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1. Subject complement tells more about the subject by means of the verb. The pattern is Subject + Verb + complement. For instance:
• Mr Jenner is a management consultant. • She looks ill.
2. Object complement tells more about the object by means of the verb. The pattern is Subject + Verb + Object + Complement. For instance:
• We elected him chairman. • He paints the house white.
2.3. RELEVANCE STUDY
In accomplishing this thesis with entitled An Analysis of Sentence Structure in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the writer consulted some relevance
study that related to this thesis. According to Eva Savitry 1999 in her thesis entitled “An Analysis of English Sentence Structure Found in Time Magazines”, there are five
clauses or 6.3 from the total number of the data. In her thesis the most occurred sentence type is simple sentence; it is 55.7 or 44 sentences from the total number of
the data. Second, compound sentence; it is 24.1 or 19 sentences from the total number of the data. Third, complex sentence; it is 10.1 or 8 sentences. The last is compound-
complex sentence; it is 3.8 or 3 sentences from the total number of the data. Montessori Siagian 1998 in his thesis entitled “An Analysis of Sentence
Structure Found in Hello Magazine stated that in Hello Magazine” the most occurred sentence type is simple sentence; it is 50 or 17 sentences from the total number of the
data. Second, complex sentence; it is 26.5 or 9 sentences from the total number of the data. Third, compound sentence; it is 14.9 or 5 sentences. The last is compound-
complex sentence; it is 2.9 or 1 sentence from the total number of the data.
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There are two similarities between my thesis and both of the previous theses; we analyzed sentence structure and we also used Descriptive Qualitative method
to make description accurately and systematically. The differences are the object to be analyzed here is the play and I analyze sentence structure portrayed in tree diagram.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research Method
The essential part in analyzing problem, especially in scientific study, is to have method of the analysis. To analyze this thesis entitle “An Analysis of Sentence
Structure in Tennessee Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire”, the writer used library research that consists of collecting some books relate to the study and information from
internet. The books that the writer consulted are syntax books especially introduction to English Syntax by Jim Miller. After collecting and reading some books and information
from internet, finally the writer summarizing the data which have collected before.
3.2. Data Collecting Method
