The Description of Tenses Used by the Journalists: Bloomberg and Harsh inThe Jakarta Post

The Description of Tenses Used by the Journalists:

Bloomberg and Harsh inThe Jakarta Post

A PAPER WRITTEN

BY

AHADA SHILHA

NIM : 122202074

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAMME

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDY

NORTH SUMATERA UNIVERSITY

MEDAN

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Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. NIP. 19521 1261981121 001

Submitted to Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for DIPLOMA (D-III) in English

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Head of Diploma III English Study Program,

Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. NIP. 19521 1261981121 001

Approved by the Diploma III English Study Program

Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatra

Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

the D-III Examination of the Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of

Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera.

The examination is held on: 2015

Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera Dean,

Dr. Syahron Lubis,MA NIP. 19511013197603 1 001

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2.Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. (Supervisor) 3. Drs.Siamir marulafau, M.Hum (reader)

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Name : AHADA SHILHA

Title of Paper : THE DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USED BY

THE JOURNALISTS : BLOOMBERG AND

HARSH IN THE JAKARTA POST

Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya

Study Program : English

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of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Culture Studies

USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law

of the Republic of Indonesia .

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ABSTRACT

This paper consists of Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Description of Tenses, and Conclusion. The data for description are taken from the Jakarta Post which was published on Saturday March 14, 2015 which was written by the Journalists Bloomberg dealing with Rupiah Leads Fall in Asia Forex Markets, and Harsh V. Pant dealing with India Challenges Old Assumptions, now she is very eager to give a conclusion on it.

The data shown that Bloomberg wrote twenty-one sentences by applying seven edifferent tenses. The tense are (1). Simple Past Tense 34 times (68%), (2). Seimple Present Tense 8 times (16%), (3). Present Continuous Tense 3 times (6%), (4). Future Tense 1 time (2%), (5). Present Perfect Tense 2 times (4%), (6). Past Perfect Tense 1 time (2%), and (7). Past Future Tense 1 time (2%). Harsh V. Pant in telling the news about India Challenes Ole Assumptions to the readers there can be seen eight different tenses he used. The tenses he used are (1). Simple Past Tense 41 times (45,6%), (2). Simple Present Tense 20 times (22,2%), (3). Past Future Tense 2 times (2,2%), (4). Present Continuous Tense 9 times (10%), (5). Present Continuous Tense 10 times (11,1%), (6). Past Perfect Tense 3 times (3,3%), (7). Past Continuous Tense 4 times (14,5%), and (8). Future Tense 1 time (1,1%).

ABSTRAK

Tulisan ini memuat Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Description of Tenses, and Conclusion. Data sebagai bahan untuk membeerikan suatu diskripsi tenses dalam bahasa Inggris diambil dari bahan tertulis, yaitu the Jakarta Post yang diterbitkan pada hari Sabtu tanggal 14 bulan Maret tahun 2015. Arftikel yang diambil adalah tulisan Bloomberg yang berkenaan dengan Rupiah Leads Fall in Asia Forex Markets, and Harsh V. Pant dealing with India Challenges Old Assumptions.

Data menunjukkan bahwa Bloomberg menulis dua puluh satu kalimat dalam tujuh tenses yang berbeda. Tenses yabng digunakan adalah (1). Simple Past Tense digunakan sebanyak 34 kali (68%), (2). Seimple Present Tense digunakan sebanyak 8 kali (16%), (3). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 3 kali (6%), (4). Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%), (5). Present Perfect Tense digunakan sebanyak 2 kali (4%), (6). Past Perfect Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%), dan (7). Past Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%). Harsh V. Pant menulis mengenai India Challenes Old Assumptions kepada para pembaca debgan menggunakan delapan tenses yang berbeda. Adapun kedelapan tenses tersebut adalah (1). Simple Past Tense digunakan sebanyak 41 kali (45,6%), (2). Simple Present Tense digunakan sebanyak 20 kali (22,2%), (3). Past Future Tense digunakan sebanyak 2 kali (2,2%), (4). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 9 kali (10%), (5). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 10 kali (11,1%), (6). Past Perfect Tense digunakan sebanyak 3 kali (3,3%), (7). Past Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 4 kali (14,5%), and (8). Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (1,1%).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to ALLAH SWT, the

