Kalimat Tak Langsung Bagian 2 (Indirect Speech Part 2)

         Sebelum anda membaca bagian 2 ini, saya sarankan anda untuk membaca dulu direct and indirect speech bagian 1 karena disana saya telah menjelaskan dasar-dasar pembentukkan kalimat tak langsung. Pada bagian 2 ini saya akan menjelaskan contoh kalimat tak langsung dengan kalimat pertanyaan (interrogative sentence).

a. Didalam indirect speech, kalimat pertanyaan (interrogative question) akan berubah menjadi kalimat pernyataan (statement) dan kalimat pernyataan tersebut akan mengalami perubahan berdasarkan perubahan tenses. Pelajari tenses dengan baik.

b.  Menggunakan kata sambung (conjunction):

1. if ......... or no. = jika/apakah .......... atau tidak.
2. whether .......... or no. = apakah ......... atau tidak.

c. Menggunakan reporting verbs (katakerja yang digunakan untuk melaporkan kembali maksud dari si-pembicara), seperti:

1. asked /askt/ = bertanya.
2. wanted to know /wontid tu nou/= ingin tahu.

d.  Contoh dengan kalimat pertanyaan (interrogative question) pada (tenses) simple present tense.  

• He asked,"Are you all right?". (direct speech)
  Dia(lk) bertanya,"Apakah kamu baik-baik saja?".
  
  He asked if I was all right or no. (indirect speech)
  Dia(lk) bertanya jika saya baik-baik saja atau tidak. atau-
  
  He wanted to know whether I was all right or no. (indirect speech)
  Dia(lk) ingin tahu apakah saya baik-baik saja atau tidak.
  
• Or no pada contoh indirect speech diatas boleh dihilangkan karena dianggap tidak perlu, menjadi:
  He asked if I was a student.  (indirect speech) atau
  He wanted to know whether I was a student. (indirect speech)
   
  Penjelasan:
  Pada contoh diatas, Are you all right? adalah interrogative sentence ditulis dalam simple present tense. Kalimat tersebut akan berubah menjadi pernyataan dalam indirect speech. Pernyataan tersebut ditulis dalam simple past tense.

e.  Contoh lain: 

1. She asked," Are you a teacher?". (direct speech)
   Dia(pr) bertanya," Apakah kamu adalah seorang guru?".
   She asked if I was a teacher. (indirect speech)
   Dia(pr) bertanya jika saya adalah seorang guru.
2. Tom asked," Is your mother at home?". (direct speech)
   Tom bertanya," Apakah ibu-mu berada di rumah?".
   Tom wanted to know whether my mother was at home. (indirect speech)
   Tom ingin tahu apakah ibu-ku berada di rumah.
3. John asked," Do you live in Paris?". (direct speech)
   John bertanya," Apakah kamu tinggal di Paris?".
   John wanted to know if I lived in Paris. (indirect speech)
   John ingin tahu jika saya tinggal di Paris.
4. Cindy asked," Did you go to school yesterday?". (direct speech)
   Cindy bertanya," Apakah kamu pergi ke sekolah kemarin?".
   Cindy asked whether I had gone to school the day before. (indirect speech)
   Cindy bertanya apakah saya pergi ke sekolah hari sebelumnya.
5. He asked," Are you doing your homework now?". (direct speech)
   Dia(lk) bertanya," Apakah kamu sedang mengerjakan PR-mu sekarang?".
   He wanted to know whether I was doing my homework at that time. (indirect speech) Dia(lk) ingin tahu apakah saya sedang mengerjakan PR-ku pada saat itu.

f.  Kejakan latihan berikut:

1.  John asked," Is your brother diligent?".
2. Jerry asked," Is my shoes expensive?".
3. Cindy asked," Are you from Europe?".
4. She asked," Can you help me?".
5. He asked," Have you been to Australia?". 

g.   Contoh dialogue:

1. A =  Are you a doctor?
            Apakah kamu adalah seorang dokter?
2. B = Sorry, I didn't hear you well. What did you ask?
           Maaf, saya tidak mendengar-mu dengan baik. Apa yang kamu tanyakan?
3. A = I wanted to know if you were a doctor.
           Saya ingin tahu jika kamu adalah seorang dokter.
4. B = Oh that's your question. No, I am not. I am a lawyer.
           Oh itu itu pertanyaan-mu. Tidak. Saya adalah seorang pengacara.

h. Dialog lain (yang pendek):

1.  John asked Jerry," Are you OK?". (direct speech)
   Question:
   What did John ask Jerry?
   Answer:John asked whether Jerry was OK. (indirect speech)
2. Tom asked me," Is your name Cindy?". (direct speech)
   Question:
   What did Tom ask me?
   Answer:John wanted to know if my name was Cindy. (indirect speech)
3. They asked you," Can we go now?". (direct speech)
   Question:
   What did they ask you?
   Answer:They asked whether they could go at that moment. (indirect speech)
4. She asked us," Is my rabbit big?". (direct speech)
   Question:
   What did she ask us?
   Answer:
   She wanted to know whether her rabbit was big. (indirect speech)
5. He asked me," Did you meet my sister this morning?". (direct speech)
   Question:
   What did he ask me?
   Answer:
   He asked if I had met his sister that morning. (indirect speech)

i.  Demikian, semoga bermanfaat bagi anda semua.