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The mastery of the structure is one of the keys to success in learning English.. Someone must master structure to make good sentences because
structure is a basic of languge skills such as listening, reading, speaking and writing. If someone can masters structure he will be able to master the four basic
skills fluently. Lado 1957:93 states that the usual mistake happen in the beginning of
studying a foreign language through writing system. It means that in foreign language learning, the students make mistakes or errors when they write in
English. They are influenced by mother tongue. The students who want to write in English sometimes get some difficulty in using conjunctions.
1.2 The reasons for Choosing the Topic
The reasons that encourage the writer to choose the topic are as follows: 1.
The topic is very interesting for the writer, because conjunctions are very important to make good sentences.
2. The writer want to know the students mastery on using conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after.
1.3 The Limitation of the Study
For the sake of clarity, the writer wants to limit the study in order not to make misunderstanding between the writer and the reader as follows :
1. The subject of the study is limited to the eleventh year students of SMUN 1
Wiradesa.
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2. The study is limited to conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after.
1.4 The Problem of the Study
Based on the background of the study; the writter would like to state the problem that can be formulated as follows :
How is the mastery of eleventh year students of SMUN I Wiradesa in using conjunctions: but, and, or, before, and after ?
1.5 The Aims of the Study
The aims of the study are: 1.
To know the mastery in using conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after among the eleventh year students of SMUN I Wiradesa.
2. To know the difference of each conjunctions.
3. To give a little contribution to teaching English.
1.6 The Uses of the Study
After knowing the result of the study, it is expected to be useful : 1.
To give a description of the mastery on using conjunctions: but, and, or, before, and after faced by the eleventh year students of SMUN I Wiradesa.
2. As important information for the teaching English in Senior High School.
3. To enlarge the knowledge and science that the writer get before.
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1.7 The Clarification of the Key Terms
To clarify the meaning of the title, the writer wants to explain the terms as follows :
2. A Descriptive Study
Descriptive is an adjective which means serving to describe, fond of describing. Hornby, 1974:233. Study is a noun which means the act of
studying one or more subjects that attracts investigation. In this study the word descriptive study means to describe the students mastery in using
conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after. 3.
Mastery Complete control on knowledge Hornby : 523. In this final project
meant by mastery is the students knowledge to understand English conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after.
4. Conjunctions but, and, or, before, and after.
Conjunctions are words that join together sentence or part of sentences Curme, 1970:29. In this study the writer choose conjunctions but, and,
or, before, and after.
1.8 The Organization of the Study
