Sunday August 26, 2007
Malacca coast patrol to stay local
1 -
3 -
3 1
- 1
Sunday August 26, 2007
Split green peas not just for those in need, it seems
- -
1 -
5 2
- -
Sunday August 26, 2007
Muhammadiyah warns of misunderstanding of Islamic teachings
- 4
2 -
- 3
2 Sunday
August 26, 2007 Where dirty money goes
1 -
5 -
1 1
1 -
Total 2
- 13 2
9 4
4 3
The total number of passive voice is 37
3.2 The Analysis of the Usage of Active and Passive Voice in the Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
In this analysis, I describe the form active and passive voice in tenses and using modals and also dominance of them by the samples found in the
Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper.
3.2.1 The form of Active Voice in Tenses and Using Modals Found in the Article of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
a Malacca Coast Patrol to Stay Local
There are three forms of active voices in this article; they are past tense, past perfect tense, and using modals.
1. Past Tense
There is only one sentence found in this article. It is: a
It was aimed at forging a common understanding of maritime security issues among the ARF countries, according to the ministry’s director
general for legal affairs and international treaties, Eddy Pratomo.
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2. Past Perfect Tense
There is one sentence found in this article. It is: “About 60 percent of China’s foreign trade goes through the Malacca Strait,”
she said, adding that as China had opened up to the world, it had become very dependent on foreign trade.
3. Using Modals
There is only one sentence found in this article. It is: “If the user states want to help, they can do so through capacity building, such
as the provision of technical assistance,” stressed Ibnu Hadi, the Foreign Ministry’s Director for international cooperation in Asia-Pacific and Africa.
b Split Green Peas not just for those in need, it seems
There are four forms of active voices in this article; they are past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and using modals.
1. Past Tense
There are seven sentences found in this article. They are: a
We were invited to a performance at rumah susun low-coast apartments nearby. Outside, shirtless men, purportedly in trances, cavorted around to
the sound of gamelan, acting out some kind of battle, while others behaved like animals.
b My wife told me that this was from Mercy corps.
c We were promised 12 liters of cooking oil if we participated in the
program. d
When I pressed my wife about this she showed me three four liter canisters of cooking oil.
e I closed my eyes for a moment to get some respite.
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2. Past Continuous Tense
There are two sentences found in this article. They are: a
Who were encouraging children to wash their hands before eating.
b That was still trying to flap its wings in a hopeless struggle for freedom,
longevity and independence.
3. Past Perfect Tense
