The Use of Phrases in Writing Recount Text

by The Students of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar

in Academic Year of 2013 - 2014
THESIS
Submitted a partial Fulfillment of the Requirement For the Master Degree in Language
Study at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

By
Hidayati
(S 200 120 073)

MAGISTER OF LANGUAGE STUDY

GRADUATE PROGRAM
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2015

Note of Advisor I
Agus Wijayanto, Ph. D
Lecturer of Language Study of Graduate Program Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
(UMS)
Official Note on Hidayatis Thesis

Dear,
The Director of Graduate Program Muhammadiyah of Surakarta (UMS) having read,
examined, corrected and necessary revised toward the thesis of:
Name

: Hidayati

NIM

: S200120073

Program

: Magister of Language Study

Proposed Research

: The use of Phrases in Writing Recount Text by Students of

SMA N 1 Karanganyar in Academic year of 2013 2014

I accept that thesis is approved to be examined by the board of examiners in the Magister of
Language Study of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS)

Surakarta, June 2015

First Advisor

Agus Wijayanto, Ph. D

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Note of Advisor II
Mauly Halwat, M. Hum, Ph. D
Lecturer of Language Study of Graduate Program Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
(UMS)
Official Note on Hidayatis Thesis

Dear,
The Director of Graduate Program Muhammadiyah of Surakarta (UMS) having read,
examined, corrected and necessary revised toward the thesis of:
Name

: Hidayati

NIM

: S200120073

Program

: Magister of Language Study

Proposed Research

: The use of Phrases in Writing Recount Text by Students of

SMA N 1 Karanganyar in Academic year of 2013 2014

I accept that thesis is approved to be examined by the board of examiners in the Magister of
Language Study of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS)

Surakarta, June 2015

Second Advisor

Mauly Halwat, M. Hum, Ph. D

NIK 727

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PRONOUNCEMENT
By this pronouncement, I state that I write the thesis entitled THE USE OF PHRASES IN
WRITING RECOUNT TEXT BY THE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 KARANGANYAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR
OF 2013 2014, I absolutely state that this thesis is not plagiarism or is made by someone
else. The other works related to this thesis have been written in the form of quotation. The
sources of the thesis have been listed in the bibliography. If next this thesis can be proved
as a plagiarism the certificate and the academic can be cancelled to be given.

Karanganyar,

Hidayati

June 2015

The Use of Phrases in Writing Recount Text by The Students of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar
in Academic Year of 2013 2014
Hidayati
S 200 120 073
Hidayati. 2015. The Use of Phrases in Writing Recount Text by The Students of SMA Negeri 1
Karanganyar. Thesis, English Language Education. Graduate Program of
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Advisors: (I) Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D
(II) Mauly Halwat, M.Hum. Ph.D

