THE USE OF PASSIVE VOICE IN ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT WRITTEN BY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT GRADE XI NATURAL SCIENCE CLASS IN SMAN 1 NAN SABARIS

AbstractThe purpose of this research was to describe the use of passive voice in analytical exposition text. This research was descriptive research and the subjects of this research were students of SMAN 1 Nan Sabaris grade XI Natural Science class. The data were 133 pieces of students writing gathered from a test. The result of this research showed some points. First, the ratio between passive sentences to active sentences in analytical exposition text written by senior high school students was about 1:4. Second, the ratio between incorrect passive sentences to correct passive sentences was a... Mehr ...