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Item 12 Students’ opinion about they were easy to differentiate sentences, which were using and not using linking verbs
B. Discussions
1. The Discussion of the Finding through Objective Test
The test was used to find out the ability of the first year students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Makassar in learning English linking verbs. In the calculation of the data, it showed that the mean score of the students was 4.18.
This means score showed that their ability in using linking verbs in sentence was very poor.
The rate percentage based on the test showed that there were 3 (10%) Students got fairly good, 4 (13.3%) students got fair score, 12 (40%) students got poor, and 11 (36.7%) students got very poor. Based on the result of the data, the researcher found out that the students ability in using English linking verbs was very poor which there were 23 (76.7%) out of 30 (100%) students got poor
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Students’ opinion about they were easy to differentiate sentences, which were using and not
using linking verbs
strongly agree agree
undecided disagree
strongly disagree
and very poor scores.
2. The Discussions of the Result through Questionnaire
As we know that, the aimed of this research was to find out the difficulties faced by the first year students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Makassar in learning English linking verbs. The result which found through questionnaire showed that students faced some difficulties in learning English linking verbs such as;
a. The first item is about the students difficult in identifying to be and non to be as linking verbs in sentence showed that 15 (50%) students strongly agree, 6 students agree, 6 students undecided, 2 students disagree and 1 students strongly disagree. Based on the result, it extended that students were difficult in identifying to be and non to be as lining verbs in sentence.
b. The second item is about students’ opinion about easy to differentiate linking verbs in present and past form showed that 2 students strongly agree, 1 agree, 10 undecided, 12 disagree and 5 students strongly disagree.
c. The third item is about students’ opinion that easy to differentiate between linking verb of to be as auxiliary and main verb in sentence. 1 students strongly agree, 6 agree, 4 undecided, 11 disagree and 8 strongly disagree. Based on the result, there were significant different between students strongly agree and strongly disagree. It concluded that
almost of students were difficult to differentiate linking verbs as to be and non to be.
d. The fourth item is about students’ difficult in understanding linking verbs caused by the first language’s influence. Based on the result, 10 students strongly agree, 11 agree, 4 undecided, 4 disagree and 1 strongly disagree. It concluded that students were difficult in understanding linking verbs caused by first language’s influence.
e. The fifth item, students’ opinion about easy in translating sentence, which were linking verbs changed. Based on the result, 2 students strongly agree, 6 agree, 8 undecided, 12 disagree and 3 strongly disagree.
It concluded that students were difficult in translating sentence, which were linking verbs changed.
f. The sixth item, students’ opinion difficult in understanding the meaning of linking verb caused their lack of vocabulary. Based on the result, 9 students strongly agree, 13 agree, 3 undecided, 5 disagree and 0 strongly disagree. It concluded that the students lack of vocabulary so that they were difficult in understanding linking verbs.
g. The seventh item, students’ opinion about they were difficult to differentiate noun, adjective, adverb after linking verbs in sentence. Based on the result, there were 12 students strongly agree, 8 agree, 4 undecided, 5 disagree and 1 strongly disagree. It concluded that students were difficult to differentiate noun, adjective, adverb after linking verbs in
sentence.
h. The eight items is about students’ opinion that they were easy to differentiate ten linking verbs in sentence. Based on the result, there were 1 student strongly agree, 6 agree, 6 undecided, 9 disagree and 7 strongly disagree. It is mean that the students were difficult to differentiate ten linking verbs in sentence.
i. The eleventh item, students’ opinion that difficult in understanding linking verbs because they were dislike learning English. Based on the result, there were 10 students strongly agree, 7 agree, 7 undecided, 1 disagree and 5 strongly disagree. It is mean that most of students were dislike learning English.
j. The tenth item is about students’ opinion that they were easy to identify and differentiate between action verbs and linking verbs in sentence.
Based on the result, there were 3 students strongly agree, 3 agree, 9 undecided, 6 disagree and 9 strongly disagree. It is mean that most of students were difficult to identify and differentiate between action verbs and linking verbs in sentence.
k. The ninth item is about students’ opinion that they were difficult in understanding linking verb caused uninterested in learning grammar.
Based on the result, 13 strongly agree, 6 agree, 4 undecided, 4 disagree and 3 strongly disagree. It concluded that the students were difficult in understanding linking verbs caused by uninterested in learning grammar.
l. The twelfth item is about students’ opinion about they were easy to differentiate sentence which were using and not using linking verbs. Based on the result, there were 4 students strongly agree, 4 agree, 7 undecided, 6 disagree and 9 strongly disagree. It is mean that students were difficult to differentiate sentences, which were using and not using linking verbs.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS A. Conclusions
Based on the result of the data analysis in the previous chapter, the students’ difficulties in learning English linking verbs found from the result of the objective test and questionnaire are:
1. Students didn’t like study English.
2. Students were lack of vocabulary.
3. Students were difficult to understand linking verbs was caused first language influence.
4. Students were difficult to identify ten linking verbs in sentences.
5. Students were difficult to differentiate sentences, which were using and not using linking verbs.
6. Students not interested in learning grammar.