AN ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING ELLIPTICAL SENTENCEOF COMPOUND SENTENCE AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

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Abstract

          The purpose of this research was to describe the third year students’ ability in using elliptical sentence of compound sentence. Descriptive method was used as the design of this research. The population of this research was the third year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University Academic Year 2013/2014 (96 students). The researcher used cluster random sampling to select the sample. The total number of sample was 56 students; class A (29 students) was as the class of real test, and class C (27 students) was as the class of try out test. The researcher used split-half method to make test reliable. The result of the test was reliable with coefficient correlation .90. It was categorized as very high correlation. The test was valid in term of content validity because it had covered all materials which students had learnt. Generally, the result of analyzing data showed that the ability of the third year students in using elliptical sentence of compound sentence was moderate; 6 students (21.43%) had moderate ability, 15 students (53.57%) had high ability, and 7 students (25%) had low ability. Based on the result, the researcher gives suggestions to lecturers to give more exercises about the forms of elliptical sentence of compound sentence; to the students to learn more about using elliptical sentence of compound sentence; to the further researcher to analyze the factors which cause the students had moderate ability in using elliptical sentence of compound sentence.

Key words: Ability, Elliptical Sentence, Compound Sentence