Menentukan informasi rinci tersurat teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk
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C. The building was named in honor of the president of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
D. The building was named in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
3. Menentukan koherensi dan kohesi teks tertulis berbentuk deskriptif. Sebuah teks memerlukan unsur pembentuk teks agar teks dapat berterima.
Kohesi merupakan salah satu unsur pembentuk teks yang penting. Brown dan Yule 1983 dalam Rani 2004 menyatakan bahwa unsur pembentuk
teks itulah yang membedakan sebuah rangkaian kalimat itu sebagai sebuah teks atau bukan teks. Sebuah teks harus memiliki keterpaduan bentuk
kohesi dan keterpaduan makna koherensi. Kohesi adalah hubungan antar bagian dalam teks yang ditandai oleh piranti kohesi cohesion devices.
Sedangkan koheren adalah keterpaduan antar kalimat yang saling mendukung. Sebuah teks yang kohesif belum tentu koheren. Namun teks
yang koheren biasanya kohesif.
Piranti untuk menunjukkan kalimatparagraph yang kohesif:
Tabel 5: Piranti kohesi
Meaning Function
Examples Meaning
Function Examples
Addition Furthermore, too,
Moreover, also, in the second place,
again, in addition, even more, next,
further, last, lastly, finally, besides, and,
or, nor, first, second, secondly, etc.
Time While, never,
Immediately, after,later,
earlier, always, when, soon,
whenever, meanwhile,
sometimes, in the meantime,
during afterwards, now,
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Meaning Function
Examples Meaning
Function Examples
until now, next following, once
then, at length, simultaneously
so far, this time subsequently
Place Here, there, nearby,
beyond, wherever opposite to, adjacent
to neighboring
on, above, below
Exemplification Illustration
to illustrate to demonstrate
specifically for instance
as an illustration e.g
.for example
Comparison in the same way
by the same token similarly, likewise
in like manner in similar fashion
Contrast Yet, and yet,
nevertheless nonetheless
after all, but, however, though
otherwise, on the contrary
in contrast not withstanding
on the other hand
at the same time
Clarification that is to say
in other words to explain
i.e., that is to clarify
to rephrase it to put it another way
Cause because
since on account of
for that reason
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Meaning Function
Examples Meaning
Function Examples
Effect Therefore, as a result,
consequently, thus, accordingly, hence
Purpose in order that
so that, this end, to that end, to
for this purpose
Qualification Almost, nearly, never
Probably, always, Frequently, perhaps,
Maybe, although Intensification
Indeed, yes, no, to repeat,
by all means, of course,
doubtedly, certainly, in fact,
without doubt, undoubtedly,
in fact, surely,
Consession to be sure
granted of course, it is true
Summary to summarize
in sum in brief
to sum up in short
in summary
Conclusion in conclusion
to conclude finally
Demonstrative actings
This those
these that
Pronouns serving as links to clearly
refer to a specific word or phrase
His, its, theirs, it, their, your, her, they, our
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My Pet
I have a pet. It is a sugar glider. I found it in my house yard. When I said „prik-prik‟, it came to me. From that time on, I call it „Prik‟. Prik is a female sugar
glider. It‟s a nocturnal and marsupial animal. Prik is a very cute pet. It has a pocket on its belly, web which connects its four
feet to fly, soft black brownish fur, wide black eyes and a long big tail. It can bark like a dog. It‟s very obeidient to me, but very fierce to a foreigner.
Prik likes eating baby poridge and drinking milk. Berikut contoh paragraf yang kohesif.
Teks 1
Contoh paragraf yang kohesif lainnya Teks 2
Lost A gold ring enscribed
with letter „A‟ was lost.
Anyone finding this
ring, please hand it
to Ms. Asteria or one of the teachers on
duty. Thanks.
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Untuk membentuk wacana yang baik, tidak hanya dibutuhkan hubungan kohesi. Cook 1989 dalam Rani 2006 menyatakan bahwa penggunaan piranti kohesi itu
memang penting untuk membentuk wacana yang utuh, tetapi tidak cukup hanya menggunakan piranti kohesi tersebut. Agar wacana yang kohesif itu baik, wacana
tersebut perlu dibuat koheren. Koherensi adalah kepaduan hubungan maknawi antara bagian-bagian dalam wacana Rani, 2006. Koherensi membuat wacana
menjadi memiliki makna yang utuh. Wacana kohesif berbeda dari wacana padu coherent. Coba perhatikan contoh
berikut ini.