Language Features of News Item
- Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text)
- Using material process
- Use action verbs to retell the events
- Using saying verbs (Said, Told, reported, informed)
- Using adverb of time, adverb of place, adverb of manner
- Sometimes at the beginning of news , the scene is mentioned : Jakarta- .... .../ London - .....
- Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
- Using past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the form of a fact, the can use simple present tense. Past tense Present perfect tense, and future tense.
Past Tense (Simple Past Tense)
(+) Positive
S + Verb 2 + O
- She joined the English club class at school yesterday.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the president of Indonesia.
(-) Negative S + did + not + Verb 1 Or S + To Be (Was/Were) + not- Many kids did not like the horror movie.
- She did not complete her task.
Past Tense (Simple Past Tense)
(+) Positive
S + Verb 2 + O
- She joined the English club class at school yesterday.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the president of Indonesia.
- Many kids did not like the horror movie.
- She did not complete her task.
(?) Introgatif Did + S + Verb 1 Or Was/Were + S- Did I learn Spanish last summer?
- Did they allow you to join their English club?
- Did I learn Spanish last summer?
- Did they allow you to join their English club?
Present Perfect Tense
(+) Positive
S + have/has + verb 3
- They have lived in Jakarta for a long time.
- He has learned English for one year.
(-) Negative
S + have/has + not + verb 3- Bernard hasn’t checked his account balance since the last payment.
- I have never been to Australia in all my life.
(?) Introgatif Have/has + S + verb 3? - Have most foreign nationals now left the country on the advice of their governments?
- Has the weather been warm lately?
Future Tense (Simple Future)
Present Perfect Tense
S + have/has + verb 3
- They have lived in Jakarta for a long time.
- He has learned English for one year.
S + have/has + not + verb 3
- Bernard hasn’t checked his account balance since the last payment.
- I have never been to Australia in all my life.
- Have most foreign nationals now left the country on the advice of their governments?
- Has the weather been warm lately?
Future Tense (Simple Future)
(+) Positive S + will + Verb 1 + O Or S + To Be (am, are, is) + Going To + Verb 1 + O- The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, will visit Irian Jaya tomorrow.
- Wanda is going to give birth next Friday.
- The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, will visit Irian Jaya tomorrow.
- Wanda is going to give birth next Friday.
(-) NegativeS + Will + Not + Verb 1 + O Or S + To Be (am, are, is) + Not + Going To + Verb 1 + O- Motorcycle will not pass through Sudirman street tomorrow, because tomorrow is Car Free Day.
- They are not going to go Puncak because of the weather.
- Motorcycle will not pass through Sudirman street tomorrow, because tomorrow is Car Free Day.
- They are not going to go Puncak because of the weather.
(?) Introgatif Will + S + Verb 1 + O ? Or To Be (am, are, is) + S + Verb 1 + O?- Will he come late again?
- Are they going to go to Dufan tomorrow?
- Will he come late again?
- Are they going to go to Dufan tomorrow?
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