d. After the phrase it is time +subject+past tense to indicate that it is already late.
• It is time we went there • It is time I wrote to her
• It is time they stopped work e. After the phrase would rather+subject to indicate preference.
• I would rather you applied for the post • I would rather you discontinued your parents.
• She would rather he lived with his parents.
C. Mastery
Mastery is a noun borrowed from old French ‘maistrie’ from ‘maistre’
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. According to Merriam, mastery is:
1. a. The authority of a master: Dominion b. The upper hand in a contest of competition
2. a. Possession or display of great skill or technique b. Skill or knowledge that makes one master of a subject
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Meanwhile Noah Webster defines mastery as: “1. Mastery; Dominion; power of government or commanding
2. Superiority or victory in competition or war; the upper hand
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Robert K. Barnhart, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, USA: HW. Wilson Company,
1995, p. 562.
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Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, USA: An Encyclopedia Company, 2003, edition 11, p. 764.
3. A struggle for advantage 4. A masterpiece
5. Mastery ability; expert knowledge; eminent skill or power”
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From some definitions above, the writer uses definition written by Merriam in 2.b and Noah Webster in point 5. The writer concludes that
mastery means complete knowledge or great ability in a subject, in this
research the subject is subjunctive.
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Noah Webster, Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language, USA:
William Collins and World Publishing Co., Inc, 1979, second edition, p. 1108.
CHAPTER III PROFILE OF PRIMAGAMA
A. Profile of Primagama
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Education is a pillar of human resources development which is organized intensively and professionally. By using the concept of students’
potency development, Primagama is established to help students in understanding subjects that schools give. Therefore, students have optimal
achievement and can go to higher education level. As the former of Primagama, Purdi E. Chandra is sure that Primagama
which was established on March 10, 1982 can do great efforts and help the government for educational affairs. The existence of Primagama is more legal
because the implementation of constitution number 2, 1989 about National Educational System. One of the constitution contents is the responsibility of
educational implementation; it is basically not only burned by the government but also families and society. Constitution of National Educational System
Sisdiknas 2003 version 26 chapter 1 “Informal education is applied for every body who needs educational service having the function as the substitute,
addition of formal education for supporting education forever.
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