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AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF USING PAST TENSES IN NARRATIVE TEXT MADE BY THE TWELFTH GRADERS OF SMA NEGERI 1 TANJUNG MORAWA

A THESIS

BY:

INDAH LESTARI SEMBIRING REG. ID. NO: 070705012

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT……….. i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………. ii

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION……… iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS……….. iv

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION………. 1

1.1Background of the Analysis……….. 1

1.2Problem of the Analysis……… 3

1.3Scope of the Analysis……… 3

1.4Objectives of the Analysis………. 3

1.5Significance of the Analysis……….. 4

CHAPTER II REVIEW LITERATURE………. 5

2.1 Theoretical Concepts……… 5

2.2 Description of Error Analysis………... 5

2.2.1 Types of Error………. 7

2.2.2 The Causes of Error……….... 8

2.3 English Tenses……….. 9

2.3.1 Simple Past Tense……… 10

2.3.2 Past Continuous Tense……… 13.

2.3.3 Past Perfect Tense……… 17

2.4 Explanation of Narrative Text……….. 21

CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH………. 22

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3.2 Population and Sample……….. 22

3.3 Data Collecting Method………. 24

3.4 Data Analysis Method……… 24

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS……… 26

4.1 Description of Data……… 26

4.2 Data Analysis………. 28

4.2.1 Describing The Errors……… 28

4.2.2 Types of Error……… 29

4.2.3 The Causes of Error ……….. 47

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION……….. 50

5.1 Conclusions………... 50

5.2 Suggestions………. 51 REFERENCES

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ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Analysis

Every countries has their own language to communicate. By using language, they can communicate between one another. It means that language is a mean of communication. Bennet (1968: 4) says that language is the most distinctive of human activities. It is difficult to disentangel the components because they spill over into human personality itself. As a starting-point, language may be thought of in broad terms as having many of the characteristics of a code. As such as it depends on the tacit agreement between speaker (or writer) and listener (or reader) that a set of signs, more or less systematised, shall have certain references.

Knapp and Watkins (2005: 29) say that language is always produced, exchanged or received as text; that is, language as a sytem of communication is organised as cohesive units we call texts.

Richards (1985:95) says that errors can be classified to vocabulary (lexical error), pronunciation (phonological error), grammar (syntatic error), misunderstanting of a speaker’s intention or meaning (interpretive error), production of the wrong communicative effect e.g. through the faulty use of speech act or one of the rules of speaking (pragmatic error).

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Errors may occur in all components of language such as grammar. Knapp and Watkins (2005:33) say that grammar therefore needs to deal with language from three perspectives: the generic, the textual, and syntactical.

The students sometimes do not realize that they make mistake because of the ignorance of the grammar. The students sometimes face many difficulties in using tenses. The researcher realized that the mistakes or errors that students made in using tenses especially in past tenses need to be analyzed carefully.

Azar (1989: 24) describes that the simple past tense indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past.

Azar (1989: 24) describes that past continuous tense is both actions occurred at the same time, but one action began earlier and was in progress when the other action occurred. Sometimes the past continuous is used in both parts of a sentence when two actions are in progress simultaneously.

Azar (1989: 39) says that past perfect tense expresses an activity that was completed before another activity or time in the past.

Tenses are needed in english texts. Sometimes students still confuse how to use tense in a sentence. As in narrative text, tenses are very important to describe time in the text. Because a narration tells a story or describes a sequence of events. Smalley and Ruetten (1986:24) say that narration usually refers to telling of a story, the term is used to described the relating of an experience. That experience may be in the past (past narration), or it may be a typical experience (what people usually do), or it may be going on now (present narration).

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1.2 Formulation of Problems Analysis

The problems of the study which the writer would like to analyze as follows:

1. What kinds of errors are made by the twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa in using past tenses in the narrative text?

2. What are the causes of the errors made by the twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa in using past tenses in the narrative text?

1.3 Scope of Analysis

In a research, it is very important to limit the scope of analysis to get the relevant data. It will be better by limiting the analysis into the errors of using tenses. Tenses are one of the important parts of grammar in English. In this thesis the writer would like to analyze the errors in using past tenses, especially in simple past tense, past contiuous tense, and past perfect tense in narrative text made by twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa.

1.4 Objectives of Analysis

The objectives of the study are:

• To find out the kinds of errors are made by the twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa in using past tenses in the narrative text.

• To find the percentage of the errors are made by the twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa in using past tenses in the narrative text.

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1.5 Significances of the Study

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 Theoretical Concepts

In learning a second language the students as the learner produce many errors misformation of foreign language. The word error is commonly used when the students give the wrong answer or respon. Error may occur in all components of language such as grammar. The learners sometimes do not realize that they make mistake because of ignorance of the grammar.

