The mastery of passive voice : a case study at the third year students of Senoir High School Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka Pondok Cabe
THE MASTERY OF PASSIVE VOICE:
A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEARSTUnENTSOF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CABE
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
NI11. 102026024587
ENGLISH LETTERSUEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARIF HIDAYATULLA.H"
JAKARTA
2007
THE MASTERY OF PASSIVE VOICE:
A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS OF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CABE
A PAPER
Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty
in Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for
the Degree of Strata. I
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
ｎｉｾＮ
102026024587
ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH"
JAKARTA
2007
APPROVEMENT
THE MASTERY OF PASSIVE ｖｏｉｃ ｾＺ
A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEAR STUI>ENTS OF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CARE
A PAPER
Submitted to Letters and Htilllanities Faculty
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Degree of Strata. 1
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
NIM. 102026024587
Approved by:
Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed
NIP. 150181 922
ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARlFHIDAYATULLAH"
JAKARTA
2007
LEGALIZATION
rhe paper entitled "The Mastery of Passive Voice: A Case Study at the Third Year
itudents of Senior High School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbulm" Poridok
:abe has been defended before the Letters and Humanities Faculty's Examination
ｾｯｭｲｮｩｴ ･
on May, 25 2007.
The paper has already been accepted as a partial
ulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Strata. 1.
Jakarta, May 25, 2007
The Examination Committee
Secretary,
:hair Person,
Members:
Ｏｾ
M.Pd.
fIP. 1
(':),,;1V
.
Solikatussa'diyah, M.Pd.
NIP. 150370230
DECLARATION
lereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge
ld belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor
aterial which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree
diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due
knowledgment has been made in the text.
Dindin Rosyiflin
ABSTRACT
indin Rosyidin, The Mastery of Passive Voice: A Case Study at the Third Year
'udents of Senior High School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe. A
lper,
Letters
and
Humanities
Faculty,
State
Islamic
University
"Syarif
idayatullah" Jakarta, May 2007.
The research is aimed at knowing to what extent the third year students of Senior
igh School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe have mastered the passive
lice and finding out the problems found by them.
The research uses field study. The sample of the research is randomly taken from
e population of the third year students of senior high school "Dharma Karya Universitas
:rbuka", Pondok Cabe in the academic year of 2006/2007. The data collected through the
,t are analyzed qualitatively using descriptive comparative analysis t(:clmique.
The data collected shows that the students get more difficulties in mastering the
Issive voice of Past Continuous Tense and Present Perfect Tense. The percentage of the
correct answers in passive voice of Past Continuous Tense achieves 95 % and followed
, Present Perfect Tense that achieves 85 %.
Based on the data analysis, the students meet some problems in mastering the
ssive voice. The causes are Indonesian grammar influence and teaching methodology
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
First of all, the writer would like to thank to Allah, because his guidance always
:companies the writer in completing this paper. The blessing and salutation be delivered to
e most honorable Prophet and Messenger Muhammad SAW,his families, his companions
ld his followers.
The writer would like to say his gratitude to:
I. Dr. H. Abdul Chair, the Dean of Letters and Humanities Faculty, Dr. Muhammad
Fark/lan, the Chief of English Letters Department, Drs. A. Saepuddin, M.Pd, the
Secretary of English Letters Department, Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed, the writer's
supervisor, the staffs of Letters and Humanities Faculty. They all have helped the
writer to complete this paper.
2. Bambang Sutoyo, SP, the Head Master of Senior High School "Dharma Karya
Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe. He has permitted the writer to do research in
his institution.
3.
Prof. Dr. H.D. Hidayat, MA, Drs. H. Muslich ldris, Lc, Dr. H. Udjang Tolib, MA,
Azharuddin, M.Ag, Dede Abdul Fatah, M.si, the Lecturers of Foundation
"Sabilussalam", Kampung Utan, Ciputat. Their guidance is very essential in
completing this paper.
4. Writer's parents; Abdul Hafidz and eucu Sowifah. They always SUppOlt and guide
the writer in completing this paper.
5. All of the writer's classmates who have motivated the writer to finish his study
quickly.
Finally his paper may benefit the readers who want to master the passive voice
deeply.
