An Analysis of Students' Ability in Differentiating Contrast Adverbia Clauses (Concession and Opposition) at English Department of Universitas Negeri Padang

Yolla Suryani Putri; Fitrawati Fitrawati

doi:10.24036/jelt.v9i3.109342

An Analysis of Students' Ability in Differentiating Contrast Adverbia Clauses (Concession and Opposition) at English Department of Universitas Negeri Padang

Yolla Suryani Putri⁽¹⁾, Fitrawati Fitrawati⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of English Language Teaching

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v9i3.109342

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Abstract

This study analyzes the student ability in differentiating contrast adverbial clause(Concession and opposition) at English department of Universitas Negeri Padang. This research is a descriptive qualitative research used in analysing the students ability in differentiating contrast adverbial clause. The instrumentation of this research was a test. From 915 items analysed, the research found that second-year students’ ability in differentiating contrast adverbial clause at English Department of UNP was adequate. It was also found that the mistakes done by the students in using conjunction were 31.26%. This finding indicated that the second-year students at English Department of UNP less understand about contrast adverbial clause.

Keywords

Students Ability, Contrast Adverbial Clause,

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