SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION EXPRESSING PURPOSE AND REASON USED IN SOME NOVELS
Nyoman Sujaya, Ni Kadek Setyarini
Universitas Warmadewa
Abstract
The title of this paper is Subordinating Conjunction Expressing Purpose and Reason Used in Some Novels. Focuses on the kinds and functions of conjunction expressing reason and purpose. The theories applied in writing this paper are from the book entitled English Grammar written by Collins Cobuild (1990) and Contemporary English Grammar for Scholars and Students written by J.D Murthy (2003) as the main theory and supporting theories that are relevant to the topic of discussion. The method of this research will give some guidances in order to achieve the aims of research. Without a proper method of this research, this writing would be considered invalid and unreliable. The applied methods of this research are data source, data collection, and data analysis. The data sources were taken from some novels. In the collecting data, it used library research method. Based on the result of analysis, it was found that there are two types of conjunction expressing purpose, such as: so and so that and there are five types of conjunction expressing reason, such as: as, because, in case, just in case, and since. All of those conjunctions functioned to connect two clauses, independent clause and dependent clause.
Keywords: Subordinate, Subordinating Conjunction, Novel
Topic: Language