AN ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE FOUND IN ABSTRACT OF THESIS WRITTEN BY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE OF UNIVERSITAS BENGKULU

Tarigan, Anita Charolina and Sofyan, Dedi and Hardiah, Mei (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE FOUND IN ABSTRACT OF THESIS WRITTEN BY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE OF UNIVERSITAS BENGKULU. Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

The aim of this research was to find out the types of prepositional phrase found in abstract of thesis written by English Department Students undergraduate of Universitas Bengkulu. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The population of this research was 75 undergraduate thesis abstract of English Department Students graduate in 2022. The data were 30 abstract out of 75 abstract. The instrument used in this research was table checklist. The researcher analyzed the data of prepositional phrase by applying the theory of Frank (1972). The result revealed that there are 263 adjectival prepositional phrases and 188 adverbial prepositional phrases. The research findings show that Adjectival Prepositional Phrases are the most dominant type used because of their essential function in explaining the methodology and context of the research in detail, while Adverbial Prepositional Phrases are used less frequently because their function is more limited to modifying verb, adjective or adverb phrases. In conclusion, the use of adjectival prepositional phrases in academic writing is a common strategy to meet the needs for detail, clarity, and formality in information delivery in explaining concepts, objects, or ideas to the readers. . Keywords: Abstract, Preposition, Prepositional Phrase

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