Example of Analyzing Clause Complex from A Text

Analyzing Clause Complexes from Reni Anggarini’s text about overcoming laziness ----> The Text (Let's Fight Laziness) To download the PDF of the table below, click the highlighted link in the end of the of the post.

Clause simplex				What is laziness?
α				According to Kathleen Grace (2015),
<‘β>	1			laziness is usually meaning unwilling to work.
	=2			It also means slow-moving
	=3			does not like working
	+4			or using any effort
1				It is most often used to judge
+2	α			and insult someone
	+β			who isn't being productive
1				For me,
<‘β>				laziness means
+3	α			when I don’t want to do something
	+ β	1		that I must do
		+2		such as doing an assignment,
		+3		sweeping my room, and so on.
1	α			I think
	‘β			the reasons that I’m being lazy is
	x γ	1		because I don’t have any motivation
		+2	α	and also
			xβ	because I think
			‘γ	that I still have many time to do it.
+2	α			Such as
	+β	1		when I have an assignment
		+2		and the deadline is in a week,
		+3		then I will do the assignment on the last day to the deadline.
α				Well, sometimes I don’t want to do something
x β	1			because I’m tired,
	+2			but then I ask myself whether I’m really tired
	+3	α		or just being lazy.
		x β		It is because laziness is close to the tired.
α				According to Kathleen Grace (2015)
<‘β>				‘’If you are tired, you can postpone doing work. If you are lazy, you never want to do it’’
α				Actually, I think
	<‘β>	1		I’m a lazy person
		+2		but I am also productive in another side.
Clause simplex				I usually retype the materials in my laptop.
α	1			Sometimes I rewrite what I have learned on the stick-notes,
	+2			so I can read it again to whenever without having to open the book again.
	+3	α		It also useful for my friends
		=β		when they come to my room they can read it too.
1				As a student in a university,
+2				laziness is not good for me
+3	α			So, the thing
	=β			that I do when I’m lazy to do my assignment is comparing myself to my friend.
α				When my friends are doing the assignment,
x β	1			it is motivating me to do my assignment too.
	+2			Unless, I ask my friend to do the assignment together with me,
x γ				Because my learning style is study in group
Clause simplex				Two heads are better than one
α	1			Here is how to stop being lazy according to Patrick Foster (2017):
	+2			First, understand what lies behind your laziness.
	+3			Second, learn to know yourself better.
	+4			Third, reward yourself.
	+5			Forth, dump the excuses.
	+6			And the last is work with others.

Download the PDF: Analyzing Clause Complexes on A Friend's Text About Overcoming The Laziness By Ummu Imro'atus Sholihah

References:

Brains, Jet (2015). How do you know if you are lazy and not tired. Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-know-if-you-are-lazy-and-not-tired

Foster, Patrick. (2017).How To Stop Being Lazy And Kickstart Your Motivation. Retrieved from http://liveboldandbloom.com/01/productivity/how-to-stop-being-lazy