THE USE OF THAT AND WHICH RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES PRODUCED BY EFL STUDENTS IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS

Kriyanto, Joko (2019) THE USE OF THAT AND WHICH RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES PRODUCED BY EFL STUDENTS IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS. Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

The objectives of this research are to find out the features of that and which adjective clauses produced by EFL students in descriptive texts and to investigate the use of both relative pronouns that and which in the adjective clauses in the descriptive texts written by EFL students. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The data are collected through documentation technique and are chosen from 198 students using convenience and purposive sampling. The analyzed data are 48 descriptive texts written by 48 English Education Department students of IAIN Salatiga. The researcher finds the features of that and which adjective clauses produced by EFL students in descriptive texts are 1) full form adjective clause is the accurate form to be used, and 2) restrictive adjective clause is more common than non-restrictive adjective clause. The relative pronoun that is used more frequent than relative pronoun which in the adjective clauses produced by EFL students in descriptive texts. The researcher also discusses the influencing factors which are animacy and restrictiveness constraints, the relativized position within the adjective clause, colloquialization and Americanization. Key words: relative pronoun; adjective clause; descriptive text; EFL students

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