2.2 Description of Error Analysis

We often hear that people make a lot of mistakes in their past time and eventually be successful in the future. It may be occured in learning a language or a target language. The definition of error can be seen through the classification of errors. The classification is very important to explain the errors in error analysis.

Richards (1985: 96) says that errors result from incomplete learning and knowledge of learners about target language system.

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Learning sometimes needs a process in which the success will come by profiting from their errors. From those opinions above, it can be concluded that error is a deviation that is made by the learners because they do not understand the rules of the second language and can not be corrected by themselves while they are learning.

While the diminishing of errors is an important criterion for increasing language proficiency, the ultimate goals of second language learning is the attainment of communicative fluency in a language. Error analysis is used to analyze and classify the learners’ error from which the leaners learning problem can be inferred.

Brown (2000: 218) says that the errors can be observed, analyzed, and classified to reveal something of the system operating within the learner, led to a surge of study of learners’ errors, called error analysis.

Corder (1981: 23) says that error analysis is the study analysis of the errors made by the second of foreign language learners to the predict the errors or the difficulties in learning foreign language. Error analysis may be carried out in order to:

1) Find out how well someone learns a language. 2) Find out how well someone knows language, and

3) Obtain information on common difficulties in language learning.

Thus, error analysis is the study and the analysis of the errors made by language learners which function as to give the information on how they learn a language, how well they know the language and what difficulties faced by them in achieving the objective.

2.2.1 Types of Error

According to Dulay, Burt, and Krashen in James’ book (1998: 106) errors can be classified into four types, they are :

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It is a sentence where an element is ommited, actually it should be presented. Exemple : I not go to school by bus everyday

It should be : I do not go to school by bus everyday 2. Errors of addition

It is a phenomenon in which a certain aspect of language rules is added into a correct order (correct sentence), in order words some elements are presented which should not be presented.

Example : We do study English three times in a week It should be : We study English three times in a week 3. Misformation

Misformation is the error of using one grammatical form in the place of another grammatical form.

Example : I doesn’t know him It should be : I don’t know him 4. Misordering

It is a sentence which its order is incorrect. The sentence can be right in presented elements, but wrongly sequenced.

Example : She not does come early to school It should be : She doesn’t come early to school

2.2.2 The Cause of Error

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(2) Intralingual errors, that is cause of errors resulting from complicated system of the target language it self.

Richards (1985: 47) says that the intralingual errors are devided into 4 terms, they are: 1. Over-generalization

Over-generalization happens when a learner uses a certain structure that is over-generalized in the target language. It is caused the learners’ basic experience of certain structure. Generally, overgeneralization is the creation of one deviant structure in place of two regular structure, for example: “She can sings”. In this case, there is an over form of a structure verb “sing” becomes “sings”. It should be “She can sing”. Because “she” usually use verb + s. For example: She sings.

2. Ignore of rule restriction

Ignore of rule restriction is failure to observe the restriction of existing structures. That is the application of rules to context where they do not apply.

Example : the baby crying was It should be : the baby was crying 3. Incomplete application of rules

Incomplete application of rules means errors are due to the occurence of structures whose deviancy represents the degree of development of rules required to produce acceptable utterence. The learners fail to produce a correct sentence according to the standards rules. Example : You student

It should be : You are student 4. False Concepts Hypothesized

False concepts hypothesized means basically errors are the result from faulty comprehension of distinction in the target language.

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It should be : she did not go to school yesterday 2.3English Tenses

In this thesis, the writer will talk about the understanding of the tenses that the English language has. Edward (2001: 520) says that tense is a form of a verb that shows the time of an action or condition. If someone wants to talk about tense, he or she may not escape from grammar because tense is part of structure. Grammar may be roughly defined as the way a language manipulates and combines words in order to form longer units of meaning.

As it has been mentioned above that tense is time. English language has sixteen different tenses. These sixteen tenses are different to one another. The differences happenned in the forms of the used verbs and the time of verbs action take places. In other words, we may say that an English verb will be very important to its usages.

2.3.1 Simple Past Tense

Thompson (1986: 162) says that simple past tense is used for an action whose time is not given but which occupied a period of time now interminated, or occurred at a moment in a period of time now interminated.

Azar (1989: 24) describes that the simple past tense indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past.

FORM

S+ [VERB+ed] o Examples:

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Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I saw a movie yesterday. • I didn't see a play yesterday. • Last year, I traveled to Japan. • Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. • Did you have dinner last night? • She washed her car.

• He didn't wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.

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The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

• I lived in Brazil for two years.

• Shauna studied Japanese for five years. • They sat at the beach all day.

• They did not stay at the party the entire time. • We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

• I studied French when I was a child. • He played the violin.

• He didn't play the piano.

Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? • She worked at the movie theater after school.

