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1. WH Questions
A Wh-questions is a question that contains an interrogative pro-form. Also known as context question, question word question. Information question:
Examples: a.
Whom did she meet? b.
What is the meaning of the term? c.
When will we have for lunch? d.
Where do you live? e.
Why hasn’t Tara done it? f.
How does this machine works?
2. Yes-No Questions
A yes no question for which an answer of yes or no is acceptable. A yesno question is a question that can be answered with yes or no.
They normally begin with an auxiliary verb or modal verb a. Do you want to come?
b. Have you seen her? c. Can you come?
d. Will they be interested? They also begin with main verbs like he and have
a. Is she in? b. Was Rama at home?
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3. Alternative questions choice question
An alternative question is a question that person two or more possible answers and presupposes that only one is true. Examples
a. Would you like chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream? b. Do you like tea or coffee?
c. Is it cold or hot? In the research, the types of questions used were based on Doff in the form of
WH and Yes-No question because they are appropriate with the students level. WH and Yes-No questions require the students to think about the answer and to
give reasons. They do not merely choose one of two answers, like what they do in alternative question. Thus by using WH and Yes-No question, the students are
expected to develop their ideas in chronological order so that they have a good piece of writing.
5 The Strength of Questioning Technique in Teaching Writing.
Questioning is an important method to teaching Yin wu, 1993:49. It is universally used in activation technique in teaching Ur, 1996. Meanwhile,
according to Frazee and Rose 1995:241, questioning is the oldest and most common teaching technique and ii is fundamental to outstanding teaching and it
Functions to ignite students though process. Moreover, it is stated that questioning strategies are central to interactive teaching.
In teaching and learning process, including in writing class, questioning is one of the teacher activities in the classroom. The teacher uses question in the
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writing activities to lead students to the topic being written or to generate ideas related to the topic. By answering questions, the students develop their thinking
skills and express their ideas. Questions are also used in drafting .stage in which the students answers questions and arrange their answers into a paragraph.
Questioning Technique help the students construct sentences. By answering questions, the students are expected to be able to use correct pronouns
and verbs since they have to use pronouns similar to the questions. Moreover, teacher’s questioning is a useful means to evoke classroom
interactional between the teacher to the student and the student to other students. For the students questioning is a way to generate their ideas into a good
paragraph. It also leads students toward the development of a concept.
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