containing about the teaching material which is appropriate to the students of X Grade of Senior High School. The researcher is interested to analyze
the textbook, for example the text of The Developing English Competencies Book for Senior High School because the researcher found
many Noun Phrase in the Sentence of the text book. So, it is interesting to be analyzed.
From the statement above, the writer can conclude that Noun Phrase is the Phrase that occur about two or more of word that Noun as a Head.
Based on the statements above, the writer formulates the research problem as follows: What are the constituent of Noun Phrase in the text of
Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School.
Based on the problem statement mentioned above, the writer has the objectives as follows: to identify the constituent of the Noun Phrase in the
text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School.
B. RESEARCH METHOD
This research method of this study is elaborated into five points,
namely: type of research. The writer uses descriptive qualitative research. She takes qualitative research because the writer intends to identify the
constituent of the noun phrase in the text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School., the object of
research is the Noun Phrase in the text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School., data and data
source, the data in this study are sentences with contain Noun Phrase in the text and in the grammar book. The data sourceis sentences used in the text
of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School. written by Doddy 2008., method of collecting data, the writer
uses documentation as the method of collecting the data in this research. The steps are as follows, first reading the Developing English
Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School. second identifying the Noun Phrase the data that will be analyzed in the Developing English
Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School, and third Collecting the text and fourth codding the data which contain Noun Phrase
in the text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School. The writer uses specific code and the data : NP stand
for the Noun Phrase, N stand for the Noun, Det stand for the Determiner, Q stand for the Quantifier, Adj stand for the Adjective, PP stand for the
Prepositional Phrase, etc. whereas number is show order the number of data, coding + number is order the page of the data. For example:
AD4DEC5 A
: The coding of the data D4
: the number of data DEC5
: The page of the data
C. Research Finding and Discussion
This part explains the research finding and discussion. The problem statements in this research will be answered, and it is started from the
constituent of the Noun Phrase In the text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School.
1. Research Finding
The problem statements in this research will be answered, and it is started from the constituent of the Noun Phrase In the text of
Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade of Senior High School.
1 The Constituent of the Noun Phrase
There are six constructions of the constituent of Noun Phrase in the text of Developing English Competencies Book for X
Grade of Senior High School, namely; Adj + NP A, Determiner + NP D, Adj + NP + PP APP, Determiner + NP
+ Adjunct DPa, Determiner + NP + Complement DPc, Possesive Pronoun + NP PN.
a. Adj + NP A
In this data analysis, the researcher codes the data by applying Alphabet “A”. It means an NP that has
Adjective. AD4DEC5
S
: Hi, Toni, nice to meet you again after long holiday.
NP : long holiday
PS Rules : NP Æ Adj + N
Phrases Markers NP
Adj N
Long holiday
“Long holiday” is a small NP because it has no a determiner and only consist of long and Holiday.
Adjective long and N Holiday as head.
b. Det + NP D
In this data analysis, the researcher codes the data by applying Alphabet “D”. It means a NP that has
Determiner as pre modifier. DD1DEC4
S
: You introduce yourself to a new neighbour and ask him her to come to your house.