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The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expressio

Examples:

• In She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. • He didn't like tomatoes before.

Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?

• People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.

2.3.2 Past Continuous Tense

Thompson (1986: 163) says that past continuous tense is chiefly used for past actions which

continued for some time but whose exact limits are not known and are not important.

Azar (1989: 24) describes that past continuous tense is both actions occurred at the same time, but one action began earlier and was in progress when the other action occurred. Sometimes the past continuous is used in both parts of a sentence when two actions are in progress simultaneously.

We usually use the past continuous to talk about activities that lasted for some time in the past. The actions can be interruped by something or can be happening at the same time. USE 1: Duration in the past

We use the Past Continuous to talk about actions or situations that lasted for some time in the past, and whose duration time is unknown or unimportant.

Examples:

• I was watching TV yesterday in the evening. • She was sleeping on the couch.

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USE 2: Interrupted actions in progress

The Past Continuous is often used when one action in progress is interruped by another action in the past. We usually use when or while to link these two sentences.

Sentence in Past Continuous +

WHEN

+

Sentence in

e.g. I was singing e.g. my wife came home

WHEN/WHILE +

Sentence in Past Continuous +

Sentence in e.g. I was singing e.g. my wife came home

Examples:

• I was talking with James when the telephone rang. • While Angelica was playing tennis, the plane crashed . • When Bob was painting windows, it started raining. USE 3: Actions in progress at the same time

We also use this tense to talk about two or more activities happening at the same. Sentence in Past Continuous

+

WHEN/WHILE +

Sentence in Past Continuous e.g. I was singing e.g. She was cooking

WHEN/WHILE +

Sentence in Past Continuous +

Sentence in Past Continuous e.g. I was singing e.g. She was cooking

Examples:

• I was watching TV and Barbara was reading a book.

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• When Bob was painting windows, Mary was working in the kitchen. USE 4: Timid / polite questions

If we want to ask a polite question, we can use the Past Continuous. Examples:

• I was wondering if you could open the window. • I was thinking you might help me with this problem.

Even though the sentences have a past continuous form, they refer to the present moment. Their meaning is similar to the "could you" sentences, but they are more polite.

USE 5: Irritation

Remember that you can also express irritation over somebody or something in the past. Examples:

She was always coming late for dinner! Form

To form a sentence in the Past Continuous, you need:

1. The proper conjugation of the auxiliary verb "to be" in the past form 2. The Present Participle of your verb (verb + ing)

1. Auxiliary verb "to be"

The past form of the auxiliary verb "to be" is: 1. For the first and third person singular: "was" 2. For all others: "were"

Examples:

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2. The Present Participle

The present participle is of a verb is a verb form that appears with th The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the verb.

talk + ing = talking be + ing = being There ar Positive Sentences

Subject

+

Auxiliary verb

+

Verb + ing

e.g. I/a dog etc. was / were e.g. swimming/talking etc.

Examples:

• At 3 p.m., I was having lunch.

• They were talking about her when she walked into the room.

• While Kenneth was cleaning the living room, Sam was washing the dishes. • We were all thinking about our holidays.

Questions

Examples:

• Was she going to the theater when it started raining?

• What were the defenders doing when Kenneth struck the ball? • Were you painting your house yesterday at 5 p.m.?

• Was Mary shopping when the mall was burning? Auxiliary verb

+

Subject

+

Verb + ing

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Negative Sentences

Examples:

• He asked me why I wasn’t having dinner at the hotel. • We weren’t playing football when the earthquake began.

2.2.3 Past Perfect Tense

Thompson (1986: 175) says that past perfect tense can be used similarly for an action which began before the time of speaking in the past, and was still continuing at that time, stopped at that time or just before it. But note that the past perfect can also be used for an action which stopped sometime before the time of speaking.

Azar (1989: 39) describes that past perfect tense expresses an activity that was completed before another activity or time in the past.

This tense is also used in reported speech, third conditional sentences, or to show dissatisfaction with the past.

Use

1. Completed action before another action in the past

2.

3.

4. Dissatisfaction with the past

USE 1: A completed action before another action in the past

The first use of this tense is to emphasize that one action in the past happened before another action in the past.

Subject

+

Auxiliary verb +

Verb + ing

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Examples:

• I had finished my homework before I went playing football. • John had never been to London before we went there last year. USE 2: Third conditional

Use the Past Perfect with third conditional sentences. Examples:

• If we had gone by taxi, we wouldn't have been late.

• If Mary had studied harder, she would have passed the exam. USE 3: Reported speech

Use the Past Perfect with sentences in reported speech. Examples:

• Mary said she had already seen this film. • He asked if I had read Harry Potter. USE 4: Dissatisfaction with the Past

We often use the Past Perfect to show our dissatisfaction with the past. Such sentences typically start with "I wish ..." or "If only ...".

