ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researcher expresses her highest thank to the Savior for blessing, love,

opportunity, health, and mercy to complete this undergraduate thesis. This

undergraduate thesis entitled “The students’ ability in identifying compound sentence

( A study on the third semester students of English Department FKIP UKI Toraja)”. It

is submitted as final project requirements in accomplishing undergraduate degree at

English Department of FKIP UKI Toraja. The researcher would like to express is

thanks and gratitude to her advisor Roni La’biran, M.Pd and Normalia Sirande, M.Pd

for their valuable help, guidance, correction, and suggestion for the completion of this

paper.

In arranging this thesis, lots of people have provided motivation, advice, and

support for the researcher. In this valuable chance, the researcher intended to express

her gratitude and appreciation to all of them.

1. Prof. Dr. Ir. Daud Malamassam, M.Agr, the Rector of UKI Toraja and all

the staff.

2. Dr. Anastasia Baan, the Dean of Teachers Training Faculty Christian

University of Indonesi Toraja.

3. Judith Ratu T.A, S.Pd, M.Pd, the Head of English Education Department.

4. She is most indebted to all examination board committee members; Drs.

Dan Mangoki, M.Pd, Markus Deli Girik Allo, M.Pd, and Sushy Teko

Patanduk, S.S., M.Pd as the examiners for their expert advices and valuable

suggestion for improving their thesis.

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5. Great thanks, honor and deepest gratitude to her beloved father (Matius

Sattu) and her beloved mother (Sara Ruru), who always give prayer,

support, motivation, and moral encouragement both spiritual and material to

finish this study.

6. Her beloved brothers and sisters (Debora Sattu, Crhistiani Sattu, Delvi

Malisa, Yonathan Sattu, Andarias Pakiding, Markus Sanda Limbongan, and

Obet Sattu) and all her big family special my husband who has helped,

prayed, supported both spiritual and material in finishing this thesis.

7. All of the lecturers of FKIP UKI Toraja and all of the staff.

8. Great thanks to the third semester students of English Department of UKI

Toraja.

9. Great thanks to her classmates (Class E) who always give their opinion,

suggestion and support, and her friends namely Krisdayanti, and Paulus for

their help in finishing this thesis.

Finally, the researcher realizes that her thesis is far from perfection, therefore,

corrections and suggestions are absolutely needed.

Rantepao, February 2019

Ludia Sattu