17 The practice of grammar in students‟ activity, especially at school is important thing
to increase the students‟ grammar mastery because the aim of grammar practice is to get the students to learn the structures, so throughly that they will be able to produce
sentence correctly on their own. Grammar has three basic components constituents that is
lexical categories
such as verb, noun, adjective;
article categories
such as noun, pronoun, noun phrase; and
functions
such as subject, object, predicator, modifier, indirect object, question.
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Based on the explanation above, the researcher can conclude that English structure
plays important thing to construct sentences and last becomes a sentence and it is very important for those who want to learn it especially for student. It is the way for
them to understand and develop their ability such as in speaking and writing. Their knowledge of structure will control whether they make mistake or not. In this
research, the researcher will focus on transforming interrogative sentences.
D. Concept of Interrogative Sentence Question
An Interrogative sentence asks a question, and it always ends with a question mark.
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Questions occur principally in conversational; exercises on form are followed by ones that encourage a lot of speaking practice.
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Mackenzie, J. Lachalan., Maria D.L.A., Gomez Gonzales. 2004. A New Architecture For Function Grammar.
New york: Deutsche National Bibliografie, p. 28
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http:www.english-grammar-revolution.cominterrogative-sentence.html accessed on
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18 An interrogative sentence may ask for information, confirmation or request. An
interrogative sentence is the way for us to communicate with others and invite them to share what they think. In question we usually put the subject after the first verb.
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The rule to make interrogative sentence according to Swan:
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1. Auxiliary verb must be take place before subject
For example: Why are you laughing? Not Why you are laughing? 2.
Use do, does or did if there is no auxiliary verb For example: Do you like milk? Not Like you milk?
3. Don‟t use do with other auxiliary verb
For example: Have you seen John? Not Do you have seen John?
4. Use bare infinitive in interrogative sentence after auxiliary do, does or did
For example: What does the Boss want? Not What does the Boss wants? 5.
When who, which, what, or whose is a subject part of subject, do is not normally use. Compare:
Who phoned? Who is the subject Who did you phone? Who is the object
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Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Matthies, Barbara F. Hartle, Shelley. 1992. English Grammar 3th edition Teacher Guide.
United States of America. Longman. P.56
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Murphy, Raymond. 2004. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Swan, Michael. 2005.Practical English Usage:3
rd
Edition. Oxford University Press,p 465-
466
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In an indirect question put auxiliary verb after subject For example: Tell me when you are leaving. Not Tell me when are you
leaving? 7.
Preposition is put in the end of WH-Question For example: What are you talking about? Not about what are you talking?
Interrogative sentence provides unique oppurtunities for teacher and students to become involved in productive dialogue, interrogative sentences invite both teachers
and students to think and to respond in many different ways. In class using communicative approach, teacher tries to understand the role of
interrogative sentence especially since interrogative sentence is not only the skill that can be developed with practice, but it is also one of the tools for communication.
When the teaching and learning activities are taking place in the classroom, the teachers would use interrogative sentence, in order thought or ideas change
communicatively. Similarly, teacher can communicate with the students if their questions are understandable and appropriate to the students‟ knowledge. The
awareness of the type and the purposes of the question plays an important role in helping the teacher to ask strategic question and to be able to ask the complexity of
their question which are given to the students.
20 Based on explanation above, the researcher can conclude that interrogative sentence
is a sentence include subject which start by auxiliaries or WH-word and use question mark ?.
E. Type of Interrogative Sentence Question
