- Although I loved her, she did not love me.
Subordinate Clause Main Clause -
Although I studied English for 4 months, I failed the test. Subordinate clause Main clause
- While I was eating the lunch, my mother began to fell ill.
Subordinate clause Main clause
- Because I forget the examination schedule, I missed the test.
Subordinate Clause Main clause -
While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late. Subordinate clause
Main clause -
After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at Subordinate clause
Main clause the train station.
3.4 Compound-Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex sentence is a sentence which consists of two or more main clause and one or more subordinate clause. The compound-complex
sentence is one of the four basic sentence structures. The other structures of sentenced are the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the complex
sentence.
Examples:
- When the power line snapped, jack was listening to the stereo, and Doni was
Subordinate clause Main clause
reading in bed. Main clause
- After l returned to the school following a long illness, the English teacher gave
Subordinate Clause -
me make up work, but the history instructor made me drop her course. Main Clause
Main clause -
Jack forgot his friends birthday, so he sent him a card when he finally Main Clause Main clause Subordinate
remembered.
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- Although I like to go camping, I havent had the time to go lately, and I
Subordinate clause Main clause
havent found anyone to go with. Main Clause
- He went to the market because he needed more milk, and then he made
Main clause Subordinate clause Main clause the pudding.
3.5 The Uses of Simple, Compound and Complex Sentence
The Uses of Simple Sentence A simple sentence in communication is commonly easy to understand because it
short and to the point. Generally, a clear communication will make a good using of simple sentence, a final simple sentence after the detail can summarize the key point.
A simple sentence is consists of a single clause. Examples:
- The dog sat on the mat.
- The cat ate the mouse.
- He sat on the chair.
- They studied English two hours ago.
- The girl talked to me yesterday.
A simple sentence consists of single clause and it states a clear statement. Examples:
- The services at that hotel are expensive.
- The knowledge is expensive.
- The weather is cloudy.
- The inside of room is so cool.
- The rain is heavy.
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A simple sentence uses to make an important point to the hearers and readers. Examples:
- I hate you.
- The only missing you.
- I love you.
- I am longing on you.
- I miss you so much.
The uses of Compound Sentence A compound sentence can be use to make a complex communication in daily
conversation, adding more detail to what would be a less informative of the simple sentence.
Examples: -
She loves him, but he does not love her. -
I care with her, but she never care to me. -
Andy misses her girlfriend, but she does not miss Andy. -
I always do the assignment from the campus, but Dani never does the assignment from the campus.
A compound sentence is used to make more complex and more persuasive meaning of the sentence.
Examples: -
I want to take a lunch then go to the office. -
She wants to come to my house then to your house. -
They want to play the football then go home to their own home. -
Mr Steven wants to visit the lake Toba then to Maimun palace.
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Compound sentences do not have to be complex. By keeping the simple clause, you can still keep the whole of simple sentence.
Examples: -
She wants go to the theater so she has a good evening out. -
I must study hard every night so I can improve my knowledge. -
He must not come late to the school so he will not get the punishment. -
I must pay attention to the teacher’s explanations so l can understand the lesson.
The Use of Complex Sentence A complex sentence is used to emphasize one more idea in a sentence.
Examples: -
Because I forgot the final exam schedule, I missed the final exam. -
The English teacher at our school is very cruel to us so we hate him. -
The woman stopped at the store before she went home. -
Because of the rain, the museum cancelled the picnic. -
The idea that writer wants to emphasize here is that I missed the final exam, the English teacher at our school is very cruel to us, the woman stopped at the
store, the museum cancelled the picnic are express as a complete thought. The less important idea-because I forgot the exam schedule, so we hate him, before
she went home, Because of the rain are the subordinated to the complete thought.
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4. DATA AND ANALYSIS DATA 4.1 Data
The data was gathered from the Jakarta Post Newspaper and the writer collected them only from the headlines issued on Monday, November 8, 2010 at
page 2; Students join relief aid, or go home. Small, Hands-Free Camera Takes
Step Toward Use by Nonprofessionals. SBY’s Thousand of Friends and Zero Enemies. BI Lauded For Proposed Measures to Tackle Inflows. Page 3; Flights to
Jakarta resume, but Yogyakarta airport stays closed. Obama Foreign Policy Likely to Face Challenges. Certain Numbers Believed to Bring Fortune, Other Bad Luck.
The Futility of a Currency War. Page 16; U.S mayor rejects China trade disputed. A Green Life Style: It’s About Thinking Small. US Moves in Asia Aimed At
China: Gates. Page 17; Doubts grow in Asia over plan to bolster the U.S.economy. The Threat From Yemen. Mythical Perceptions of Nature and
Survival. 4.2 Analysis Data
In this analyzing the data the writer found the use of compound by placing comma before coordinating conjunction that is: The data of this research are
compound sentence, complex sentence, with total 39 data. The result of the analysis shows that compound sentence with conjunction but shows the
comparison 2 data or 5.12, the compound sentence with conjunction but shows the contrast 15 data or 38.46, compound sentence with conjunction and shows
the additional idea 7 data or 17.96, compound sentence with conjunction so shows the reason 2 data or 5.12, the complex sentence with subordinator if 7
data or 17.96, complex sentence with subordinator even as shows possibility 1
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