ABSTRACT A non-finite clause is a dependent or an embedded clause. This clause is divided into infinitive clause, -ing participle clause and –ed participle clause. A non-finite clause serves as a subject, direct object, subject attribute, object attribute, predicator complement and adverbial in the structure of the sentence. The aims of this research are to identify and classify the types of non-finite clause, and to analyze structurally the function and category of non-finite clause in the novel “At First Sightâ€. The method used in this research is descriptive method. The collected data are identified, classified and analyzed by using the theory of Aarts and Aarts (1982). There are 750 non-finite clauses found in the novel from chapter one to chapter ten. They are divided into three types ; 432 infinitive clauses, 304 –ing participle clauses and fourteen –ed participle clauses (included twelve non-finite clauses as a subject, fifty four non-finite clauses as a direct object, eight non-finite clauses as a subject attribute, six non-finite clauses as an object attribute, 247 non-finite clauses as a predicator complement and ninety three non-finite clause as an adverbial).  Keywords : Clause, analysis, Structure
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