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4.2.3. Complex Sentence
There are 107 complex sentences found in scene 1 to 6 in the play. According to Bungin’s statement previously. So the writer took 10 complex sentences
purposively as down sample because some of complex sentences have the same structure.
1. They mustn’t have understood what number I wanted. a They mustn’t have understood. Independent clause
b What number I wanted. Dependent clause S
NP Aux
VP V
VP V
NP They must not have understood what number I wanted
2. What I meant was I would like to be left alone. a I would like to be left alone. Independent clause
b What I meant. Dependent clause S
S Aux
S NP
NP Aux VP
V VP
V AP What I meant was I would like to be left alone
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3. I had forgotten how quiet you were. a I had forgotten. Independent clause
b How quiet you were. Dependent clause S
S S
NP Aux VP
NP I had forgotten how quite you were
4. I’ll expect you to be understanding about what I have to tell you. a I’ll expect you to be understanding about. Independent clause
b What I have to tell you. Dependent clause S
S S
NP Aux VP
NP V NP
VP V
NP N
Adv I will expect you to be understanding about what I have to tell you
5. You come out with me while Blanche is getting dressed. a You come out with me. Independent clause
b While Blanche is getting dressed. Dependent clause
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S S
S NP
VP NP
V PP
Prep PP
Prep NP
You come out with
me while Blanche is getting dressed
6. I don’t like to wear a wash-coat even in summer because I sweat through it. a I don’t like to wear a wash-coat even in summer. Independent clause
b Because I sweat through it. Dependent clause S
S S
NP Aux VP
NP V VP
V NP
Det N Adv
pp Prep NP
I do not like to wear a wash-coat even in summer because I sweat through it
7. Stanley’s the only one of his crowd that is likely to get anywhere. a Stanley’s the only one of his crowd. Independent clause
b That is likely to get anywhere. Dependent clause
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S S
S NP
VP NP
V NP
Det Adj Pron PP
Prep NP
Det N
Stanley is the
only one of his crowd that is likely to get anywhere
8. I wasn’t so good the last two years or so, after Belle Reve had started to slip through my fingers.
a I wasn’t so good the last two years or so. Independent clause b After Belle Reve had started to slip through my fingers. Dependent
clause S
S NP
Aux AdvP
Adv NP
NP Adv
Det AdvP
I was not so good the last two years or so
S NP
After Belle Reve had started to slip through my fingers
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9. I like an artist who paints in strong, bold colors, primary colors. a I like an artist. Independent clause
b Who paints in strong, bold colors, primary colors. Dependent clause S
S S
NP VP
V NP
Det N
I like an artist who pains in strong, bold colors, primary colors.
10. He had those on when you met him. a He had those on.
b When you met him. S
NP VP
V NP
NP Det
Prep S
When you met him
He had those
on
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4.2.4. Compound – Complex Sentence