摘要：The problem in this study is to analyze the word compound words found in English sentences on students' daily use in West Sumatra. This study uses descriptive qualitative research methods to apply distributional methods and techniques for natural elements. The first step to take is to collect the data from the source. After all, data is collected, will be classified the data into several groups and find the uniqueness of a combination of words among them. Finding this research shows that when one word is combined with other words, it will have a different meaning in daily use in students in west Sumatra. The additional importance still follows the word's meanings in one context, and purposes do not explain two words combined in this finding. This uniqueness is taken based on the word's form, function, and the rules that the word has in daily use. Based on this research, the student in everyday study or conversation can easily understand the combination of these words.
