Analysis of the Use of Simple Sentences in Kompas News (May 23, 2026 Edition): Syntactic Study

Abstract

This study aims to describe the forms of simple sentences and examine the syntactic structure elements (Subject, Predicate, Object, Complement, and Adjunct) used in Kompas news articles published on May 23, 2026. The research design employed is descriptive qualitative. The data consists of simple sentences collected in June 2026 from the Kompas newspaper edition of May 23, 2026. Data collection was carried out using the observation method (metode simak) with note-taking techniques (teknik catat). Furthermore, data analysis followed an interactive model involving data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results revealed 83 simple sentences distributed across 6 variations of sentence patterns. The simple sentence patterns found include S-P (6 data), S-P-O (39 data), S-P-Pel (8 data), S-P-K (13 data), S-P-O-K (9 data), and S-P-Pel-K (8 data). The S-P-O pattern emerged as the most dominant structural pattern. The presence of Subject and Predicate functions as the essential core elements that are always present, while the addition of Object, Complement, and Adjunct elements serves to provide communicative detailed information without altering the simple sentence status into a compound sentence. The dominance of this straightforward structure proves that Kompas news articles tend to utilize concise, effective, and easily understandable sentences for readers.