3. THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE IN THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER
In completing this paper, I collect the data from the articles of The Jakarta Post Newspaper to support my paper or as the samples to make the
discussion clearly and easy to understand.
3.1 The data of the Usage of Active and Passive Voice in the Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
The articles are from The Jakarta Post Newspaper published on August 26, 2007; August 27, 2007; and August 28, 2007 and the data is 180 sentences
that use some kinds of active and passive voice found in the articles and consist of four articles which are chosen random, the first article published on
Sunday, August 26, 2007 with the title of Malacca coast patrol to stay local, the second article published on Sunday, August 26, 2007 with the title Split
green peas not just for those in need, it seems, the third article published on Monday, August 27, 2007 with the title Muhammadiyah warns of
misunderstanding of Islamic teachings, and the fourth article published on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 with the title Where dirty money goes. The data are
collected and list in table 3.1 bellow according to the classification of the usage of active and passive voice from the form of active and passive voice in
tenses and using modals.
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Table 3.1: The identification of the total of forms of active voices in the articles of The Jakarta Post Newspaper
Day, Date Title
The form of active voice in tenses
P P
P P
P F
P M R R
A A A U A O E E
S S
S T S D
S S
T T T U T
A E E
T C P R F
L N N
E O E E U
S T T
N N R T T C
S T F E U
O E
E N R N
C S E T
T E Sunday
August 26, 2007 Malacca coast patrol to stay
local -
- 2
- 1
- -
1 Sunday
August 26, 2007 Split green peas not just for those in need,
it seems -
- 5
3 5
- -
3 Sunday
August 26, 2007 Muhammadiyah warns of
misunderstanding of Islamic teachings 1
- 7
- 1
- 6
7 Sunday
August 26, 2007 Where dirty money goes
1 -
- -
1 -
- -
Total 2
- 14 3
8 -
6 11 The total number of passive voice is 44
Table 3.1.1: The identification of the total of forms of active voices in the articles of The Jakarta Post Newspaper
Day, Date Title
The form of active voice in tenses
P P
P P
P F
P M R R
A A A U A O E E
S S
S T S
D S
S T
T T U T A E E
T C P R F
L N N
E O E E U
S T T
N N R T T C
S T F
E U O
E E N R
N C S E
T T E
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Sunday August 26, 2007
Malacca coast patrol to stay local
1 -
3 -
3 1
- 1
Sunday August 26, 2007
Split green peas not just for those in need, it seems
- -
1 -
5 2
- -
Sunday August 26, 2007
Muhammadiyah warns of misunderstanding of Islamic teachings
- 4
2 -
- 3
2 Sunday
August 26, 2007 Where dirty money goes
1 -
5 -
1 1
1 -
Total 2
- 13 2
9 4
4 3
The total number of passive voice is 37
3.2 The Analysis of the Usage of Active and Passive Voice in the Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
In this analysis, I describe the form active and passive voice in tenses and using modals and also dominance of them by the samples found in the
Articles of the Jakarta Post Newspaper.
3.2.1 The form of Active Voice in Tenses and Using Modals Found in the Article of the Jakarta Post Newspaper
a Malacca Coast Patrol to Stay Local
There are three forms of active voices in this article; they are past tense, past perfect tense, and using modals.
1. Past Tense