FUNGSI DAN KATEGORI FRASA PREPOSISIONAL PADA KALIMAT SEDERHANA DALAM NOVEL BRANDSETTERS KARYA NATASHA ALESSANDRA (SUATU ANALISIS SINTAKSIS)

Abstract

ABSTRACT
 This research is entitled “Function and Category of Prepositional Phrase in the Simple Sentence in the Brandsetters Novel by Natasha Alessandra†is a syntactic analysis which describes the functions and categories of the prepositional phrase in the simple sentence.
 This research is an attempt to identify, classify, and analyze the prepositional phrase in the simple sentence found in the novel in terms of functions and categories. This is a descriptive study that used the concept of Aarts and Aarts (1982).  
 The results of this research show that prepositional function in a sentence can be divided into, function as a subject, as a subject attribute, as an object attribute, as a predicator complement, and as an adverbial. In the simple sentence structure, the functions found externally are subject, predicate, and adverbial. Internally, the functions found are predicator and complement which realized by subject attribute, object attribute, and predicator complement. The categories found in the simple sentence are noun phrase, verb phrase, adjective phrase, adverbial phrase, and prepositional phrase. Internally, only the structures of the prepositional phrase which is analyzed. The internal structure of prepositional phrase found are prepositional which realized by category preposition, and prepositional complement which realized by category noun phrase, noun, or pronoun.
Keywords: Function, Category, Prepositional Phrase