Jakarta, May 15 ' 2007
Dindin JRosyidin
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A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEARSTUnENTSOF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CABE
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
NI11. 102026024587
ENGLISH LETTERSUEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARIF HIDAYATULLA.H"
JAKARTA
2007
THE MASTERY OF PASSIVE VOICE:
A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS OF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CABE
A PAPER
Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty
in Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for
the Degree of Strata. I
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
ｎｉｾＮ
102026024587
ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH"
JAKARTA
2007
APPROVEMENT
THE MASTERY OF PASSIVE ｖｏｉｃ ｾＺ
A CASE STUDY AT THE THIRD YEAR STUI>ENTS OF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL "DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS
TERBUKA" PONDOK CARE
A PAPER
Submitted to Letters and Htilllanities Faculty
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Degree of Strata. 1
DINDIN ROSYIDIN
NIM. 102026024587
Approved by:
Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed
NIP. 150181 922
ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT
LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY "SYARlFHIDAYATULLAH"
JAKARTA
2007
LEGALIZATION
rhe paper entitled "The Mastery of Passive Voice: A Case Study at the Third Year
itudents of Senior High School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbulm" Poridok
:abe has been defended before the Letters and Humanities Faculty's Examination
ｾｯｭｲｮｩｴ ･
on May, 25 2007.
The paper has already been accepted as a partial
ulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Strata. 1.
Jakarta, May 25, 2007
The Examination Committee
Secretary,
:hair Person,
Members:
Ｏｾ
M.Pd.
fIP. 1
(':),,;1V
.
Solikatussa'diyah, M.Pd.
NIP. 150370230
DECLARATION
lereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge
ld belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor
aterial which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree
diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due
knowledgment has been made in the text.
Dindin Rosyiflin
ABSTRACT
indin Rosyidin, The Mastery of Passive Voice: A Case Study at the Third Year
'udents of Senior High School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe. A
lper,
Letters
and
Humanities
Faculty,
State
Islamic
University
"Syarif
idayatullah" Jakarta, May 2007.
The research is aimed at knowing to what extent the third year students of Senior
igh School "Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe have mastered the passive
lice and finding out the problems found by them.
The research uses field study. The sample of the research is randomly taken from
e population of the third year students of senior high school "Dharma Karya Universitas
:rbuka", Pondok Cabe in the academic year of 2006/2007. The data collected through the
,t are analyzed qualitatively using descriptive comparative analysis t(:clmique.
The data collected shows that the students get more difficulties in mastering the
Issive voice of Past Continuous Tense and Present Perfect Tense. The percentage of the
correct answers in passive voice of Past Continuous Tense achieves 95 % and followed
, Present Perfect Tense that achieves 85 %.
Based on the data analysis, the students meet some problems in mastering the
ssive voice. The causes are Indonesian grammar influence and teaching methodology
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
First of all, the writer would like to thank to Allah, because his guidance always
:companies the writer in completing this paper. The blessing and salutation be delivered to
e most honorable Prophet and Messenger Muhammad SAW,his families, his companions
ld his followers.
The writer would like to say his gratitude to:
I. Dr. H. Abdul Chair, the Dean of Letters and Humanities Faculty, Dr. Muhammad
Fark/lan, the Chief of English Letters Department, Drs. A. Saepuddin, M.Pd, the
Secretary of English Letters Department, Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed, the writer's
supervisor, the staffs of Letters and Humanities Faculty. They all have helped the
writer to complete this paper.
2. Bambang Sutoyo, SP, the Head Master of Senior High School "Dharma Karya
Universitas Terbuka" Pondok Cabe. He has permitted the writer to do research in
his institution.
3.
Prof. Dr. H.D. Hidayat, MA, Drs. H. Muslich ldris, Lc, Dr. H. Udjang Tolib, MA,
Azharuddin, M.Ag, Dede Abdul Fatah, M.si, the Lecturers of Foundation
"Sabilussalam", Kampung Utan, Ciputat. Their guidance is very essential in
completing this paper.
4. Writer's parents; Abdul Hafidz and eucu Sowifah. They always SUppOlt and guide
the writer in completing this paper.
5. All of the writer's classmates who have motivated the writer to finish his study
quickly.
Finally his paper may benefit the readers who want to master the passive voice
deeply.
Jakarta, May 15 ' 2007
Dindin JRosyidin
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