The Use of Cohesive Devices in Text 3 Text 3

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c. The Use of Reference Comparative

Some references found in the text which are considered to be comparatives are the same in sentence 19, same in sentence 26, and same in sentence 27. All of them are anaphoric references.

d. The Use of Conjunction

The conjunctives found in the text are in the end of the semester, then, after discussing for long time, because, but, and then. They are respectively considered to be temporal conclusive, temporal sequential, temporal sequential, causal simple, adversative-containing ‘and’, and temporal sequential. In another point of view, the above conjunctives are respectively considered to be external enhancing, external enhancing, external enhancing, external causal, external extending, and external enhancing.

e. The Use of Lexical Cohesion

I found some repetitions in the text. The repeated words are ‘class’, ‘lesson’, ‘choice’ and ‘problem’. Besides, there is also an occurrence of collocation in sentence 23. The collocated words in this sentence is solve and problem.

4.1.10. The Use of Cohesive Devices in Text 3 Text 3

1When I graduated from Junior high school, I was confused to choose a senior high school. 2 My father asked me to continue my “study” in government “school” because I had high enough scores in my Junior high “school” diploma, but I refused it. 3 I wanted to continue my study in an Islamic boarding house. 4 I chose it because I wanted to add my religious knowledge, besides my common “knowledge”. 5 However, my father forced me, I kept having a strong desire to “continue” my “study” in Islamic boarding house. 6 I tried hard to make my “father” sure by giving some arguments, such as I wanted to have much 44 friends, experiences, and be independent in my life. 7 Then, my “father” allowed me to do my choice because he really wanted me to better in my “life”. 8 I was so happy when I heard that. 9 He did not force me anymore, but he asked me to promise to be the best as long as I could. 10 Finally, I “continued” my “study” in Islamic boarding house far from my hometown. 11 In the first time, I felt so lonely far from my family. 12 But, day by day I could pass it. 13 I studied seriously and “obeyed” the school “regulations”, so that I could have high scores in class. 14 I respected my teacher, so that I could get their knowledge, and they gave me many books when I graduated. 15 Besides, I also had many friends that we still keep our relationship up to now. 16 Thanks God, you have answered my father, mother, and myself prayer to graduate from Islamic boarding school with a white name, and also make them proud of me to have much useful knowledge. a. The Use of Reference Pronominal The pronominals found in the text are it, he, their, they, and them. It in sentence 2 refers anaphorically to the first clause of sentence 1. This pronominal presupposes the order of the writer’s father for him to continue his study in government school. The word it in sentence 4 has a cohesive tie with the preceding sentence, so this pronoun provides anaphoric reference. Exophoric reference appears in pronoun it in sentence 12. The identity of referent can be tracked down in the immediate context of situation, which is illustrated in the preceding sentence. He in sentence 7 refers anaphorically to the word my father. The words he in sentence 9 have the same reference as the word he in sentence 7. The words they and them in sentence 14 have ambiguous references. Maybe the writer intended to create a cohesive chain with the word my teacher. However, the word my teacher should have been presupposed by the word heshe or replaced by the word my teachers. The word them in the last sentence has a cohesive chain with the word my father, mother but there is still ambiguity due to the existence of the word my self. To avoid ambiguity, the writer should have 45 retyped the word my father and mother in one more clause as the preceding sentence of the sentence containing the word them.

b. The Use of Reference Demonstrative