Examples:

• I wish I had taken more food. I'm hungry now. • If only I had taken more food. I'm hungry now.

The Past Perfect is also used with expressions such as: "as if/though": • John looked as if he had done something terrible.

• She looked as though she hadn't slept all night. Form

To form a sentence in the Past Perfect, what you need is:

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2. The Past Participle of your verb. 1. Auxiliary verb "to have"

The past form of the auxiliary verb "to have" is "had":

• Mary had finished her homework before Mike came home. 2. The Past Participle

participle can be either

The regular verbs are formed by adding -ed to the verb: Verb

explain play talk walk use

Past Participle explained played talked walked used

The formation of the irregular verbs doesn’t follow one rule. Therefore they should be memorized.

Verb Past Participle

eat eaten

go gone

see seen

sell sold

wear worn

Positive Sentences

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e.g. I/a dog etc. Had e.g. eaten/given/gone etc.

Examples:

• Before I went to the park, I had finished my work.

• If he had made the right choice, he wouldn't be unhappy now. • Mary said she had already seen this movie before.

• I wish I had had enough courage to kiss her! Questions

Auxiliary verb +

Subject

+

Past participle

Had e.g. I/a dog etc. e.g. eaten/given/gone etc.

Example:

Had she eaten the dinner before she went to the cinema?

Negative Sentences Subject

+

Auxiliary verb +

Verb + ing

e.g. I/a dog etc. had not e.g. eaten/given/gone etc.

Examples:

• I had not seen this movie , before we went to the cinema yesterday to see it. • If he hadn't made the mistake, he would be happy now.

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2.3 Explanation of Narrative Text

Knapp and Watkins (2005: 29) say that a text is any completed act of communication such as a greeting between friends in the street, a television advertisement, a novel, or a film and so on. As far as speech and writing are concerned, a text stands alone as an act of communication.

Reading a narrative text help we to read dealing with problematic events which lead to a cricis or turning point, which in turn find a resolution. Smalley and Ruetten (1986:24) say that narration usually refers to telling of a story, the term is used to described the relating of an experience. That experience may be in the past (past narration), or it may be a typical experience (what people usually do), or it may be going on now (present narration).

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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Method

The are three kinds of research based on the location of the research i.e. library, laboratory, and field research (Bungin, 2005: 40 - 41). In this thesis, the writer took field research to collect the data and the writer also applied library research to obtain information to support the analysis. The method of the study that used is quantitative method. It meant that quantitative research applies numbers from collecting the data, describing the data, until the result of research. The result of the test was described as they were in term of exiting condition without any interference of the researcher.

This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa which is located on Jl. Batang Kuis, psr VIII Tanjung Morawa. The subject of the research was the twelfth graders of SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa. They consist of seven classes that devided two programs. They are IPS and IPA program. The reason to choose SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Morawa as location of the research is in terms of accessible time and fund and the same research had never been conducted in there.

3.2 Population and Sample

The population of this research was the twelfth graders. They consist of seven classes that devided two programs. They are IPS and IPA program. IPA program which consist of four classes (III1, III2, III3, III4) and IPS program consist of three classes (III1, III2, III3). The

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students intelligence (low or high) and to final the average of the students’ ability. In sampling process, the student’s names from each class was written in peaces of paper and rolled each peace of paper that put in a box, after that the box was shaken and then the roll each piece of paper was taken as much as the researcher need as sample namely 30% from population in each class.

Table 1

The number of Population and Sample

No Class Population Sample 30%

1 XII. IA-1 30 9

2 XII. IA-2 35 11

3 XII. IA-3 35 11

4 XII. IA-4 37 11

5 XII. IS-1 40 12

6 XII. IS-2 41 12

7 XII. IS-3 41 12

Total 259 78

Based on the information from their English teacher, I know that they have learned about Past Tenses from the first semester at eleventh grade until first semester at twelve grade. So I presume that they already have good basic about the structure of past tenses. 3.3Data Collecting Method

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score was 15. The items of the test were taken from book. The aim of this test was to analyze the student’s errors in using past tenses in the narrative text.

3.4 Data Analysis Method

The data was analyzed to identify the cause of the problems . In analyzing the students’ errors, the research used some procedures, they were:

1. scoring the students’ answers

The researcher obtained the scoring by applying the following formula by Arikunto (2005 : 176)

S = R Where : S : Score

R : Right answer

2. identifying the students’ errors. 3. classifying the errors.

4. finding causes of the errors.

The researcher obtained the percentage errors by applying following formula by Bungin (2005 : 172)

% 100 × =

N Fx n

Where :

n : The percentage of errors

Fx : Number of errors for each types

N : Number of all errors

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CHAPTER IV

ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

4.1 Description of Data

After answering the test, the students’ answers were tabulated. The following table shows the score of students’ achievement in aswering the test and then calculated to know the everage scores.

