Malay sentences come in four kinds. An ayat penyata tells us something. An ayat tanya asks. An ayat perintah gives an order, a request or an invitation. An ayat seru bursts out with a feeling.
What your child will learn
- Name the kind of sentence
- Match each kind to its end punctuation
- Turn a statement into a question or a command
Tell, ask, order, exclaim
Statements end with a full stop. Questions end with a question mark and often use a question word or “Adakah”: “Adakah Ali sudah makan?”
Commands often begin with jangan, sila or tolong. Exclamations begin with a kata seru such as wah or aduh and end with an exclamation mark.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. Apakah jenis ayat ini? “Tolong tutup tingkap itu.”
🪟- ayat perintah
- ayat seru
- ayat tanya
- ayat penyata
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Answer: ayat perintah. Ayat itu meminta seseorang melakukan sesuatu.
2. Betul atau salah? Ayat seru menunjukkan perasaan seperti terkejut atau kagum.
- Salah
- Betul
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Answer: Betul. Contohnya: Wah, besarnya!
3. Apakah jenis ayat ini? “Di manakah kasut saya?”
👟- ayat perintah
- ayat tanya
- ayat seru
- ayat penyata
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Answer: ayat tanya. Ayat itu bertanya dan berakhir dengan tanda soal.
Tips for grown-ups
- Say one idea four ways: “Kamu makan.” “Adakah kamu makan?” “Sila makan.” “Wah, banyaknya kamu makan!”
- While reading, pause and ask what kind of sentence you just read.