ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. God, Ida Sang HyangWidhiWasa, for His blessing that enables me to complete

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1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With grateful heart, I would like to express my gratitude to the Almighty God, Ida Sang HyangWidhiWasa, for His blessing that enables me to complete this undergraduate thesis entitled Transitivity of English Verbs in Reader s Digest Magazine. This thesis will not be completed without the guidance and help of many people, to whom therefore, should go my gratitude and sincere thanks. First of all, my sincere thanks go to Drs. I NyomanUdayana, M.Litt., Ph.D., as my first supervisor, for the patient guidance and advice during the process of writing this undergraduate thesis. My sincere thanks also go to my second supervisor, Prof. Dr. KetutArtawa, M.A., for hisadvice giving to me to make this writing all possible. My gratitude goes to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts Udayana University, Prof. Dr. NL SutjiatiBeratha, M.A.who has made the completion of this study possible. My great appreciation and thanks also go to my academic supervisor, Yana Qomariana, S.S., M.Ling, for all her advice and guidance during my years of study at the English Department, Faculty of Arts,Udayana University. My sincere thanks also go to all the teaching staff of the English Department, Facultyof Arts, Udayana University. My special gratefulness goes to my beloved parents and sister. I am really thankful for all the love they are giving to me. My thanks also go to my friends; Dita, Intan, Dayu and Oming, thanks for staying beside me, walking together with me and all the sweetest supports and helps. My special thanks go to my i

2 everlasting friends; Koming, Novi Sujantari and Noviyanti, thanks for the great supports, love and spirit. Although we have our own path and own way to reach our precious dreams, we are still together. Thanks for helping me and staying beside me in every condition. To all my friends that I have mentioned, I do hope in the futurewe can still continue this precious friendship. I realize that this undergraduate thesis is beyond perfect, therefore, constructive critics, suggestions and new ideas will be much welcome for its improvement. I hope that this undergraduate thesis be valuable and helpful for the students education development in this institution and for those who are interested in writing about transitivity. Denpasar, June 2016 DewaAyu Made Gandariani ii

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... i ABSTRACT... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS... iv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION Background of study Problems of study Aims of study Scope of Discussion Research Method Data Source Method and Technique of Collecting Data Method and Technique of Analyzing Data Method and Technique of Presenting the Analysis... 7 CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF LITERATURES, CONCEPTS, AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Literatures review Concepts Concept of Verb. 13 iii

4 Concept of Transitivity Theoretical Framework Verbs and Its Classification Proposed by Givon (1984) Transitivity Theory Proposed by Hopper and Thomson (1980) Transitivity Index Middle Situation Types Proposed by Suzanne Kemmer (1993) CHAPTER III. ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH VERBS IN READER S DIGEST MAGAZINE Verbs Types in Reader s Digest Magazine State Verbs Process Verbs Action Verbs Middle Verbs Passive Verbs Transitivity of Verbs Transitivity of State Verbs Transitivity of Process Verbs Transitivity of Action Verbs Transitivity of Middle Verbs Transitivity of Passive Verbs 57 iv

5 CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION. 62 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES v