AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN DETERMINING SUBJECT, PREDICATE, AND COORDINATING CONJUNCTION IN COMPOUND SENTENCE AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

MELYA, YUSVIVA SARI and Lely, Refnita and Lisa, Tavriyanti (2017) AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN DETERMINING SUBJECT, PREDICATE, AND COORDINATING CONJUNCTION IN COMPOUND SENTENCE AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe students’ ability in determining subject, predicate, and coordinating conjunction in compound sentence at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. The population of this research was the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The total sample members were 30 students. They were chosen by using total sampling technique. In collecting data, the researcher used structure test. To make the test reliable, the reseacher used inter-rater technique. It means that there were two scorers to check students answers. It was found that the correlation coefficient was 0.99. It means that the test was reliable. Then the test was valid in terms of content validity. The result of this research showed that the students’ ability at English Department of Bung Hatta University in determining subject, predicate, and coordinating conjuction in compound sentence in general was low. It was proved by the finding that 46.7 % students had low ability. The ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in determining subject in compound sentence was low. It was proved by finding that 60 % students had low ability. The ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in determining predicate in compound sentence was low. It was proved by finding that 70% students had low ability. The ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in determining coordinating conjunctions in compound sentence was very good. It was proved by finding that 86.7 % students had very good ability. Referring to the results of this research, the researcher concluded that the ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in determining subject, predicate, and coordinating conjuction in compound sentence in general was low. Dealing with the conclusion, the lecturers need to improve students’ ability in determining subject, predicate, and coordinating conjunctions in compound sentence and give more explanation about compound sentence and pay attention to first clause and second clause. The students should do more exercises about how to determine subject, predicate, and coordinating conjunction in compound sentence, and pay attention to the English UNIVERSITAS BUNG HATTAstructure material. The last, the researcher suggested other researchers study about factors that made students unable to determine subject, and predicate in compound sentence.

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