Research Question Purposes of the Study Significances of the Study Limitation of the Problem Outline of the Report

construction of noun phrase found in report genres in their textbook whether it is good enough to add students mastery in noun phrase. The students can do nothing if they do not know and understand especially in vocabulary and grammar. Based on this fact, there are some reasons why the writer chooses this topic: 1 Noun phrase is a part form a sentence, so it is important for report noun phrase construction to be consisted in report genres in the first year Senior high school students’ textbook. 2 Noun phrase in English language is different from Noun Phrase in the Indonesian language so the students indirectly have to know their differences, because noun phrase is used in daily conversation. 3 In creating a text students have to know about the construction of Noun Phrase.

1.3 Research Question

The problem of the study can be formulated into the following questions: 1 What types noun phrase construction are found in report genres in the first year Senior High School students’ textbooks? 2 What is the dominant kind of noun phrase constructions found in report genres in the first year Senior High School students’ textbooks?

1.4 Purposes of the Study

This study has purpose as follows: 1 To describe the types of Noun Phrase Construction in report genres in the first year Senior High School students’ textbooks are developed. 2 To find out the most dominant kinds of noun phrase constructions found in report genres in the first year Senior High School students’ textbooks.

1.5 Significances of the Study

There are some of benefits that writer expects from the study, those are: 1 The study is expected to reveal the noun phrase constructions in report genre displayed on several textbooks. 2 The result of the study can be used to ease the students indirectly to master English Noun Phrase in report genres. 3 The result of the study would become reference for teachers to understand more deeply about noun phrase construction and hopefully they can teach to their students about them. 4 For English teaching, the study can be used to make this subject become interesting

1.6 Limitation of the Problem

The scope and set problem of the research are necessary to limit, so that they will be efficacious. In this study, the writer just gives intention in noun phrase constructions found in report genres in the first year Senior High School students’ textbooks.

1.7 Outline of the Report

This thesis is divided into five chapters. Each chapter will contain different topic. Chapter I is the introduction. This chapter explains the background of the study, the reason for choosing the topic, statement of the problem, the objectives of the study, the limitation of the study, and the outline of the study. Chapter II is the review of related literature. This chapter explains definition of grammar, the role of grammar in language teaching, Content of Standard in SMA MA, textbook, genre, definition of noun phrase, and the components of the English noun phrase. Chapter III is the method of investigation. This chapter includes the Research design, Data source, method of data collection, and method of data analysis. Chapter IV consists of noun phrase construction found in report genres in the first year Senior high school students’ textbooks Chapter V consists of conclusion and suggestion.

CHAPTER II REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE