AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO USE GERUND AND INFINITIVE IN WRITING SENTENCES AT SMAN 1 KECAMATAN TAMBUSAI ROKAN HULU RIAU

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Abstract

This research was purposed to describe the second year students’ ability to use gerund and infinitive in writing sentences at SMA N 1 Tambusai Kecamatan Tambusai Rokan Hulu Riau. The writer found that the students usually had some problems when they were instructed to write sentence using verbs followed by gerund and infinitive or gerund and infinitive as direct object and the pattern of gerund and infinitive in sentence. The design of this research was descriptive in nature. The population of this research was the second year students at SMA N 1 Kecamatan Tambusai Rokan Hulu Riau . The total population members was 148 students. The writer used stratified cluster random sampling technique to take sample. The result of data analysis showed 8 students  had high ability, 39 students had moderate ability, and 10 students had low ability to use gerund and infinitive in writing sentences. The findings showed 8 students had high ability, 39 students had moderate ability, and 10 students had low ability to use gerund as direct object in writing sentences. The findings showed 7 students had high ability, 41 students had moderate ability, and 9 students had low ability to use to- infinitive as direct object in writing sentences. The findings also showed 5 students had high ability, 42 students had moderate ability, and 10 students had low ability to use bare infinitive as direct object in writing sentences.

Key words: Ability, Gerund, Infinitive, Writing, Sentence.