THE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONAL PROCESS FOUND IN STUDENTS’ NARRATIVE TEXTS OF SMP N 2 KEBUMEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

This research aims to find the kinds of relational processes in students' descriptive texts. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data source of this research is the descriptive text written by seventh-grade students of SMP N 2 Kebumen. In collecting the data, the researchers used the writing test. The data was collected on 18, 20, and 28 March 2023 in SMP N 2 Kebumen. The researchers took 105 students as the subject of the research. In analyzing data, the researchers identified the data, classified the data, counted the data, discussed the data, and drew conclusions and suggestions. The result of this research shows that 488 sentences belong to the attributive relational process. There are 173 sentences (35%) as intensive of attributive, 236 sentences (48%) as a possessive attributive, and 79 sentences (17%) as a circumstance of attributive. Moreover, 372 sentences belong to identifying the relational process. There are 261 sentences (70%) as an intensive of identifying, 95 sentences (25%) as a possessive of identifying, and 16 sentences (5%) as a circumstance of identifying.