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A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF VERB PHRASE
USED IN THE HORSE DEALER’S DAUGHTER STORY
BY D.H. LAWRENCE (USING X-BAR THEORY)
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
SITI NUR FAIDAH A320090215
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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TESTIMONIAL STATEMENT
Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there are no plagiarisms of the previous literary work which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or published by other, except those which the writing was referred in the manuscript and mentioned in bibliography.
Hence, later if it is proven that there are some untrue statements in this testimony, hence I will hold fully responsible.
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MOTTO
Actually there is ease after difficulty
(Q.S Al-Insyiroh: 6)
If Allah helps you, so, there is no one who defeats you, if Allah
abandons you, so, who will help you except Allah? Only to God
you will trust
(Q.S Ali Imron: 160)
You will able to reach your wish, if you always keep trying
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DEDICATION
With all the writer’s hearth and soul,
this research paper is dedicated to :
My beloved parents,
Bpk. H. Abdul Wahid & Ibu Hj. Mu’alifah
My beloved husband,
Nasiruddin Al Amin
My sisters’ family
Ida’s family & Isna’s family
My beloved brother
M. Ulin Nuha
My beloved “baby” to be…, and
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ACKNOWLEDDGEMENT
Assalamua’alaikum wr. wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise and gratitude only to Allah SWT, the Glorious, the Lord and the Almighty, the Merciful and The Compassionate who has given bless and energy in order to finish this research paper. However, the writer realizes that it is impossible for her to finish this research paper by himself. Therefore, in this opportunity the writer would like to salute and express her great honor to the following persons:
1. Drs. Sofyan Anif, M.Si. the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S., M.Hum. the Chief of English Education Department, 3. Dra. Malikatul Laila, M.Hum. the first consultant who has guided and
advised the writer in very smooth way throughout the arrangement of this research paper. She is grateful for the broad knowledge that she has got from the writer,
4. Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M.Hum. the second consultant who gives the writer guidance, correction and suggestion wisely,
5. Drs. Agus Wijayanto, MA. the academic adviser during the study,
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7. The writer’s beloved parents who have given the writer special love, motivation, spirit, and attention, “Thanks Mom and Dad for everything, 8. Someone special “Ilud” who has given the writer special attention,
motivation, and patience in waiting the writer’s study, “Thanks for the love, 9. The writer’s beloved nephew and niece, Dek Nala, Dek Opal, and Dek
Amira. Thanks for the laugh, cuteness, and crying which are always amusing,
10. All boarding house’s friends “Kost Amanah”: Atin, Ira, Eka, Maya, Farah, Wini, Tias, Vita, and all friends who cannot be mentioned one by one, thank for caring and coloring the writer’s life during in the boarding house,
11. All of friends in English Department ’09: Riris, Lisna, Mutiyah, Ririn Ulfa, Mita, Reni, Diana, Memet, Ratna, Mutik, Atin, Niar, and all of people who can not be mentioned, thanks for the love and helps during the study,
For all the writer can present nothing but the deepest thank and the writer hopes Allah SWT will bless all of you. The writer is really aware this research paper is far from being perfect. Therefore, the writer hopes it can evoke some criticism for improvement.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
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LIST OF ABREVIATIONS
V” : V Double Bar (Full Verb Phrase) V’ : V Bar (Small Verb Phrase) VP : Verb Phrase
NP : Noun Phrase
PP : Prepositional Phrase ADV : Adverb
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TABLE OF CONTENT
COVER ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
ACCEPTANCE ... iii
TESTIMONIAL STATEMENT ... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOLEDGEMENT ... vii
LIST OF ABREVIATEION ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
ABSTRACT ... xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. Previous Study ... 5
C. Limitation of the Study ... 6
D. Problem Statement ... 6
E. Objective of the Study ... 7
F. Benefit of the Study ... 7
G. Research Paper Organization ... 8
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Notion of Syntax ... 10
B. Type of Phrases ... 11
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D. Phrase maker and Phrase Structure Rule ... 17
E. X-bar ... 20
F. V-bar... 21
G. Testing Status Complement or Adjunct... 25
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD A. Type of Research ... 27
B. Object of Research ... 27
C. Data and Data Source ... 27
D. Technicque of Collecting Data ... 28
E. Technicque of Analyzing Data ... 28
CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS DATA AND DISCUSSION A. Data Analysis ... 29
B. Discussion of Research Finding ... 71
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 76
B. Suggestion ... 77 BIBLIOGRAPHY
