Mowgli in the wolves‟ family and he does not like a man who lives in the jungle.
Akela defends Mowgli that he is only a man cub, but Shere Khan tells that a man cub can be dangerous. Shere Khan shows his face as the cruelty of a man. The
question shows the speaker trusts that the answer is „yes‟ and the speaker uses an
evidence to confirm the assumption Quirk et al, 1972, p. 389.
c. Using modal
There are 10 questions which are used to induce the respondent to act. SC 16
Mowgli: Yeah, but if the branch didnt break, I wouldve made it. Bagheera: I realize you werent born a wolf, but... Couldnt you at least act
like one? When I found him, many years ago... He was just an infant, abandoned in the woods.
The sample conversation 16 gives the example of negative form of yesno question.
The negative form commonly uses a contraction Azar and Hagen, PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
24 1981, p. 445. It used to show the speaker‟s idea. Bagheera knows that Mowgli is
not a wolf, but he suggests Mowgli to act like a wolf. It shows that the speaker
can give a suggestion to the listener by yesno question.
SC 17 Raksha: And remember, not everyone here has seen a man cub in the
jungle before. So behave yourself. Mowgli: Ok, ok. Can I go now?
Raksha: Take the pups with you.
Sample conversation 17 is the example of yesno question that uses modal
as the operator. This conversation happens when the pack of the wolves go to the peace rock. Raksha gives some advice to Mowgli before they join with the other
animals. Then Mowgli asks a question to make sure that he can go or not now.
Actually, the answer of yesno question should be yes or no, but Raksha does not
answer it with yes or no. She answers, “Take the pups with you”. It means Raksha gives an agreement to Mowgli and that is why she asks Mowgli to bring the pups
with him.
d. Using have has
