The Description Of Sentences Used In The Jakarta Post Newspaper

THE DESCRIPTION OF SENTENCES USED
IN THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER
A PAPER

WRITTEN
BY
ASTRID DINDA PERMATA
NIM: 102202037

ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM DIPLOMA III
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN
2014

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Approved by
Supervisor,

Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.

NIM: 19521126 198112 1 001

Submitted to the Faculty of Culture Study
University of North Sumatera

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English Study Diploma III Program

Approved by
The chairperson of English Study Diploma III,

Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
NIP : 19521126 198112 1 001

Approved by the English Study Diploma III Program,
Faculty of Culture Study,
University of North Sumatera
As a paper for the examination board
February2014

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Accepted by the examination board in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the DIII examination of the Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of
Culture Study of University of North Sumatera.

The examination is held on:
February 2014

Faculty of Culture Study University of North Sumatera
Dean,

Dr. SyahronLubis, M.A.
NIP : 19511031 197603 1 001

Board of examiners:
1. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.

(head of ESP)

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2. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.

(supervisor)

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3. Drs. Siamirmarulafau, M.Hum.

(reader)

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I am, ASTRID DINDA PERMATA, declare that I am the sole of author of
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contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part
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main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of
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Title of paper

: THE DESCRIPTION OF SENTENCES USED IN
THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER

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: D-III/AhliMadya

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: English

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ABSTRACT
This paper is entitled the description of sentences used in the Jakarta
Post Newspaper. The news was published on Tuesday in January 7th, 2014
stated volume 31 numbers 245 the writer of this news was Obama, the
President of the United states of America can get his groove back in 2014 that
the journalist, Albert R. Hunt. He uses thirty one sentences of fifty four
clauses out of five hundred and ninety three words. Those fifty four clauses

written in thirty one clauses in the present tense, Past tense twelve, Future
tense ten, Present Continuous, Past Future, and Present Perfect Tense one of
each. Out of the thirty one sentences the journalist only used one sentences in
the interrogative form. The rest are written in affirmative form. The tenses
used in the Jakarta Post there are only five different tenses out sixteen that the
English has.

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ABSTRAK
Paper ini berjudul The Description of Sentences Used in the Jakarta Post
Newspaper. Berita yang dideskripsikan ialah berita tentang President Amerika
Serikat, Obama yang diberitakan oleh seorang journalist bernama Albert R. Hunt.
Untuk memberitakan berita tersebut dia menggunakan tiga puluh satu kalimat
yang terdiri dari lima puluh empat klausa yang terdiri dari lima ratus Sembilan
puluh tiga kata. Surat kabar tersebut adalah volume 31 dengan nomor 245 yang
diterbitkan pada hari Selasa tanggal 7 bulan Januari tahun 2014. Tenses yang
digunakan ialah Present Tense (34 klausa), Past Tense (12 klausa), Future Tense
(10 klausa), Present Continuous Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Present Continuous

Tense, Future Tense, Present Continuous, Past Future, danPresent Perfect Tense
(masing-masing 1 klausa). Jenis kalimat yang digunakan ialah hanya dua jenis
kalimat, yaitu 1 dalam bentuk interrogative dan selebihnya dalam bentuk
affirmative.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the Almighty God Allah SWT for
blessing and giving me opportunity, health, and ability to accomplish this paper.
Afterwards, invocations and greetings I deliver to the last Prophet Muhammad
SAW who has brought us into the time of humanities.
I would like to thank to Dr. SyahronLubis, M. A. as the Dean of Faculty of
Culture Studies. Then, I would like to thank to Dr. Matius C. A. Sembiring, M.
A.,the Head of Diploma III English Study Program, who has shared his time to
guide me in the process of my study. I would like to dedicate a deep gratitude to
my supervisor, Dr. Matius C. A. Sembiring, M. A. and my reader,Drs.
Siamirmarulafau, M.Humfor the valuable time to give the correct and give
constructive criticisms in completing this paper. Then, I would like to express my

sincere gratitude and appreciation to all lecturers in English Diploma Study
Program for their valuable guidance and knowledge that they have gave to me
during my study.
The most special thank is dedicated to my beloved parents, my father,
DiditSupriyadi and my mother, Sri Ariawaty who have given me love, cares,
advices, supports, and always pray for me in order to get my best. To my beloved
my brother AdityaHernanda, thanks for the love, cares, advices, and motivations
that you have given to me. Special thanks to my best friend for your advices, and
motivations which you have given during my study. Then, I would like to thank to
all of my friends in faculty of science culture for your cares, advices, and
supports. Also thanks to my friends at English Diploma III 2010 thank you very
much for all of you, for your attention and support to me.
Finally, I realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore, I
welcome any constructive criticisms and suggestions towards to this paper.

Medan,

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, 2014


The writer,

Astrid DindaPermata
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THE CONTENTS
Author’s Declaration………………………………………….
Copyright Declaration …………………………………..……
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Acknowledgement ………………………………………...….
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