THE STUDY OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES IN CHINA DAILY NEWSPAPER

Ni Luh Satya Prabawati
English Study Program, Foreign Language Faculty, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University
Indonesia
I Gusti Bagus Wahyu Nugraha Putra
English Study Program, Foreign Language Faculty, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University
Indonesia
I Wayan Sidha Karya
English Study Program, Foreign Language Faculty, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University
Indonesia

Abstract

Learning about subordinate clause it gives the understandings of the fuller descriptions of the main clause. This study aimed to find out the types of subordinate clause in complex sentences found in China Daily Newspaper. The data was collected through library research. This study used qualitative analysis method to describe and analysis the data found. The theory proposed by Miller (2002) is used to analyze the types of subordinate clause in complex sentences. The data analysis was presented through formal and informal method. Based on the result, there were three types of subordinate clause found in China daily Newspaper, namely relative clause, adverbial clause, and complement clause. This research found 61 subordinate clauses of complex sentences. Among the three types of subordinate clause, Relative clause is the most frequently found as modifier which 32 data or 52% and followed by Adverbial clause which 20 data or 33%. While the least frequently found is Complement clause which 9 data or 15%.

Keywords
China Daily Newspaper, Subordinate Clause, Types
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