Batu Menangis - Language Feature of Narrative text
A. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
- " Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her beautiful daughter, Darmi.
They lived in a small village in West Kalimantan. The old widow had to work hard all day in the
field to provide for both of them. Unfortunately, Darmi never helped her with anything. As a
very lazy and spoiled girl, all she cared about was herself. "
( Was, Lived , Had, Helped, Spoiled, Cared, was )
- " One day, the mother asked Darmi to go with her to the market to help buy groceries. Darmi
refused because she did not want people to see them walking together. However, the girl finally
agreed with one condition: they would not walk side by side. She wanted to walk in front so that
the people in the village would not think they were related. Although she saddened by the
request, the poor widow reluctantly complied.
( Asked, Refused, did not, agreed, would nit walk, wanted, would not think, were related,
saddened )
- " On the way to the market, people were admiring Darmi’s beauty. A handsome man
approached her and asked where the beautiful girl was going.
“I’m going to the market,” Darmi answered.
“And who’s that walking behind you?” asked the man.
“Oh, the woman? That’s my maid” the girl replied arrogantly.
The mother overheard the conversation and was heartbroken by her attitude. More people saw
them, and the same conversation was repeated again and again.
( Were admiring, approached, asked, was, answered, replied, overheard, was, saw, was
repeated )
- " Eventually, the poor woman could not take the humiliation anymore and prayed, “God, I
can’t bear the suffering any longer. Please punish my child.” All of a sudden, the sky became
dark. Darmi suddenly screamed, “Help! What’s happening to me? I can’t move my legs
anymore!” Everyone around watched in disbelief as Darmi slowly turned to stone.
“Mother, please forgive me!” Darmi cried helplessly.
The woman replied, “Sorry, my child. It’s too late now.”
Darmi keep begging to her mother, but like the woman said, it’s too late. Darmi turned into
stone slowly while she keep begging to her mother, but the woman can not do anything to help
her. Finally Darmi completely turned into stone, the sky was bright again. There are still tears
dripping from the stone, that’s why it called BATU MENANGIS (crying stone)
( Could not, prayer, became, screamer, watched, turned, cried, replied, keep, said, can not fo
anything, are, called )
B. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
- “I’m going to the market,”
- “And who’s that walking behind you?”
- “Oh, the woman? That’s my maid”
- “God, I can’t bear the suffering any longer. Please punish my child.”
- “Help! What’s happening to me? I can’t move my legs anymore!”
- “Mother, please forgive me!”
- “Sorry, my child. It’s too late now.”
C. ADVERB OF TIME
- " One day, the mother asked Darmi to go with her to the market to help buy groceries. "
- " Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her beautiful daughter, Darmi. "
- " Darmi turned into stone slowly while she keep begging to her mother, but the woman can not do
anything to help her. Finally Darmi completely turned into stone, the sky was bright again. "
( One day, Once upon a time , while, finally )
D. ACTION VERB
- " The old widow had to work hard all day in the field to provide for both of them. Unfortunately, Darmi
never helped her with anything. As a very lazy and spoiled girl, all she cared about was herself. One day,
the mother asked Darmi to go with her to the market to help buy groceries. Darmi refused because she
did not want people to see them walking together. However, the girl finally agreed with one condition:
they would not walk side by side. She wanted to walk in front so that the people in the village would not
think they were related. Although she saddened by the request, the poor widow reluctantly complied. "
- " A handsome man approached her and asked where the beautiful girl was going. “And who’s that
walking behind you?” asked the man "
- Eventually, the poor woman could not take the humiliation anymore and prayed, “God, I can’t bear the
suffering any longer. Please punish my child.”
- Darmi keep begging to her mother, but like the woman said, it’s too late. Darmi turned into stone
slowly while she keep begging to her mother, but the woman can not do anything to help her. Finally
Darmi completely turned into stone, the sky was bright again. There are still tears dripping from the
stone, that’s why it called BATU MENANGIS (crying stone)
( work, help buy, walking, walk, go, going, punish, move, begging, crying.)
E. ADJECTIVE
- " Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her beautiful daughter, Darmi.
They lived in a small village in West Kalimantan. The old widow had to work hard all day in the
field to provide for both of them. Unfortunately, Darmi never helped her with anything. As a
very lazy and spoiled girl, all she cared about was herself. "
- "Oh, the woman? That’s my maid” the girl replied arrogantly. "
( Poor widow, Beautiful daughter, lazy and spoiled girl, cared about was herself , arrogantly )
F. NOUN PHRASE
- "All of a sudden, the sky became dark. "
- " Finally Darmi completely turned into stone, the sky was bright again. "
( The sky became dark , the sky was bright again )
