AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING GERUND AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

SHINDY, YUWINDHI and Lisa, Tavriyanti and Fitrina, Harmaini (2017) AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING GERUND AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out grammatical errors in using gerund at the second year students of English Department Bung Hatta University. Descriptive method was used as the design of this research. The researcher used total sampling technique to select the sample and the total number of sample members was 30 students. The instrument used to get the data was grammar test. The students were asked to answer 7 items gerund as a subject, 8 items gerund as an object after verb, 6 items gerund after preposition. It was found that the reliability index of the test was high correlation (0.63). It means that the test was reliable. Then the test was valid in terms of content validity. The result of the data analysis showed the grammatical errors in using gerund at the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University. It was proved by the fact that there were 31 (40.79%) errors in using gerund as a subject. 23.5 (30.92%) errors in using gerund as an object. 21.5 (28.29%) errors in using gerund after preposition. Based on the findings, it could be concluded that some second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University made grammatical errors in using gerund. They made errors in omission, addition, misformation. In line with the result of this research, the students are suggested to practice more about gerund by doing exercise with form filling in the blank, reading some stories, etc, so they can improve their knowledge about gerund.

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