AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE COMPLEX SENTENCES USING ADVERB CLAUSES IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find the ability of the third year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University to write complex sentences using adverb clauses in simple past tense. This research used descriptive method. The members of the population were 96 students. Thirty of them were taken as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The instrument used to collect the data in this research was sentence writing test. The data of this research were gathered by using sentence writing test to write complex sentences using adverb clauses in simple past tense that showed time and cause effect relationship. The result of the data analysis showed that the ability of the third year students to write complex sentences using adverb clauses in simple past tense was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 64% of the students had moderate ability. Specifically, six students 20% got high ability, eighteen students 64% got moderate ability, and six students 20% got low ability. Based on the result of this research, lecturers are expected to review the materials given and give more exercises which focus on writing complex sentences using adverb clauses in simple past tense. Students are also expected to learn more about how to write complex sentences using adverb clauses in simple past tense and should do more exercises.

Key words: Ability, Writing, Complex Sentences, Adverb Clauses, Simple Past Tense