Table 1

The Students’ Scores

No The Students’ Initial

Name Correct Incorrect

1 AAS 11 4

2 AAS 10 5

3 ACD 12 3

4 AP 7 8

5 AS 12 3

6 BPA 11 4

7 BRK 9 6

8 BS 14 1

9 CH 12 3

10 D 12 3

11 DA 10 5

12 DA 14 1

13 DA 12 3

14 DIR 12 3

15 DM 9 6

16 DNS 14 1

17 DNIPL 12 3

18 DPS 10 5

19 DW 9 6

20 E 8 7

21 EF 6 9

22 EP 12 3

23 ESB 6 9

24 FHH 10 5

25 FH 12 3

26 FIS 13 2

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28 FR 12 3

29 GM 11 4

30 HS 8 7

31 IK 5 10

32 IN 10 5

33 J 10 5

34 JI 12 3

35 JPU 11 4

36 KA 10 5

37 LL 7 8

38 MA 13 2

39 MF 7 8

40 MFR 7 8

41 MHS 5 10

42 MIL 14 1

43 MN 8 7

44 MS 12 3

45 MT 6 9

46 MTH 9 6

47 MYS 9 6

48 NH 13 2

49 NMS 12 3

50 NP 12 3

51 NR 11 4

52 NS 8 7

53 NS 12 3

54 P 11 4

55 PTD 10 5

56 RAH 14 1

57 RH 9 6

58 RL 7 8

59 RP 14 1

60 RY 9 6

61 SDT 14 1

62 SGSB 9 6

63 SH 5 10

64 SHN 12 3

65 SK 10 5

66 SP 11 4

67 SS 11 4

68 SW 10 5

69 TAK 5 10

70 TDSS 10 5

71 TM 9 6

72 TP 15 0

73 TR 12 3

74 WA 12 3

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76 WNS 12 3

77 WP 12 3

78 YAW 6 9

Total Score 807 363

Average 10.35 4.65

Based on the table above, the total score from the correct answers were 807 and incorrect answers were 363. Then, the average score from the correct answers were 10.35 and incorrect answers were 4.65. Average shows that about ten questions are answerable for the students whereas the remain five are non answerable.

4.2 Data Analysis

4.2.1 Describing the Errors

To find out the students’ errors, the items analysis procedures were used. In this analysis, the errors were based on the students’ response in aswering the test. If the students made incorrect respon then it was called that he or she made errors.

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The following table shows the items analysis of the students’ response. Table 2

The Item Analysis

Item number Correct Percentage Incorrect Percentage

1 61 78.21 17 21.80

2 31 39.74 47 60.26

3 43 55.13 35 44.87

4 40 51.28 38 48.79

5 58 74.36 20 25.64

6 65 83.33 13 16.67

7 37 47.44 41 52.56

8 51 65.39 27 34.62

9 48 61.54 30 38.46

10 67 85.90 11 14.10

11 49 62.82 29 37.18

12 69 88.46 9 11.54

13 66 84.62 12 15.39

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15 72 92.31 6 7.69

Total 807 68.97 363 31.03

Based on the table above, it shows that the total of students’ correct answer was 807 or 68.97% and incorrect 363 or 31.03%.

4.2.2 Types of Errors

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To know the types of errors made by the students, we can see it from the table below. Table 3

