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I bought this adorable little coloured paper latern at Chinese shop on bourbon 13. This crashing around in the dark is my search for some liquor.
S NP
VP Det
N Adv
PP V
NP PP
Prep NP
Det N Prep
NP Det
N Det N
This crashing around in the dark is my search for some liquor
14. Stella spoke of you S
NP VP
V PP
Prep NP
Stella spoke of
you
4.2.2. Compound Sentence
There are 35 compound sentences found in scene 1 to 6 in the play. According to Bungin’s statement previously. So the writer took 9 compound sentences
purposively as down sample because some of compound sentences have the same structure.
1. You keep right on going and you will find it. a You keep on going
b You will find it.
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The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by conjunction “and”.
S S
and S
NP VP
NP Aux VP
V Adv PP
V NP
Prep NP
You keep right on going you will find it
2. I don’t like pinks and creams and I never cared for wishy-washy people. a I don’t like pinks and creams
b I never cared for wishy – washy people. The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by
conjunction “and”. S
S and
S NP Aux
VP NP
Adv VP
V NP
V PP
NP and NP
Prep AP Adj
N I do not like pinks
and creams I never cared for wishy-washy people
3. I am not meaning this in any reproachful way, but all the burden descended on my shoulders.
a I am not meaning this in any reproachful way. b All the burden descended on my shoulders.
The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by conjunction “but”.
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S S
but S
NP Aux
VP NP
VP V
NP Det
N V
PP N
PP Prep
NP Prep
NP Det N
Det Adj
N I am not meaning this in any reproachful way all the burden descend on my shoulders
4. Some men took by this Hollywood glamour stuff and some men aren’t. a Some men took by this Hollywood glamour stuff.
b Some men aren’t. The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by
conjunction “and”. S
S and
S NP
VP NP
VP Det
N V PP
Prep NP
Det N
Some men took by this Hollywood glamour stuff some men are not
5. The shoe let out at eleven and we couldn’t come home on account of the poker game so we had to go somewhere and drink.
a The shoe let out at eleven. b We couldn’t come home on account of the poker game.
c We had to go somewhere and drink.
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The compound sentence above consists of three independent clauses joined by conjunction “and, so”.
S S
and S
NP VP
NP Aux
VP Det
N V PP
V NP
N PP
Prep NP
The shoe let out at eleven we could not come home on account of the poker game
S so
S NP
Aux VP
V Adv NP
We had to go somewhere S
NP Aux VP
We had drink We had to go somewhere and drink
consists of compound verb and it has the same subject. In the sentence one subject is deleted but in tree diagram it exists.
6. I weight two hundred and seven pounds and I am six feet one and one half inches tall in my bare feet without shoe on.
a I weight two hundred and seven pounds. b I am six feet one and one half inches tall in my bare feet without shoe on.
The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by conjunction “and”.
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S S
and S
NP VP
NP VP
V NP
V NP
NP and NP
NP and NP PP
PP PP
I am Prep NP Prep
NP I weight two hundred seven pounds six feet one one half in my bare without shoe on
inches tall feet
7. There weren’t any papers, she didn’t show any papers, I don’t care about papers. a There weren’t any papers.
b She didn’t show any papers. c I don’t care about papers.
The compound sentence above consists of three independent clauses joined by punctuation “comma”.
S S
S S
NP VP
NP Aux VP
NP Aux VP V
NP V
NP V PP
Det N
Det N
Prep NP There were not any papers she did not show any papers I do not care about papers
8. I am looking for the Pleiades, the seven sisters, but these girls are not out tonight.
a I am looking for the Pleiades, the seven sisters. b These girls are not out tonight.
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The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by punctuation “comma”.
S S
but S
NP Aux VP
NP Aux
AdvP V
PP Det N
Prep NP
NP NP
Det N Det
N I am looking for the Pleiades the seven these girls are not out tonight
Sister
9. She has got the downstairs here and I got the up. a She has got the downstairs here.
b I got the up. The compound sentence above consists of two independent clauses joined by
conjunction “and”. S
NP VP
V VP
NP V
NP S
Det N
Adv NP
VP V
NP Prep Det N
She has got the downstairs here
I got the down up
stairs
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4.2.3. Complex Sentence
