Soal Indirect Question

Pengertian Indirect Question

Indirect question adalah bentuk pernyataan yang mengungkapkan pertanyaan orang lain (reported speech) yang telah dikatakan secara langsung (direct speech) dengan mengubah format pembicaraan tersebut sehingga menjadi lebih jelas, alami, dan efisien bagi pendengarnya.

Karena merupakan reported speech, indirect question tidak menggunakan question mark (tanda tanya) di akhir kalimatnya.

Rumus Indirect Question

Berbeda dengan direct question yang subject dan verb-nya bertukar posisi, subject pada indirect question diletakkan sebelum verb. Adapun rumus indirect question pada yes/no question (pertanyaan yang meminta jawaban ya/tidak) dan wh-question (pertanyaan akan informasi) adalah sebagai berikut.

Yes/No Question

Introductory Clause + if/whether + S + V*

Wh- Question

Introductory Clause + Wh-word** + S + V*

Catatan:

*Verb tense pada indirect question disesuaikan dengan versi direct question-nya. Lihat: Aturan Perubahan Verb Tense dan Modal.

**Wh-word terdiri dari: what, who, where, why, when, how, which, dan turunannya.

Contoh Kalimat Indirect Question

Yes-No Question

1. direct question

   The teacher asked, “Have you finished your homework?”
   (Sudahkan kamu menyelesaikan PR-mu?)

   indirect question

   The teacher asked the students if they had finished their
   homework.

   • direct question: have finished (present perfect tense)
   • indirect question: had finished (past perfect tense)

   Lihat Aturan Perubahan Verb Tense dan Modal.

2. direct question

   “Did you see my wallet?” asked Gery.
   (Kamu melihat dompetku?)

   indirect question

   Gery wanted to know if I’d seen his wallet.

3. direct question

   Lia asked, “Are you happy now?”
   (Kamu bahagia sekarang?)

   indirect question

   Lia asked (me) whether I was happy at that time.

   • direct question: now
   • indirect question: at that time

   Lihat Aturan Perubahan Time Reference.

Wh- Question

1. direct question

   Yogi asked, “Who is that girl?”
   (Siapa gadis itu?)

   indirect question

   Yogi asked (me) who that girl was.

2. direct question

   Tita asked, “Where does the old man live?”
   (Dimana lelaki tua itu tinggal?)

   indirect question

   Tita asked (me) where the old man lived.

3. direct question

   Her brother wondered, “Why do you think the book very is interesting?”
   (Mengapa kamu berpikir buku itu sangat menarik?)

   indirect question

   Her brother wondered why she thought the book was interesting.

Soal Indirect Question

Related Posts:

• Direct Question
• Question Tag
• Wh- Question
• Yes-No Question
• Embedded Question
• Alternative Question
• Interrogative Sentence
• Question Word

References:

1. The Question Mark. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/question.htm#indirect. Accessed on February 6, 2013.
2. Indirect Questions and Embedded Questions. http://www.elc.byu.edu/classes/aoyama/grammar4/aoyg4f05/charts/indirect_embedded_questions.pdf. Accessed on February 6, 2013.
3. Reported Speech. http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/repspee.htm. Accessed on February 6, 2012.
4. Reported Speech. http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part4/esltips/esl_reported.html. Accessed on February 6, 2012.
5. WH-Words Questions in English and American Sign Language. http://seattlecentral.edu/faculty/baron/ESL%20class/WH-Word%20questions%20in%20English%20and%20ASL.pptx. Accessed on February 6, 2013.