Malay Conjunctive Compound Sentence in Malay Pantun

This paper focuses on Malay conjunctive compound sentence used in Malay pantun. This study was based on a theory of Transformation Generative Grammar Standards applied in the Tatabahasa Dewan (2010). In producing conjunctive compound sentence occurs transformation processes like deletion, expansion, and restructuring. Verse analysis is done based on the deep structure and surface structure with branching diagram and explanations related to the field of syntax. The findings of the analysis showed pantun is one of the best medium to analyze the syntax of the Malay language because many words were deleted. Word deletion occurs as the number of words in the rhymes and rhythms of the end of the controlled or restricted.