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B. Research Problems
Based on the research background above, I have raised three research questions to be solved as follows.
1. How can the defining relative clause be differentiated from the non-defining
relative clause in the sentences in the features columns in the JP? 2.
Which syntactic functions of the relative clauses are found in the sentences in the features columns in the JP?
3. What do the relative pronouns function syntactically within the relative
clauses in the sentences in the features columns in the JP?
C. Problem Limitation
In the problem limitation, I confine the discussion into the kinds of the relative clauses, the syntactic functions of the relative clauses, and the syntactic
functions of the relative pronouns. For being more specific, in this research I will only cover and discuss seven types of relative pronoun, namely who, that, whom,
which, whose, of which, and zero relative Ø and the combinations of the relative pronouns with the preposition to, namely
to which, to whom, that … to, whom … to, which … to, and Ø … to.
D. Research Objectives
In conducting this research I have objectives to reach. Based on the research problems above, the first objective is to find out how to differentiate
between the defining and non-defining relative clauses. The second objective is to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
5 find out the syntactic functions of the relative clauses. The third objective is to
find out the syntactic functions of the relative pronouns within the relative clauses in the sentences in the features columns in the JP.
E. Research Benefits
The research objectives will lead the study to the research benefits. In order to be useful for others, it must consider some parties or aspects. The parties
who can take the benefits from this research are:
The first party is the English learners. English learners are expected to use the result of this study for their interests. English learners can also use the result of
the research for their daily learning. The second party is English teacherslecturers. English teacherslecturers
can use the explanation of the research to explain the materials that are related to relative clauses to their pupils in the class. Through the result, the
teacherslecturers are expected to get more beneficial things in delivering the material and can be a variation of teaching.
The third party is the future researchers. In doing research, obviously researchers will learn and analyze from the previous research. The previous
research become the references for those to dig more understanding and to gain more information about the research they are conducting. In the case of future
research, the future researchers can have a new theory about their study. They can agree with the previous research or on the other hand, they may disagree with the
6 result of the previous research. For those who agree, they can develop the
previous research to be better. They will correct and renew the outdated things to be more appropriate related to the present time or they can analyze the previous
research for their research at the different fields of study. For those who disagree, they will build their arguments to argue the previous research. They will show that
the previous research or studies are not correct or have been outdated. Actually, this is not a matter of agree or disagree. The matter is the future researchers can
apply the previous research as the guiding references or the beneficial tools for their own research.
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