MENGGUNAKAN HOW ABOUT DAN WHAT ABOUT DAN TAG QUESTIONS

     MENGGUNAKAN HOW ABOUT DAN WHAT ABOUT

(a)   A : We need one more player        B : How about (what about) Jack? Let’s ask him if he wants to play (b)   A : What time should we meet?        B : How about (what about) three o’clock?	How about and what about have the same meaning and usage. They are used to make suggestions or offers How about and what about are followed by a noun (or pronoun) or the –ing form of a verb. Note : How about and what about are used in informal spoken English frequently, but are usually not used in writing
(c)   A : What should we do this afternoon?        B : How about going to the zoo? (d)   A : What about asking Sally over for dinner next Sunday?        B : Okay. Good idea
(e)   A : I’m tired. How about you?        B : Yes, I’m tired too (f)   A : Are you hungry?        B : No. What about you?        C : I’m a little hungry.	How about you? And what about you ? are used to ask a question that refers you the information or question that immediately preceded. In (e): How about you? = Are you tired? In (f) : What about you? = Are you hungry?

 TAG QUESTIONS

Affirmative (A) You Know Bob Wilson (B) Mary Is From Chicago (C) Jerry Can Play The Piano             Negative (d) You don’t know Jack Smith (e) Mary isn’t from New York (f) Jerry can’t speak Arabic	NEGATIVE Don’t you? Isn’t she? Can’t he? AFFIRMATIVE do you? is she? can he?		A tag question is a question that is added onto the end of a sentence. An auxiliary verb is used in a tag question In (a), (b), and (c) : When the main verb is affirmative, the tag question is negative. In (c), (d), and (e): When the main verb is negative, the tag question is affirmative
Notice in the following: I (the speaker) use a tag question because I expect you (the listener) to agree with me. I give my idea while asking a question at the same time. *
THE SPEAKER IDEA (a)    I think that you know Bob Wilson (b)   I think that you don’t know Jack Smith (c)    I think that Mary is from Chicago (d)   I think that Mary isn’t from New York (e)    I think that Jerry can play the piano (f)    I think that Jerry can’t speak Arabic		THE SPEKARE’S QUESTION You know Bob Wilson, don’t you? You don’t know Jack Smith, do you? Mary is from Chicago isn’t she? Mary isn’t from New York, is she? Jerry can play the piano, can’t he? Jerry can’t speak Arabic, can he?		EXPECTED ANSWER Yes, I do No, I don’t Yes, she is No, she isn’t kYes, he can No, he can’t