AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS MADE BY THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS AT SMAN 7 PADANG IN WRITING A PERSONAL LETTER
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research was to describe the types of grammatical errors in the context of omission, addition and misordering made by the second year students at SMAN 7 Padang in writing a personal letter.The population of this research was the second year students at SMAN 7 Padang. The total number of population members of this research was 274 students and the number of sample members was 64 students. It was chosen by using stratified cluster random sampling technique to get representative sample. The instrument used to collect the data was writing test. To know the reliability of the test, the researcher used inter-rater technique. The reliability index of the test was0.94.The researcher found that in general (51,55 %) made error in omission.The researcher also found in general 7,81% students made error in addition. Then, in misordering the researcher didn’t find the grammatical error made by second year students at SMAN 7 Padang. Referring to the results of this study, the researcher conclude most frequently errors made by the students were omission of be and omission of plurality, followedomission of article, and then followed by omission s/es as the third singular person and addition of verb form. Relating to those conclusions, the researcher suggests students have to practice more in writing personal letter so they can be aware of making kind of grammatical errors. Then, teacher should give more explanation and more exercise about grammar structure in order to make students have enough knwledge and able to use them correctly, and for the next researcher is suggested to study the factors causing students make errors in writing.
Key Words : Analysis, Grammatical Error, Writing, Personal Letter