almighty, merciful and the most gracious who has blessed me with health and

capability in finishing this paper. Then I never forget to say shalawat to our big

prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us to the life full of knowledge and

science. This paper is written to fulfill one of the requirements order to achieve

the degree of Diploma III at Faculty of Culture Study, University of North

Sumatera. And I would like to deliver my deepest gratitude to :

• Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. the dean of the faculty of culture study of the

North Sumatera University.

• Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring M.A. as my supervisor and as my Academic

Consultant also Head of English Diploma Study Program, for his great

advice, patience and support.

• Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum, as my reader. Thank you very much for

the valuable time for reading this paper.

All the lecturers at English Diploma Department. Thank you so much.

• To my beloved dad Zulkifli and my beloved mom Nazlah Ridho. Thanks for everything.

• I would like to thank to my beloved sister Fahrun Dini and My beloved brother Haekal Yardhiand my aunty Amala Sudhathanks for always

• And thanks to my bestfriends Diah Ayu Ramadhani, Nurul Fajar,

Bahrun Nada, Yuyun Maulizar, Yuslida Zulkanita, Lya Firma thanks

for always make me laugh in our quality time and togetherness in finishing

this paper.

• Thanks to my bestfriend since I live at Jl. garu II Riska Sari Nasution and to my lovely neighbours Yulita zahwa and Naysilla Zuhra

• The last I would like to thank to my lovely M.Arif Dwi Cahyo thank you for always being there for me through my ups and downs.

Medan, 2015

The Writer,

Reg. No. 122202074 AHADA SHILHA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ……… COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ……….. ABSTRACT ……….. ABSTRAK ……….. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……….. TABLE OF CONTENTS ………..

Pages i ii iii iv v vii 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 INTRODUCTION ……… The Background of the Writing ………..……… The Problems ………..……… The Scopes of Writing ……..……….. The Purposes of Writing ………. The Methods of writing ……….

1 1 4 4 4 5 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ……… 6 3. THE DESCRIPTIONS ……….……… 11

4. 4.1 4.2

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ………. Conclusion ... Suggestion ...

26 26 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……… Appendices ... 28 30

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

Name : AHADA SHILHA

Title of Paper : THE DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USED BY THE JOURNALISTS : BLOOMBERG AND HARSH IN THE JAKARTA POST

Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya

Study Program : English

I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Culture Studies USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia .

Signed :

ABSTRACT

This paper consists of Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Description of Tenses, and Conclusion. The data for description are taken from the Jakarta Post which was published on Saturday March 14, 2015 which was written by the Journalists Bloomberg dealing with Rupiah Leads Fall in Asia Forex Markets, and Harsh V. Pant dealing with India Challenges Old Assumptions, now she is very eager to give a conclusion on it.

The data shown that Bloomberg wrote twenty-one sentences by applying seven edifferent tenses. The tense are (1). Simple Past Tense 34 times (68%), (2). Seimple Present Tense 8 times (16%), (3). Present Continuous Tense 3 times (6%), (4). Future Tense 1 time (2%), (5). Present Perfect Tense 2 times (4%), (6). Past Perfect Tense 1 time (2%), and (7). Past Future Tense 1 time (2%). Harsh V. Pant in telling the news about India Challenes Ole Assumptions to the readers there can be seen eight different tenses he used. The tenses he used are (1). Simple Past Tense 41 times (45,6%), (2). Simple Present Tense 20 times (22,2%), (3). Past Future Tense 2 times (2,2%), (4). Present Continuous Tense 9 times (10%), (5). Present Continuous Tense 10 times (11,1%), (6). Past Perfect Tense 3 times (3,3%), (7). Past Continuous Tense 4 times (14,5%), and (8). Future Tense 1 time (1,1%).

