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A Study On Grammatical Errors In Writing Descriptive Text Made By The First Year Students Of Smp Islam As-Shofa Pekanbaru
Abstract: This research is aimed to find out the types of grammatical errors in
writing descriptive text made by the first year students of SMP Islam As-Shofa
Pekanbaru. This is a quantitative descriptive research. The population of this
research were the first year students of SMP Islam As-Shofa Pekanbaru. The
sample of this research was 25 students of 7.5 class who have been selected using
cluster-sampling technique. The data were collected by using writing test 1 and
writing test 2. The data were analyzed by applying the rules of Corder (1974)
through three raters. The findings of this research revealed that the students made
190 errors from the total frequency of writing test 1 and writing test 2. Those
grammatical errors were classified into four types which belong to Surface
Strategy Taxonomy, they are omission (25%), addition (13%), misformation
(48%), and misordering (11%). Those grammatical errors are caused by the
presence of intralingual transfer and interlingual transfer. Based on the findings,
there were some recommendations given to the students to minimize the
grammatical errors that will occur such as improve their skills in writing English
with do more practice to write a text and understand to the grammar used.
Keywords: Error, Writing, Descriptive Text
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