Types of Errors

1. I got out of bed and ………. into the bathroom with a spring in my step. a. went

b. do went c. gone

The right answer is: a. went

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AP gone 

2 BPA gone 

3 DM gone 

4 EP gone 

5 HS gone 

6 IK gone 

7 MF gone 

8 MFR gone 

9 MHS gone 

10 MN gone 

11 MT gone 

12 NS gone 

13 RH gone 

14 SGSB gone 

15 SHN gone 

16 TAK gone 

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Total 17

2. Father ………. his fishing gear the day before. a. had already prepare

b. already had prepared c. had already prepared

The right answer is: c. had already prepared

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering 1 AAS already had

prepared

2 AAS already had prepared

3 AP had already prepare

4 ACD already had prepared

5 AS already had prepared

6 BPA already had prepared

7 CH already had prepared

8 D already had prepared

9 DA already had prepared

10 DM already had prepared

11 DNIPL already had prepared

12 DPS already had prepared

13 E already had prepared

14 FH already had prepared

15 FHS already had prepared

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prepared 17 FR already had

prepared

18 HS already had prepared

19 J had already prepare

20 JI already had prepared

21 JPU already had prepared

22 KA already had prepared

23 LL already had prepared

24 MA already had prepared

25 MFR had already prepare

26 MS already had prepared

27 MT had already prepare

28 NH already had prepared

29 NMS already had prepared

30 NP already had prepared

31 NS already had prepared

32 RL already had prepared

33 RY already had prepared

34 SGSB already had prepared

35 SH had already prepare

36 SHN already had prepared

37 SP already had prepared

38 SS already had prepared

39 SW already had prepared

40 TAK had already prepare

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41 TDSS had already prepare

42 TM already had prepared

43 TR already had prepared

44 WA already had prepared

45 WIN already had prepared

46 WNS already had prepared

47 YAW had already prepare

Total 8 39

3. I, too, ……….. mine, but earlier.

a. has prepared

b. had prepared

c. had been prepared

The right answer is: b. had prepared

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering 1 AAS had been

prepared

2 AP had been

prepared

3 ACD had been prepared

4 DM had been

prepared

5 EF had been

prepared

6 EP had been

prepared

7 ESB had been prepared

8 FHH had been prepared

9 FR had been

prepared

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prepared 11 IK had been prepared

12 J had been

prepared

13 JI had been prepared

14 KA had been prepared

15 MF had been prepared

16 MFR had been prepared

17 MHS had been prepared

18 MN had been prepared

19 MT had been prepared

20 NMS had been prepared

21 NR had been prepared

22 NS has prepared 

23 NS had been prepared

24 P had been

prepared

25 PTD had been prepared

26 RH has prepared 

27 SDT had been prepared

28 SGSB had been prepared

29 SH has prepared 

30 SW had been prepared

31 TAK has prepared 

32 TDSS has prepared 

33 WNS had been prepared

34 WP had been prepared

35 YAW has prepared 

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4. We took out the fishing gear from the car and ……… to the coast. a. races

b. race c. raced

The right answer is: c. raced

No

Students’ initial

name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AAS race 

2 AP race 

3 ACD race 

4 DA race 

5 DM race 

6 E race 

7 EF race 

8 ESB race 

9 FHH race 

10 FR race 

11 HS race 

12 IK race 

13 IN race 

14 J race 

15 JI race 

16 KA race 

17 LL race 

18 MF race 

19 MFR race 

20 MHS races 

21 MT race 

22 MYS race 

23 NMS race 

24 NR race 

25 NS race 

26 NS race 

27 P race 

28 PTD race 

29 RL race 

30 SGSB race 

31 SH race 

32 SK race 

33 SP race 

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35 TAK race 

36 TDSS race 

37 WNS race 

38 YAW races 

Total 36 2

5. The waves ……….. calm and the sea was as peaceful as a world without wars. a. were

b. was c. did were

The right answer is: a. were

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AAS was 

2 AS was 

3 CH was 

4 D did were 

5 DA did were 

6 DM was 

7 EP did were 

8 HS was 

9 JPU was 

10 MHS did were 

11 MN was 

12 MS was 

13 MT did were 

14 MTH was 

15 RH was 

16 RY did were 

17 SGSB was 

18 SS Was 

19 TAK did were 

20 WP did were 

Total 8 12

6. Then, it ……….. time. a. waiting was

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The right answer is: b. was waiting No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 DM is waiting 

2 EF is waiting 

3 ESB is waiting 

4 HS is waiting 

5 IK is waiting 

6 MF is waiting 

7 MHS is waiting 

8 MN is waiting 

9 MTH is waiting 

10 RY is waiting 

11 SH is waiting 

12 SR is waiting 

13 TAK is waiting 

Total 13

7. Surprisingly, the fishing line ………. the water when I felt a bite. a. barely had touched

b. had barely touched c. had barely touch

The right answer is: b. had barely touched

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering 1 AAS barely had

touched

2 AAS barely had touched

3 AP had barely touch

4 AS barely had touched

5 CH barely had touched

6 D barely had touched

7 DA barely had touched

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touched 9 E barely had

touched

10 EF barely had touched

11 ESB barely had touched

12 FHH barely had touched

13 FH barely had touched

14 FIS barely had touched

15 FMG barely had touched

16 HS had barely touch

17 IK barely had touched

18 J barely had touched

19 LL barely had touched

20 MA barely had touched

21 MF had barely touch

22 MFR had barely touch

23 MHS had barely touch

24 MS barely had touched

25 MT had barely touch

26 NH barely had touched

27 NR barely had touched

28 NS had barely touch

29 P barely had touched

30 PTD barely had touched

31 RL barely had touched

32 RP barely had touched

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33 RY barely had touched

34 SH had barely touch

35 SS barely had touched

36 SW had barely touch

37 TAK had barely touch

38 TR barely had touched

39 WA barely had touched

40 WIN barely had touched

41 YAW had barely touch

Total 10 31

8. At the beginning, I ……….. it was my imagination. a. were thought

b. thought c. think

The right answer is: b. thought

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AP think 

2 BRK think 

3 DA think 

4 DPS think 

5 DW think 

6 E think 

7 EF think 

8 ESB think 

9 GM think 

10 IK think 

11 IN think 

12 LL think 

13 MF think 

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15 MHS think 

16 MT think 

17 MTH think 

18 MYS were thought 

19 NS think 

20 RH think 

21 RL think 

22 SH think 

23 SK think 

24 TAK think 

25 TM were thought 

26 WP think 

27 YAW were thought 

Total 3 24

9. but when I asked my father if he ……….. the cries for help, he told me that he did. a. had also heard

