EXPLORING COMPLEX SENTENCES AND METPHORS IN ONLINE NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT COVID-19 IN ASIA TIMES

<p>This research aims to find the use of complex sentences and metaphors in online news article about Covid-19 Asia Times. This employs descriptive qualitative approach examine five articles Indonesia containing seven posted The writer uses Verspoor’s Azar’s theories Lakoff Johnson’s conceptual metaphor theory metaphors. result shows that 5 writing authors used 115 40 or (34.8%) which are modified by noun clauses, 36 (31.3%) adjective 32 (27.8%) adverbial 7 (6.1%) multiple subordinate clauses. implied teachers should emphasize on clauses when teaching writing. Secondly, demonstrates 95 categorized into three types metaphors: 64 67.3% ontological metaphors, 16 16.8% orientational 15 15.9% structural In addition, this be aware various reading text genres specifically articles.</p>