Jawaban:

1. (+) He is reading a book now

(-) He is not reading a book now

(?) Is he reading a book now?

2. (+) Ms. Fransiska is teaching students now

(-) Ms. Fransiska is not teaching students now

(?) Is Ms. Fransiska teaching students now?

3. (+) They are studying English now

(-) They are not studying English now

(?) Are they studying English now?

4. (+) We are sweeping the floor

(-) We are not sweeping the floor

(?) Are we sweeping the floor?

5. (+) Selvi is cleaning the whiteboard now

(-) Selvi is not cleaning the whiteboard now

(?) Is Selvi cleaning the whiteboard now?

Penjelasan:

• Kalimat positif (Positive sentence)

adalah kalimat positif. Biasanya kalimat ini tidak menggunakan NOT ataupun berisi pertanyaan.

Contoh:

⇌ We are a student

⇌ They are my friends

⇌ He is my father

• Kalimat negative (negative sentence)

adalah kalimat negatif yang menggunakan ungkapan negatif seperti no, not, none, don’t, doesn’t, didn’t rarely, barely, never.

Cara mengubah kalimat positif ke negatif hanya dengan menambahkan kata negatif setelah to be atau sebelum kata kerja inti.

Contoh:

⇌ We are not students

⇌ They are not my friends

⇌ He is not my father

• Kalimat tanya (Interrogative sentence)

adalah kalimat yang berbentuk kalimat tanya.

Cara membuat kalimat tanya adalah dengan meletakkan kata kerja bantu di awal kalimat.

Contoh:

⇌ Are we a student?

⇌ Are they my friends?

⇌ Is he my father?