[ ABSTRAKSalah satu bentuk media cetak yang digunakan oleh masyarakat adalah surat kabar. Setiap surat kabar menyampaikan berita dengan cara yang sama atau pun berbeda. NRC Handelsblad dan De Telegraaf merupakan surat kabar Belanda. Struktur kalimat dalam dua surat kabar tersebut merupakan salah satu perbedaan yang dapat dilihat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan struktur kalimat pada artikel NRC Handelsblad dan De Telegraaf. Sumber data diambil dari dua artikel surat kabar yang dibatasi dengan topik Dierendag. Berdasarkan hasil analisis ditemukan bahwa dalam artikel NRC Handelsblad banyak digunakan anak kalimat, khususnya beknopte bijzin (anak kalimat yang diringkas), sedangkan dalam artikel De Telegraaf kebanyakan dari kalimatnya adalah kalimat tunggal. Hal tersebut terlihat dari struktur masing-masing kalimat yang ditentukan berdasarkan fungsi konstituen seperti subjek, predikat, objek, dan keterangan.

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ABSTRACTNewspaper is one of the most popular printed publications used by the people. Each newspaper may deliver the news differently or similarly to one another. NRC Handelsblad and De Telegraaf are Dutch newspapers. One of the most noticeable differences between the two newspapers is the structure of the sentence. The purpose of this research is to discover the structure of the sentence on the NRC Handelsblad and De Telegraaf articles. The sources of this research are two newspaper articles restricted to the topic of Dierendag. Based on the analysis conducted, it is found that articles from NRC Handelsblad use clauses, especially beknopte bijzin (summarized clause), while articles from De Telegraaf use mostly single sentences. The evident is drawn from each structure of the sentences which is determined based on the constituent function such as subject, predicate, object and complement., Newspaper is one of the most popular printed publications used by the people. Each newspaper may deliver the news differently or similarly to one another. NRC Handelsblad and De Telegraaf are Dutch newspapers. One of the most noticeable differences between the two newspapers is the structure of the sentence. The purpose of this research is to discover the structure of the sentence on the NRC Handelsblad and De Telegraaf articles. The sources of this research are two newspaper articles restricted to the topic of Dierendag. Based on the analysis conducted, it is found that articles from NRC Handelsblad use clauses, especially beknopte bijzin (summarized clause), while articles from De Telegraaf use mostly single sentences. The evident is drawn from each structure of the sentences which is determined based on the constituent function such as subject, predicate, object and complement.]