The Questionnaire The Test

43 The sentence [10a] was almost the same as the question [2a]. There was no clue in one of the clause. This question can be guessed by looking for the fact. The fact of the student’s answer in sentence [10b] was “you are not ill now.” Yet, in question [10a], there was no the fact given, so there was no the certain fact yet. Therefore, the type of conditional sentences used in sentence [10c] was type 1. It is because there is possibility that somebody will be ill if they eat so much, but there is also possibility that somebody will not be ill. Besides, some students also gave the wrong answer although they used the correct type. Some of them missed “be” for the “result clause.” [15] a. Question: I’ll look for your notebook and if I ... find it, I ... give you a ring. b. Student’s answer: I’ll look for your notebook and if I find it, I would give you a ring. P. 7 c. Intended answer: I’ll look for your notebook and if I find it, I will give you a ring. In question [15a], the student gave the incorrect answer. He used simple present for the “if clause” and used “would + simple form” for the “result clause.” In sentence [15b], the pattern was not suitable, because if the “if clause” used simple present, the “result clause” should use the simple future. Moreover, there was a clue in the clause before “I’ll look for your notebook.” It can be seen that the action is not done yet, and it shows that logically, if he finds the notebook, he will give his friend a ring. 44 2 Part B In this part of the test, the participants were required to make conditional sentences type 1 based on the given facts. This part was aimed to check the participants’ ability to produce conditional sentences type 1 based on the given fact. In this part, the student may produce the conditional sentences type 1 in both negative and positive because it will not change the fact. In fact, some of them still make the errors. [17] a. Question: I don’t eat breakfast, maybe I will get hungry. b. Student’s answer: I wouldn’t get hungry if I did eat breakfast. P. 9 c. Intended answer: I will get hungry if I don’t eat breakfast or I will not get hungry if I eat breakfast. From question [17a], it can be seen that there was possibility on the result of “I don’t eat breakfast.” The possibility was “I will get hungry” or “I will not get hungry.” The student’s answer in sentence [17b] was considered incorrect, because he used the conditional sentences type whose fact was true in the present. In fact, the fact of sentence [17a] was still any possibility. [20] a. Question: The water freezes in the temperature 0˚C. b. Student’s answer: If the temperature were 0˚C, the water would be freeze. P. 31 c. Intended answer: If the temperature is 0˚C, the water will freeze. Question [20a] shows the fact. To show the fact, conditional sentences type 1 is used. It was the predictable fact that in the temperature 0˚C, water will