b. also had heard c. have also heard

The right answer is: a. had also heard

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AAS also had heard 

2 AAS also had heard 

3 BPA have also heard

4 BS have also heard

5 DA have also heard

6 DNIPL have also heard

7 DPS have also heard

8 E have also heard

9 EF have also heard

10 ESB have also heard

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11 FH also had heard  12 GM have also

heard

13 IK have also heard

14 IN have also heard

15 J also had heard 

16 JPU also had heard 

17 LL have also heard

18 MTH also had heard 

19 MYS also had heard 

20 NP have also heard

21 RAH also had heard 

22 RL have also heard

23 RY also had heard 

24 SGSB also had heard 

25 SK have also heard

26 SS also had heard 

27 TR also had heard 

28 WA also had heard 

29 WIN also had heard 

30 YAW also had heard 

Total 15 15

10. The woman ……….. . a. was crying

b. crying c. crying was

The right answer is: a. was crying

No Students’ initial name Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 DIR crying 

2 E crying was 

3 EF crying was 

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5 IK crying was 

6 LL crying was 

7 MTH crying 

8 MYS crying was 

9 RL crying was 

10 SP crying 

11 TM crying was 

Total 4 7

11. She ……… towards a tree. a. was pointing

b. is pointing c. pointing

The right answer is: a. was pointing

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AP is pointing 

2 BRK is pointing 

3 DA is pointing 

4 DIR is pointing 

5 DPS is pointing 

6 DW is pointing 

7 E is pointing 

8 EF pointing 

9 ESB is pointing 

10 FHH pointing 

11 GM is pointing 

12 IN is pointing 

13 KA is pointing 

14 LL is pointing 

15 MF is pointing 

16 MFR is pointing 

17 MHS is pointing 

18 MT is pointing 

19 NS is pointing 

20 P pointing 

21 PTD pointing 

22 RH is pointing 

23 RL is pointing 

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25 SHN is pointing 

26 SK is pointing 

27 TAK is pointing 

28 TDSS pointing 

29 TM pointing 

Total 6 23

12. A cat ………. on the topmost branch. a. are standing

b. standing c. was standing

The right answer is: c. was standing

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 BRK standing 

2 DIR standing 

3 DW standing 

4 GM standing 

5 MIL standing 

6 MN standing 

7 MYS are standing 

8 SW standing 

9 YAW are standing 

Total 7 2

13. Unfortunately, I grabbed the branch which the cat ……… on and it broke. a. standing was

b. was standing c. standing

The right answer is: b. was standing

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

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2 DA standing 

3 DPS standing 

4 DW standing 

5 IK standing 

6 IN standing 

7 MN standing 

8 MTH standing 

9 NR standing was 

10 SH standing 

11 SK standing 

12 TM standing was 

Total 10 2

14. A cat could jump down from that height! Father explained like nothing ……… . a. had happen

b. has happened c. had happened

The right answer is: c. had happened

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 AP has happened 

2 BPA has happened 

3 BRK had happen 

4 DA has happened 

5 DNIPL has happened 

6 DW had happen 

7 EF had happen 

8 ESB had happen 

9 FHH had happen 

10 JPU has happened 

11 KA has happened 

12 LL has happened 

13 MF has happened 

14 MFR has happened 

15 MHS has happened 

16 MN has happened 

17 MT has happened 

18 NP has happened 

19 NS has happened 

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21 RH has happened 

22 RL has happened 

23 RY has happened 

24 SH has happened 

25 SHN had happen 

26 TAK has happened 

27 TDSS had happen 

28 YAW had happen 

Total 9 19

15. “I ………. want to waste such a big fish on a cat with an owner who has no manners!” I joked light-heartedly.

a. not b. not did c. did not

The right answer is: c. did not

No

Students’ initial name

Wrong answer

Types of errors

Omission Addition Misformation Misordering

1 BRK not 

2 DW not 

3 IK not did 

4 MHS not 

5 MYS not did 

6 TM not did 

Total 3 3

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From the tables above, we can conclude the type of errors in one table as shown below:

Table 4

The Dominant Types of Errors

Types of Errors Occurence Percentage

Omission 93 25.62

Addition 40 11.02

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Misordering 97 26.72

Total 363 100%

From the table above, we can conclude that misformation is the dominant type of error.

