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Indefinite Pronouns
One Anybody
Anything Anyone
Everyone Nothing
Somet hing
- -
- -
1 1
1 Possessive
Pronouns My
Your His
Her Its
Our Their
- -
1 -
7 -
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e Absent Political Reforms Worry Many Foreigners, Locals
There are only three kinds of pronouns found in this article; they are personal pronoun, and possessive pronoun.
1. Personal Pronoun
There are only three personal pronouns found in this article; they are he, it, and they.
a. They see a dangerous complacency that could sap growth through unchecked power, and magnify public ire about official corruption and
privilege and home evictions that sometimes and self-immolations. The function of Personal Pronoun they in the sentence above is used to
explain the foreigners who see a dangerous complacency that could sap growth through unchecked power.
b. He urged changes starting at grassroots government and giving courts a
measure of independence from local party bosses.
The function of Personal Pronoun he in the sentence above is used to explain about Yu Jianrong as a social researcher at the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences who urges changes starting at grassroots government and giving courts a measure of independence from local party bosses.
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2. Relative Pronoun
There are only three relative pronouns found in this article; they are that, who
, and which. a. Premier Wen sticks out as the one senior official who has echoed the
warnings, even if he has not spelled out what changes he favors. The function of Relative Pronouns who in the sentence above is used to
explain Premier Wen as the one senior official. b. The Standing Committee is the party’s nine-member ruling inner circle,
which includes Wen and President Hu Jintao.
The function of Relative Pronoun which in the sentence above is used to
explain the party’s nine member ruling inner circle including Wen and President Hu Jiantao.
3. Possessive Pronoun
There are only three possessive pronouns found in this article; they are his, its, and their
. a. Yet quite a few of China’s own officials and intellectuals fear something
may go awry without firmer steps to rein in Party power. The function o Possessive Pronoun its in the sentence above is used to
explain the possession of the own officials that is in the China. b. Party leaders emerged from a four-day meeting on Monday to present
their plan for transforming the world’s second biggest economy over
the next half decade, focusing on boosting income and spending power for millions.
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explain about the party’s leaders who emerge from a four-day meeting on Monday to present the plan for transforming the world’s second biggest economy over the
next half decade, focusing on boosting income and spending power for millions.
To show the highest use of kinds of pronouns in the Jakarta Post’s articles published on Monday, October 20 2010 can be seen in the table below:
Personal Pronouns
I You
She He
It We
They -
- -
5 3
- 2
Interrogative Pronouns
Who What
Which When
Where Whose
Whom -
- -
- -
- -
Relative Pronouns
That Who
Whom Whose
Which 4
1 -
- 1
Demonstrative Pronouns
This These
That Those
- -
- -
Reflexive Pronouns
Myself Yourself
Himself Herself
Itself Ourselves
Themselves -
- -
- -
- -
Reciprocal Pronouns
Each other
- Indefinite
Pronouns One
Anybody Anything
Anyone Everyone
Everything Everybody
- -
- -
- -
- Possessive
Pronouns My
Your His
Her Its
Our Their
- -
2 -
5 -
2
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4.2.2 The Dominance Pronouns Found in the Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
The dominance pronouns can be seen through the percentage of their usage in the article. To get the percentage I apply the Junaidi and Suwono’s
formula 2004:40. The formula:
100 ×
= N
Y X
X = the percentage of each kind of pronoun Y = the total number of each kind of pronoun
N = the total of kind of pronoun The percentages of pronouns found in the five articles can be seen through
the following table: Table 9: The percentages of pronouns
No Kinds of Pronouns
Percentage
1 Personal Pronoun
44,59 2
Interrogative Pronoun 3
Relative Pronoun 13,51
4 Demonstrative Pronoun
4,05 5
Reflexive Pronoun 6
Reciprocal Pronoun 7
Indefinite Pronoun 4,05
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8 Possessive Pronoun
33,78
The table above shows the overall figures of the use of pronouns. Personal pronouns show the highest use with the figure of 44,59 . The second highest
percentage is the possessive pronouns which show 33,78 . The third highest percentage is the relative pronouns which show 13,51 . The demonstrative
pronouns and indefinite pronouns show the same figures which is 4,05 , the last, the interrogative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and reciprocal pronouns aren’t
found in the articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper.
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4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