Abstract

This study is mainly aimed at finding: (1) The students ability in writing of phrases in
recount text, (2) The types of phrases usually used in recount text by each the student, (3)
The constructions of phrase used by the students. The study was carried out at SMA N 1
Karanganyar. The method used was a qualitative descriptive study. This research is
conducted to analyze the students skills in using phrases in writing recount text. The
population of this study was tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Karanganyar in the academic
year 2013/2014. The writer took 35 students as the sample by using simple random
sampling. In collecting the data, the writer used a writing diary test in the form of essay test.
They used some phrases in their writing test. Based on the findings, it is concluded that (1)
The ability of the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar in academic 2013/2014
in using phrases was good. Their ability was 80%. (2) The tenth grade students of SMA N 1
Karanganyar in academic 2013/2014 used some types of phrases in writing recount text.
Namely noun phrase, verb phrase, Adjective phrase, Adverb phrase, and preposition Phrase.
The total correctly phrases were 606 and 154 incorrectly. So, we can conclude here that the
tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar used 760 phrases in writing recount text. (3)
The researcher found some constructions of phrases such as the construction of Noun
Phrase, Verb Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverb Phrase and Preposition Phrase used by the
tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar in writing recount text. They used 7
constructions of noun phrase, two constructions of verb phrase, adverb phrase and
preposition phrase, while they used three constructions of adjective phrase.
Keywords: Writing, Genre, Recount text, Phrases.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First and foremost, I would like to express gratitude to Allah SWT, the Almighty God
for the blessing, kindness, and inspiration in lending me to accomplish the final project.
Without Him, I couldnt stay patient and in control in writing this final project from the first
page to the last page.Second, Shalawat and Salam are always dedicated to our beloved
prophet Muhammad SAW, the last prophet and the prophet who had brought us from the
darkness to the brightness. I realize that I cannot complete this final project without the help
of others. Many people have helped me during the writing of this final project and it would be
impossible to mention all of them. I wish, however, to give my sincerest gratitude and
appreciation to all persons until this thesis can be completely finished. THE USE OF
PRHASES IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT BY THE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1
KARANGANYAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013 - 2014 is a thesis for readers who want
to know the use of phrases in writing recount text..
Therefore, I would like to extend my appreciation to all of them, especially to:
1. The Director of Graduate Program of Muhammadiyah University, Prof. Dr. H.
Khudzaifah Dimyati, SH, M. Hum for giving the writer permission to write the thesis.
2. Prof.Dr.Markhamah,M.Hum, The head of Graduate Program of the English
Department.
3. Agus Wijayanto, Ph. D the first consultant, for the guidance, support, patience and
time in accomplishing this thesis.
4. Mauly Halwat, M. Hum. Ph. D the second consultant, for her advice, guidance, and
patience for the betterment of the writers thesis.
5. The students of class X of SMA N 1 Karanganyar who have helped the writer to
finish the research, and given a chance to facilitate them to improve their writing skill.
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6. The writers beloved husband who is never tired of giving her the spirit ,care ,love
and prayer.
7. The people who cannot be mentioned one by one for helping the writer to complete
the thesis.
Needless to say, the thesis is still far from being perfect .The writer will accept every
comment and suggestion.

Surakarta 19 June 2015

Hidayati
S 200 120 073

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DEDICATION
In the name of ALLAH
Most gracious, most Merciful
My special thanks for:
ALLOH SWT , Who makes my life meaningful, Who gives me everything I need, and
always shows me to the right way of the destiny life.
I PRESENT THIS LITTLE WORK FOR:
My lovely husband ,thanks for your love and your support to me,My lovely Father
and Mother, I hope ALLOH will always love and take care you there ,and I will always pray
for you every time chance and place.
My lovely daughters (Tyas, Lucky and Tsaltsa), you are the light on my life; you are
my spirit to step and face the future.
And all my family and my friends, thanks for your support.

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MOTTO

Always be yourself no matter what they say and never

be anyone else even if they look better than you
(Selalu jadi diri sendiri tidak masalah apa yang mereka katakan dan
jangan pernah menjadi orang lain meskipun mereka tampak lebih baik
dari kamu.)

Nothing is impossible beyond determination

(Tidak ada yang tidak mungkin bila dilakukan dengan sungguh-sungguh)

Do your best and the god will take care of the rest
(Lakukan yang terbaik dan Tuhan akan memberikan yang terbaik)

Dont put till tomorow what you can do today

(Jangan tunggu sampai besok apa yang bisa kamu lakukan hari ini)

TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
PAGE OF TITLE ............................................................................................................

NOTE OF ADVISOR I ...................................................................................................

ii

NOTE OF ADVISOR I ...................................................................................................

iii

APPROVAL ..................................................................................................................

iv

PRONOUNCEMENT ....................................................................................................

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................

vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................

vii

DEDICATION ..............................................................................................................

ix

MOTTO .......................................................................................................................

TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................................

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................

A. Background of the Study ................................................................................

B. Limitation of the Problem ..............................................................................

C. Research Questions........................................................................................

D. Objectives of the Study ..................................................................................

E. The Benefit of the Study ................................................................................

F. Outline of the Study .......................................................................................

CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ...........................................................................

A. Previous Study .................................................................................................

B. Related Theories ..............................................................................................

15

1. Teaching Writing ........................................................................................

15

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1.1. The Concept of Teaching Writing ...............................................

