in the logic of sectarian conflict they are an armed Sunni
opposition in the making.
3.2.2 The Dominance Gerunds Found in the Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
The dominance gerunds can be seen through the percentage of their usage in the articles. To get the percentage I apply the formula.
The formula : X = Y N x 100 X = the percentage of each kind of the gerund
Y = the total number of each kind of gerund N = the total of kind of gerund
The percentage of gerunds found in the four articles can be seen through the following table.
Table 2: the percentage of gerunds
No The Function of Gerunds
Percentage
1 Subjects in Gerund Phrases
0,33 2
Objects in Gerund Phrases 0,66
3 Adverbs in Gerund Phrases
0,16
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4 Gerund Phrases as Subjects of Verbs
0,33 5
Gerund Phrases as Objects of Verbs 3,16
6 Gerund phrases as Objects of Preposition
2,5
The table above shows the overall figures of the use of gerunds. Gerund Phrases as Objects of Verbs show the highest use with the figure of 3,16 . The
second highest percentage is the Gerund phrases as Objects of Preposition which show 2,5 . The third highest percentage is the Objects in Gerund Phrases which
show 0,83 . Subjects in Gerund Phrases, Adverbs in Gerund Phrases, and Gerund Phrases as Subjects of Verbs show the same figures which is 0,33 .
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CHAPTER 4
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
4.1 Conclusions
Based on the analysis above, gerund is the important things in forming English sentence. Gerund has many function to complete the sentence, that are ;
subjects in gerund phrases, objects in gerund phrases, adverbs in gerund phrases, gerund phrases as subjects of verb, gerund phrases as objects of verbs, gerund
phrases as objects of preposition. After I analyzing four articles of Jakarta Post Newspaper, the first article
published on Friday, August 24, 2007 with the title of Saparinah Sadli: champion of women’s causes, I found two kinds of gerunds; there are gerund phrases as
objects of verbs, and gerund phrases as objects of preposition, second article published on Friday, August 24, 2007 with the title Li tells fans to keep
expectations low for fight scenes with Chan, I found four kinds of gerunds; there are objects in gerund phrases, gerund phrases as subjects of verbs, gerund phrases
as objects of verbs, and gerund phrases as objects of preposition, the third article published on Saturday, August 25, 2007 with the title of Jean-Pierre Goy: Shying
away from public roads, I found five kinds of gerunds; there are subjects in
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