ABSTRAK

Tulisan ini memuat Introduction, Review of Related Literature, Description of Tenses, and Conclusion. Data sebagai bahan untuk membeerikan suatu diskripsi tenses dalam bahasa Inggris diambil dari bahan tertulis, yaitu the Jakarta Post yang diterbitkan pada hari Sabtu tanggal 14 bulan Maret tahun 2015. Arftikel yang diambil adalah tulisan Bloomberg yang berkenaan dengan Rupiah Leads Fall in Asia Forex Markets, and Harsh V. Pant dealing with India Challenges Old Assumptions.

Data menunjukkan bahwa Bloomberg menulis dua puluh satu kalimat dalam tujuh tenses yang berbeda. Tenses yabng digunakan adalah (1). Simple Past Tense digunakan sebanyak 34 kali (68%), (2). Seimple Present Tense digunakan sebanyak 8 kali (16%), (3). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 3 kali (6%), (4). Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%), (5). Present Perfect Tense digunakan sebanyak 2 kali (4%), (6). Past Perfect Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%), dan (7). Past Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (2%). Harsh V. Pant menulis mengenai India Challenes Old Assumptions kepada para pembaca debgan menggunakan delapan tenses yang berbeda. Adapun kedelapan tenses tersebut adalah (1). Simple Past Tense digunakan sebanyak 41 kali (45,6%), (2). Simple Present Tense digunakan sebanyak 20 kali (22,2%), (3). Past Future Tense digunakan sebanyak 2 kali (2,2%), (4). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 9 kali (10%), (5). Present Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 10 kali (11,1%), (6). Past Perfect Tense digunakan sebanyak 3 kali (3,3%), (7). Past Continuous Tense digunakan sebanyak 4 kali (14,5%), and (8). Future Tense digunakan 1 kali (1,1%).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to ALLAH SWT, the almighty, merciful and the most gracious who has blessed me with health and capability in finishing this paper. Then I never forget to say shalawat to our big prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us to the life full of knowledge and science. This paper is written to fulfill one of the requirements order to achieve the degree of Diploma III at Faculty of Culture Study, University of North Sumatera. And I would like to deliver my deepest gratitude to :

• Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. the dean of the faculty of culture study of the North Sumatera University.

• Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring M.A. as my supervisor and as my Academic Consultant also Head of English Diploma Study Program, for his great advice, patience and support.

• Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum, as my reader. Thank you very much for the valuable time for reading this paper.

All the lecturers at English Diploma Department. Thank you so much. • To my beloved dad Zulkifli and my beloved mom Nazlah Ridho. Thanks

for everything.

• I would like to thank to my beloved sister Fahrun Dini and My beloved brother Haekal Yardhiand my aunty Amala Sudhathanks for always support me in any condition.

• And thanks to my bestfriends Diah Ayu Ramadhani, Nurul Fajar, Bahrun Nada, Yuyun Maulizar, Yuslida Zulkanita, Lya Firma thanks for always make me laugh in our quality time and togetherness in finishing this paper.

• Thanks to my bestfriend since I live at Jl. garu II Riska Sari Nasution and to my lovely neighbours Yulita zahwa and Naysilla Zuhra

• The last I would like to thank to my lovely M.Arif Dwi Cahyo thank you for always being there for me through my ups and downs.

Medan, 2015

The Writer,

Reg. No. 122202074 AHADA SHILHA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ……… COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ……….. ABSTRACT ……….. ABSTRAK ……….. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……….. TABLE OF CONTENTS ………..

Pages i ii iii iv v vii 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 INTRODUCTION ……… The Background of the Writing ………..……… The Problems ………..……… The Scopes of Writing ……..……….. The Purposes of Writing ………. The Methods of writing ……….

1 1 4 4 4 5 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ……… 6 3. THE DESCRIPTIONS ……….……… 11

4. 4.1 4.2

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ………. Conclusion ... Suggestion ...

26 26 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……… Appendices ... 28 30