16

1.1.1. Brainstorming...........................................................................

16

1.1.2. Free writing ..............................................................................

17

1.1.3. Journalistic Questions ..............................................................

17

1.1.4. Cluster mapping .......................................................................

18

1.1.5. Flow Charting ...........................................................................

19

1.1.6. Double/Triple Entry..................................................................

20

1.2. The writing Process .................................................................................

20

1.3. Types of writing...........................................................................

21

1.4. Purposes of writing .....................................................................

22

1. 5. Requirement of Good writing ...................................................

23

2. General Concept of Genre .........................................................................

25

2.1. Definition of Genre .....................................................................

25

2.2. Kinds of Genre.............................................................................

25

3. Recount text ...............................................................................................

27

3.1. Definitions of Recount text .........................................................

27

3.2. Generic Concept of Recount text................................................

28

3.3. Grammatical Features of Recount text .......................................

28

3. 4. Types of Recount........................................................................

29

4. Phrases .......................................................................................................

30

4.1. Noun Phrase ................................................................................

30

4. 1.1. The Definition of Noun Phrase ........................................

30

4. 1. 2. The Construction of English Noun Phrases .....................

33

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4. 1. 3. The Complex Noun Phrase..............................................

36

4. 2. Verb Phrase ................................................................................

38

4. 2. 1. The definition of verb phrase .........................................

38

4. 2. 2. Kinds of verb ...................................................................

38

4. 2. 3. Verbal Phrases and Their Role in Sentence Structure ....

39

4. 2. 4. Verbal phrases include participial phrases, infinitive

phrases, and gerund phrases .........................................

39

4. 3. Adjective Phrase ........................................................................

40

4. 3. 1. Definition of Adjective Phrase .........................................

40

4. 3. 2. Classes of adjective ...........................................................

43

4. 3. 3. Types of adjectives ...........................................................

44

4.4. Adverb Phrase .............................................................................

45

4. 4. 1. Definition of Adverb Phrase .............................................

45

4. 4. 2. Adverb phrases made with prepositions ..........................

46

4. 4. 3. Adverb phrases made with infinitives .............................

46

4. 5. Prepositional Phrases ...............................................................

49

4. 5. 1. Definition of Prepositional Phrase ...................................

49

4. 5. 2. Kinds of Prepositional Phrase ..........................................

51

CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD .............................................................................

52

A. Types of Research ................................................................................

52

B. The Setting of Research .......................................................................

53

C. Object of the Research .........................................................................

53

D. Subject of the Research .......................................................................

53

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E. Method of Collecting Data....................................................................

55

1. Observation ......................................................................................

55

2. Test ...................................................................................................

55

3. Interview ...........................................................................................

56

4. Documentation .................................................................................

56

F. Data Analysis Technique.......................................................................

57

G. Inspection Techniques Validity of Data ...............................................

57

CHAPTER IV : FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ................................................................

58

A. The Data Analysis of the students ability in writing phrases .............

58

B. The Types of Phrases Usually Use in Writing Recount Text by Each

Students ...............................................................................................

60

C. The Constructions of Phrases Used by The Students ..........................

78

D. Research Findings ...............................................................................

84

E. Discussion of Research Finding ...........................................................

93

CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, SUGGESTION.......................................... 109

A. Conclusion .......................................................................................... 109
B. Implication .......................................................................................... 110
C. Suggestions......................................................................................... 110
1. The students ................................................................................... 110
2. The Teacher .................................................................................... 111
3. The Researcher............................................................................... 111
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 112
APPENDICES ............................................................................................................... 116