4.2.3 The Causes of Errors

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After know the result of types or errors, we can conclude the causes of errors. There are 121 numbers of misformation is caused false concepts hypothesized, 93 numbers of ommission is caused of incomplete application of rules, 97 numbers of misordering and 40 numbers of addition are caused of ignorance of rule restrictions, 12 numbers of misformation is caused of over-generalization.

Table 5

The Dominant Causes of Errors

Causes of Errors Occurence Percentage

Over-generalization 12 3.31

Ignorance of rule restrictions 137 37.74 Incomplete application of rules 93 25.62 False concepts hypothesized 121 33.33

Total 363 100%

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CHAPTER V

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1Conclusions

After analyzing the data, conclusions are drawn as the following :

1. The total of students’ correct answer were 807 or 68.97% and incorrect 363 or 31.03%. 2. There were 4 types of errors, they were addition, omission, misformation and misordering. It

was found that for error omission was 93 or 25.62%, addition was 40 or 11.02%, misformation was 133 or 36.64%, and misordering was 97 or 26.72%. So, the dominant types of errors was misformation.

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5.2Suggestions

1. The English teacher should find the better strategy in teaching to determine the ability of students’ knowledge and motivate the students to learn tenses, so they will be able to improve their error next.

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APPENDIX 1

Complete the following text by using Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, or Past

Perfect Tense. You may choose your answer from the choice provided below the text.

On a Fishing Trip

I had just woken up from my sweet dreams. I sat on the comfortable bed and rubbed my bleary eyes. I turned my head lazily to the calender. It was the day I had been waiting for! I did a little dance. Father and I were going to East Coast Park to fish. I loved fishing. Although it was a little boring. I thought it trained my patience. I had always desired to be the world’s most skilful fisherman with branded fishing equipment.

I got out of bed and 1) ……… into the bathroom with a spring in my step. In minutes, I was out of the bathroom. As fast as lighting, I went down the staircase, two steps at a time. Father 2) ... his fishing gear the day before. I, too, 3) ……….. mine, but earlier. In no time, we were in the car, ready to set off.

The air in East Coast Park was great, good for anyone to relax. The weather was marvellous for anyone going there to fish too. We took out the fishing gear from the car and 4) ……….. to the coast. The waves 5) ………. calm and the sea was as peaceful as a world without wars. We spent a few minutes getting our things ready.

Soon, the rattling sound of the fishing line being reeled out into the sea was heard. Then, it 6) ………..time.

Surprisingly, the fishing line 7) ……….. the water when I felt a bite. A fish was too strong for me to fight back. Only in times like this would father help. Father took over my position and reeled in the line. How strong he was! Father was my role model of a great fisherman.

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sweaty hands, father wiped off the perspiration on his forehead. We then put the rod on the ground as we wanted to put on some new bait.

“Help! Help!”

At the beginning, I 8) ………. it was my imagination, but when I asked my father if he 9) ……… the cries for help, he told me that he did. As a boy who liked to help. I, together with father, immediately traced the source of the cry. It appeared that it came from a large, fat woman. The woman 10) ………... She 11) ……….. towards a tree. A cat 12) ……… on the topmost branch.

“A cat that could climb up but couldn’t get down,” I thought, amused. Without hesitation, I climbed up the tree as agile as a monkey.

I then reached out, trying to grab the cat but, suddenly, my sweaty palms betrayed me. My hands slipped off the tree! Unfortunately, I grabbed the branch which the cat 13)……….. on and it broke. I fell with a thud but luckily, I escaped death, I was slightly injured. I got up and apologized to the woman. However, instead of saying ‘no problem’ I was shocked. I stomped my feet with fury. I regretted acting like a hero. That cat had no problem taking care of itself after all.

“Never mind. Just take it as a lesson. Anyway, why did not you use the fish that you have just caught to lure the cat down? A cat could jump down from that height!” father explained like nothing 14) ………..

“I 15)... want to waste such a big fish on a cat with an owner who has no manners!” I joked light-heartedly. Father laughed and I followed suit.

As it was already late, we got ready and went home with the good news of a big fish and a story to tell.

1) a. went 2) a. had already prepare

b. do went b. already had prepared

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3) a. has prepared 4) a. races

b. had prepared b. race

c. had been prepared c. raced

5) a. were 6) a. waiting was

b. was b. was waiting

c. did were c. is waiting

7) a. barely had touched 8) a. were thought

b. had barely touched b. thought

c. had barely touch c. think

9) a. had also heard 10) a. was crying

b. also had heard b. crying

c. have also heard c. crying was

11) a. was pointing 12) a. are standing

b. is pointing b. standing

c. pointing c. was standing

13) a. standing was 14) a. had happen

b. was standing b. has happened

c. standing c. had happened

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