Distributive numeral adjective is the adjective that is used to cache one noun. They are: every,
each, another, other,…
Example: - Each student is very friendly.
- They speak to another person.
4. Demonstrative Adjective
Demonstrative adjective is the adjective which is used to point out the noun. They are: this, these, that, those.
Example: - That man is very handsome.
- These girls are good looking.
5. Interrogative Adjective
Interrogative adjective is the adjective that is used to ask the question. They are where, what, which,…
Example: - Which animal do you like?
- Where doctor is he? - What food do you prefer?
Based on the explanation above, the writer take summarize about adjective. Adjective is classified into possessive adjective, descriptive adjective, numeral adjective,
demonstrative adjective, and interrogative adjective. In this research, the writer used possessive adjective, descriptive adjective, numeral adjective, and demonstrative
adjective then ask students to make include those adjective above.
K. Concept of Using Adjective Mastery
Adjective is one of the part of speech is used to modify, describe or quantify a noun or a pronoun. By using adjective will be able to paint a clearer picture and provide a
more comprehensible message to the audience.
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It means that using adjective we can express the quality of any person or object. Without adjective we could not say how
any object looks like. Using adjective mastery is ability to describe clearer picture to make the readers understand when they read the writing. Use adjective make the
writing more visual and vivid. Adjective also tell how things look, feel, taste, sounds or smell and describe feel
about something.
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It means that Adjective help the writer to create clear ideas of what the noun or pronoun tastes, smells, feels, looks, and sounds like. The readers
will get a fuller picture of the things when they read the writing. It appeals to the readers’ sense, therefore they can hear, see, touch, taste, and even smell what they are
describing. In using adjectives makes the writing and the reading much more fun.
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http:adjectivesstarting.comwhat-is-an-adjective
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Dorothy E Zemach and Lisa A Rumisek, Op.Cit, p.25
Based on the explanation above, it can be concluded that using adjective mastery is students’ ability to express or create clear ideas of what the noun or pronoun
tastes, smells, feels, looks, and sounds in order to make the description more vivid and the
readers can hear, see, touch, taste, and smell what they are describing.
L. The Correlation between Students’ Mastery in Using Adjective and Their
Ability in Writing Descriptive Text
Vocabulary is the vital aspect of the language.
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It means that vocabulary is a vital component of the language. So, vocabulary is the base of language communication.
They will find difficulties in composing a written text when they have limited knowledge of vocabulary particularly in using adjective. Adjectives are important in a
descriptive text. They are like spices, they add flavor in writing. Adjective is a part of speech that describes a noun.
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It tells something more about a noun or pronoun. The students must be able to describe a noun or pronoun, because when they describe how
their feel, they should use adjective. Writers use adjective to give the reader more complete picture of the people, places, and things they want to describe.
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According to Knapp and Watkins, adjective is the grammatical class that tend to carry much of the responsibility for describing. Of course all lexical items, for example:
nouns, verbs, adjectives and some adverb as opposed to grammatical items:
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Michael Wallace, Teaching Vocabulary, New York: Henemen Education Book, 1998, p.123
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Keith S. Folse, April Muchmore- Vokoun, Elena Vestri Solomon, Op.Cit, p.143
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Alice Savage and Masoud Shaf, Effective Academic Writing, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, p. 43
conjunction, prepositions, pronouns and articles can be used descriptively, but it is adjectives that have describing as their key function.
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It means that adjective is very important in writing descriptive text.
Raimes states that writing reinforces the use of aspects of language skills including structure, idiom, and vocabulary that we have studied.
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It means that when students write, they need correct sentences. Particularly in writing a paragraph or text, they
have to arrange the use of the paragraph or text correctly. They often use adjective in their writing to describe something. Therefore, if someone is able to write good
sentences, it means that he or she is expected to be able to write good paragraph too, and in using adjective they can express their ideas, moods, feelings, and thoughts.
Based on the statement above, the writer therefore assumes that if the students have good grammar skill specifically in using adjective, they will be able to write a
paragraph or text descriptive appropriately.
M. The Hypothesis
Based on the frame of thinking above, the writer proposes the hypotheses as follows: Ho:
There is no significant correlation between students’ mastery in using adjective and their ability in writing descriptive text.
Ha: There is a
significant correlation between students’ mastery in using adjective and their ability in writing descriptive text.
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Peter Knapp and Megan Watkins, Genre, Text, Grammar Technologies for Teaching and Assessing Writing, Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2005, p. 110
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Ann Raimes, Technique in Teaching Writing, New York: Oxford University Press, 1983