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LIST OF TABLE
1. Table 1.Score from the students ability in writing recount text
2. Table 2.Types of phrases used by Adeliana Atriana
3. Table 3. Types of phrases used by Adibah Rasikhah Amanta
4. Table 4. Types of phrases used by Admiral Pratama Putra
5. Table 5. Types of phrases used by Agustina Betri Larasati
6. Table 6. Types of phrases used by Aisya Chrisdiaty Widyas
7. Table 7. Types of phrases used by Akbarul Rizy
8. Table 8. Types of phrases used by Alya Gilang Romadhona
9. Table 9. Types of phrases used by Amelia Rizky Hutami
10. Table 10. Types of phrases used by Anisa Kharismasari
11. Table 11. Types of phrases used by Anisa Swastika Rizky
12. Table 12. Types of phrases used by Aulia Pramestya Sulaksono
13. Table 13. Types of phrases used by Catharina Yudhita puspita
14. Table 14. Types of phrases used by Chiara Azra Cendani putri
15. Table 15. Types of phrases used by Danik Ayunda
16. Table 16. Types of phrases used by Dyah Puspitasari
17. Table 17. Types of phrases used by Eka Fadilla Rahma
18. Table 18. Types of phrases used by Endang Sulastri
19. Table19. Types of phrases used by erinda Arum Novitasari
20. Table 20 .Types of phrases used by Faishal Ammar
21. Table 21. Types of phrases used by Chiara Helda Nur Choirunnisa
22. Table 22. Types of phrases used by Ilyas Akbar Almadani
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23. Table 23. Types of phrases used by Khansa Khanan Taufiqah

24. Table 24. Types of phrases used by Krisna Rangga Pradhana
25. Table 25. Types of phrases used by Laila Kusumawardani
26. Table 26. Types of phrases used by Lakshita Alifa Zein
27. Table 27. Types of phrases used by Natalia Ardila Putri
28. Table 28. Types of phrases used by Nisa Arimi Faza
29. Table 29. Types of phrases used by Reika Cahya Mumpuni
30. Table 30. Types of phrases used by Ristita Aritamunsa
31. Table 31. Types of phrases used by Rossi Hayyu Anjani
32. Table 32. Types of phrases used by RR Karina Alviani
33. Table 33. Types of phrases used by Satria Nusantara
34. Table 34. Types of phrases used by Selviana Novita Nugraheni
35. Table 35. Types of phrases used by Syifa Devi Adityas
36. Table 36. Types of phrases used by Yustika Cahyaning Putri
37. Table. 37 The students identity

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List of figures
1. Figure 1. Adverb Phrase Type
2. Figure 2. Adverb Phrase with infinitive
3. Figure 3. Noun Phrase
4. Figure. 4. The Total Phrases Used by the students
5. Figure 5.The average phrases used by the students in writing recount text
6. Figure 6. The Highest and The Lowest Phrases used by the students
7. Figure 7. AAs Data in using phrases
8. Figure 8. ARAs Data in using phrases
9. Figure 9. APPs Data in using phrases
10. Figure 10. ABLs Data in using phrases
11. Figure 11. ACWs Data in using phrases
12. Figure 12. ARs Data in using phrases
13. Figure 13. AGRs Data in using phrases
14. Figure 14. ARHs Data in using phrases
15. Figure 15. AKs Data in using phrases
16. Figure 16. ASRs Data in using phrases
17. Figure 17. APSs Data in using phrases
18. Figure 18. CYPs Data in using phrases
19. Figure 19. CACPs Data in using phrases
20. Figure 20. DAPs Data in using phrases
21. Figure 21. DPs Data in using phrases
22. Figure 22. EFRs Data in using phrases
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23. Figure 23. ESs Data in using phrases

24. Figure 24. EANs Data in using phrases
25. Figure 25. FAs Data in using phrases
26. Figure 26. HNCs Data in using phrases
27. Figure 27. IAAs Data in using phrases
28. Figure 28. KHTs Data in using phrases
29. Figure 29. KRPs Data in using phrases
30. Figure 30. LKs Data in using phrases
31. Figure 31. LAZs Data in using phrases
32. Figure 32. NAPs Data in using phrases
33. Figure 33. NAFs Data in using phrases
34. Figure 34. NAPs Data in using phrases
35. Figure 35. RAMs Data in using phrases
36. Figure 36. RHAs Data in using phrases
37. Figure 37. RKAs Data in using phrases
38. Figure 38. SNs Data in using phrases
39. Figure 39. SNNs Data in using phrases
40. Figure 40. SDAs Data in using phrases
41. Figure 41. YCPs Data in using phrases

ABBREVIATION
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1. ADJ P

: Adjective Phrase

2. ADV P

: Adverb Phrase

3. Det

: Determiner

4. H

: Head

5. M

: Modifier

6. N

: Noun

7. NP

: Noun Phrase

8. Prep. P

: Prepositional Phrase

9. VP

: Verb Phrase

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