A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF NOUN PHRASE IN THE TEXTS OF DEVELOPING ENGLISH COMPETENCIES BOOK A Syntactic Analysis Of Noun Phrase In The Texts Of Developing English Competencies Book For X Grade Of Senior High School.

A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF NOUN PHRASE
IN THE TEXTS OF DEVELOPING ENGLISH COMPETENCIES BOOK
FOR X GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the requirement
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

Proposed by
DIANA KUSUMA SARI
A320080287

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2012

TESTIMONY

The writer herewith assert that there is no proposed work before in this
research to get a bachelor degree in a certain university and as long as the writer

knows there is also no work or idea that has ever been written or published by
other people, except referred in this research paper mentioned in the bibliography.
If it is proven that there is a mistake in the writer’s statements above in the
future, she will be fully responsible for it.

Surakarta,

Oktober 2012

The researcher

DIANA KUSUMA SARI
A.320.080.287

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MOTTO

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DEDICATION
™ TO ALLAH
WHO HAD GIVEN EVERYTHING THE RESEARCHER NEEDS
™ TO MY PARENTS
WHO HAD GIVEN OVER LOVING AND ATTENTION
™ TO MY HUSBAND
WHO HAD GIVEN SUPPORT AND LOVING
™ TO MY YOUNG SISTER
FOR HER SUPPORT
™ TO MY FRIENDS
WHO HAD GIVEN ACCOMPANY THE RESERCHER

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb

Praise belongs to Allah who has sent down the Book to His worshiper
(Prophet Muhammad). It is because His blessing and guidance that makes the
Researcher finally completes her research paper, entitled “A Syntactic Analysis of
Noun Phrase in the Text of Developing English Competencies Book for X Grade
of Senior High School.”
The researcher has been indebted to many parts in writing this research
paper, so that she would like to express her deepest gratitude and appreciation.
Any help, motivation, supporting, suggestion, and information even critic is
highly required to complete the research paper so that be a qualified research
paper. In this occasion, the researcher gives her deepest gratitude and appreciation
to:
1. Drs. Sofyan Anif, M.Si, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty
of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S, the head of English Department for the agreement of
finishing this research paper and his helping to correct my research paper,
3. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Dra. Malikatul Laila, M. Hum as the first
consultant, whose sympathy, support, high spirit, and friendly behavior during
the writing process of research paper,
4. The researcher also thank to Nur Hidayat, S.Pd, as the second consultant, his
help and support during the writing of this research paper,

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5. All the lecturers in English Department in Muhammadiyah University of
Surakarta for their help, motivation and supporting for this research paper,
6. The researcher also acknowledges the love, patience, praying and other
assistance of spiritual and material of her LOVELY PARENTS,
7. To the love “HARTANTO” as the researcher’s husband. His support,
motivation, and over loving make the researcher spirit to the process writing
this research paper,
8. The researcher’s best friends: Yeni, Atmy, Asta, and Reza, the researcher can
never forget the time they spend together,
9. Her friends in SD N 01 Karangpandan, their support and motivation to the
researcher became spirit,
10. To all, thanks again for assistance and encouragement. The sum of all has, no
doubt, contributed to the developing progress of this research paper,

The researcher considers that this research paper is far from being perfect.
Therefore, suggestions and criticisms are welcome and accepted. She wishes that
this research paper would be valuable for the readers.
Wassalamu’alaikum wr. wb.

Surakarta,

oktober 2012

The researcher

Diana Kusuma Sari

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ABSTRACT

DIANA KUSUMA SARI. A320. 080. 287. A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF
NOUN PHRASE IN THE TEXT OF DEVELOPING ENGLISH
COMPETENCIES BOOK FOR X GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
RESEARCH PAPER. SURAKARTA: SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING
AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA.
2012.
This research deals with Noun Phrase in the genre text of Developing
English Competencies book by Achmad Doddy. The aims of this research are to

