3. METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Method
In writing this paper, the writer uses Library Research. Library research is the technique of data collection by researchers to gather as much imformation
relevant to the topic. Sources can be obtained from literature : scientific books, journals, records, encyclopedia, magazines, research results thesis and
dissertation, and other sources of suitable internet, magazine, etc. The library is a great place to get materials and information relevant to the topic with real.
3.2 Data and Data Sources
The data is sentences used gerunds found in six articles of Tempo Magazine that published on March 18-24, 2013 edition. There are 52 gerunds
found in the Termpo Magazine as the data source. The list of the data source can be seen to the table below:
NO TITLES
EDITION SOURCE
1 Coup Vadis, sby ?
March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE 2
The Ides of March March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE
3
Navigating a Party Minefield
March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE 4
Gangs of Kembangan
March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE 5
Japanese-Style Indonesian Gifts
March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE 6
“Dialogue Used To Be Taboo, Today It Is A
Key Word.”
March 18-24, 2013 TEMPO MAGAZINE
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a. Data Analysis Method
In analyzing the data, the writer used descriptive method. Descriptive method of research is where the person doing the research presents it in a
descriptive manner. The descriptive research designs enable researchers to describe or present the picture of a phenomenon or phenomena
under investigation.
The step or procedure in analyzing the data: 1. Reading the article or Tempo Magazine.
2. Identifying the sentences contain gerunds. 3. Classifying the gerunds.
4. Analyzing the data by counting the dominant gerunds and the frequency of each variable of gerunds into percentages of their usage in the articles.
To get the percentage the writer applies this formula : The Formula:
X= Frequency of gerunds Y= Number of gerunds obtained based on their
types N= Total of gerunds
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GERUND ANALYSIS
Tempo Magazine published in weekly. I take one magazine which consists of six articles. This magazine published on March 18-24 edition. The data
are 27 sentences using simple gerund and 25 sentences using form of gerund.
This analyses consist six articles which are chosen at random, the titles are Coup Vadis, SBY ?, The Ides of March, Navigating a Party Minefield, Gangs of
Kembangan, Purezento, Japanese-Style Indonesian Gifts and “Dialogue Used To Be Taboo, Today It Is A Key Word.” The data are collected and list in the
table below according to the classification forms of gerund and functions of gerund.
4.1 The Analysis A.
