15 Whereas, the –ed participial adjective describe how the subject has been affected
or influenced by something.
b. Predicative Position
The predicative participial adjective come after a copula verb linking verb and not before a noun. In predicative usage, both the –ing and the –ed
participial adjective may express the state or condition of the noun which are shown by their verb base. Kibly, 1985, p. 57
2.2 Research Finding
In this section, researcher will examine about the questionnaire result and the interpretation based on result. During data collecting, researcher found two
types of data: quantitative and qualitative. Both data type cover student’s understanding on participial adjective; the quantitative ones were obtained by
questionnaire and presented in percentage whilst the qualitative ones by interview method and explained in description Very good, Good, Fair, Poor, Very poor.
A. Quantitative Data
The questionnaire consists of student’s data name, grade, student ID number and twenty sentences about –ing and –ed participial adjective with two
closed answer choices for each sentences either ‘Correct’ or ‘Incorrect’. Students were directed to analyze and answer each sentence by giving a check
mark √ in either Correct or Incorrect column.
The participial adjective uses in questionnaire above were chosen because they were usually spoken and written in daily activity to express something.
16 However, based on researcher’s own experience, these adjective participial were
often misled or misinterpreted by people, particularly on conversation. The questionnaire was disseminated in order to know if the students have also misled
or misinterpreted the adjective participial as explained previously. Through this method, the researcher acquired information that most
students who have learnt the participial adjective, still do not posses adequate understanding on this subject. This was reflected by the questionnaire result. The
following table shows the result of questionnaire about understanding of –ing and –ed participial adjective.
Table 2.1 The Result of Questionnaire of Students’ Understanding on–ing and
–ed Participial Adjective
Number of score Alphabet
Meaning Percentage of
Student Achievement
80-100 A
Very Good 20
68-79 B
Good 15
56-67 C
Fair 23
45-55 D
Poor 31
45 E
Very Poor 11
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