AN ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN DIFFERENTIATING THE USE OF PRONOUNS AT MTsN DANGUNG-DANGUNG, LIMA PULUH KOTA REGENCY

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the first year students’ ability in differentiating the use of pronouns at MTsN Dangung-Dangung, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The design of this research was descriptive method. The population of this research was the first year students of MTsN Dangung-Dangung, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The number of population was 285 students; they were distributed into eight classes: class VII.1 until VII.8. The researcher used cluster random sampling technique to get the representative sample. The total number of sample was 40 students.

The data of this research were the students’ ability in differentiating the use of pronouns. The result of the data analysis showed that the first year students’ ability in differentiating the use of pronouns at MTsN Dangung-Dangung, Lima Puluh Kota Regency was moderate. It was proved fact that 30 students (75%) had moderate ability in differentiating personal pronoun (as subject and object) and 26 students (65%) had moderate ability in differentiating possessive adjective and possessive pronoun.

Key words: Analysis, Differentiate pronouns, Students’ ability.