KLAUSA KOMPLEMEN DALAM KALIMAT TRANSFORMASI SEMATAN

Abstract

This article reexamines Samsuri’s concept of a complement clause. A
complement clause in an embedded transformed sentence functions to complement a noun
phrase (as a subject or an object), a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, a numeral phrase, and
a prepositional phrase (as a predicate in a matrix clause). The complement clause
embedded into a matrix clause complements a certain phrase in the matrix clause.
Embedding a complement clause into a matrix clause uses certain embedding particles.
The relational meaning of the complement clause and the main clause in an embedded
transformed sentence can be identified on the basis of the syntactic meaning of the
embedding operator employed. A complement clause as a combined clause complements a
certain phrase in a main/matrix sentence, whereas an adverbial clause is the basic clause
that gives explanation to the main/matrix sentence.
Keywords: complement clause, matrix cluse, combined clause, embedded transformation