identify the constituent of the Noun Phrase and to describe the structural
ambiguities of the Noun Phrase in the genre text.
The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. The data source of this
research is the genre text book by Achmad Doddy, Developing English
Competencies Book. The researcher takes 145 data of noun phrase in sentences of
Developing English Competencies Book. The method of collecting data is
documentation and the steps are reading, indentifying, collecting and coding the
data. The method of analyzing data is comparative method. The analysis of the
data is by reffering to the context of syntax by using tree diagram in the theory of
phrase structure rules then presenting phrase structure rules and phrase markers.
This study shows the constituents of noun phrase in sentences used in
genre text book. The constituents of noun phrase are (1) A, (2) D, (3) APP, (4)
DPa, (5) DPc, and (6) PN.
Keywords: Syntax, Noun Phrase, Prepositional Phrase, Complement,
Adjunct. 

ABBREVIATION

1.


N

: Noun

2.

S

: Sentence

3.

NP

: Noun Phrase

4.

PP


: Prepositional Phrase

5.

AP

: Adverb Phrase

6.

Det

: Determiner

7.

Adj

: Adjective


8.

Adv

: Adverb

9.

Poss

: Possessive

10. Inf V

: Infinitive Verb

11. PS Rules

: Phrase Structure Rules


12. PS Markers

: Phrase Structure Markers

13. A/D26/DEC20

: NP that has Adjective before Noun, the number of
data is 26, the page of 20.

14. D/ D1/DEC3

: NP that has Determiner, the number of data is 1, the
page of 3.

15. APP/D6/DEC5

: NP that has adjective as pre modifier and PP as post
modifier, the number of data is 6, the page of 5.

16. DPa/D2/DEC4

: NP that has determiner as pre modifier and PP (adjunct) as
post modifier, the number of data is 2, the page of 4.

17. DPc/D10/DEC6 : NP that has determiner as pre modifier and PP


(complement) as post modifier, the number of data is 10,
the page of 6.
18. PN/D13/DEC7

: NP that has possessive/ pronoun as pre modifier, the page
of 7

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TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER...............................................................................................

i

APPROVAL………………………………………………………...

ii

ACCEPTANCE……………………………………………………..

iii

TESTIMONY……………………………………………………….

iv

MOTTO……………………………………………………………..

v

DEDICATION……………………………………………………..

vi

ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………………

vii

ABSTRACT…………………………………………………….......

ix

ABBREVIATION…………………………………………………

x

TABLE OF CONTENT……………………………………………

xii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION……………………………......

1

A. Background of the Study……………………….

1

B. Previous Study………………………………….

6

C. Limitation of the Study…………………………

8

D. Problem Statement………………………………

8

E. Objective of the Study………………………….

9

F. Benefit of the Study……………………………

9

1. Theoretical Benefit………………………….

9

2. Practical Benefit…………………………….

9

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G. Research Paper Organization……………………

10

CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY……………………….

12

A. Syntax...………………………………………...

12

1. Notion of Syntax……………………………

12

2. Structure of Syntax………………………….

13

a. Construction……………………………..

14

b. Sentences………………………………..

14

c. Constituent………………………………

15

d. Transformational Syntax………………..

15

B. Phrase Category…………………………………

16

1. Noun Phrase…………………………………

17

a. Notion of Noun Phrase………………….

17

b. Modifier of Noun Phrase………………..

19

c. Structure of Noun Phrase………………..

21

2. Verb Phrase………………………………… .

24

3. Adjective Phrase…………………………….

25

4. Adverb Phrase……………………………… .

25

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD………………………..

27

A. Type of the Research……………………………

27

B. Object of the Research…………………………. .

27

C. Data and Data source……………………………

28

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D. Method of Collecting Data……………………....

28

E. Method of Analyzing Data……………………...

29

CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION……….

30

A. Data Analysis……………………………………

30

B. Discussion of the Research Finding……………. .

62

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTION………..

63

A. Conclusion………………………………………

63

B. Suggestion………………………………………

64

BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………

65

VIRTUAL REFERENCES……………………………………….

66

APPENDIX………………………………………………………..

67

Appendix 1: Data Sources………………………………….

68

Appendix 2: References…………………………………….

69

 

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