NOMINAL AND VERBAL SENTENCE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ERRORS IN STUDENTS’ DESCRIPTIVE WRITING ABILITY

Authors

  • Viar Dwi Kartika Universitas Catur Insan Cendekia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26618/exposure.v11i2.6945

Keywords:

Nominal Sentence, Verbal Sentence, Error, Descriptive writing

Abstract

This study investigated Nominal and Verbal Sentence of Simple Present Tense Errors in Students’ Descriptive Writing Ability in Universitas Catur Insan Cendekia, Cirebon. This study used  Descriptive Qualitative as Method. The writer chose the texts to analyze the data, interpret data, and conclude the result of study from Students’ Descriptive Writing. The findings showed that the total errors in Nominal Sentence is 94, and Misformation is the most used error consisting of 52 errors or 55,31%. Moreover, the total errors in Verbal Sentence is 162, and Misformation is the most frequency consisting of 90 errors or 55,55%. Those errors are affected by lacking knowledge of grammar, especially to form nominal and verbal sentences. 

References

Bluman, Allan G. (2007) Elementary Statistics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Cohen & Manion. (2018). Research Method in Education 8th Edition. New York: Routledge.

Fraenkel, R.J. & Wallen, E.N. (2012). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. New York: Mc.Graw-Hill.

Fitria, E. (2016). The Correlation Between Students’ Simple Present Tense Mastery and Their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text. A Thesis, Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung. Retrieved from http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/.pdf.

Herring, P. (2016). Complete English Grammar Rules. Farlex International.

Knapp. P & Watkins, M. (2005). Genre, Text, Grammar. Australia: University of New South Wales Press Ltd.

Khoiruzzahwa (2020). An Error Analysis of Nominal and Verbal Sentence Mastery in Students’ Writing of Recount Text. A Paper, IAIN Salatiga. Retrieved from http://e-repository.perpus.iainsalatiga.ac.id/.

Mills G.E & Gay L.R (2019). Educational Research Competencies for Analysis Applications, 12th Edition. USA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Natria, I. (2007). Students’ Error in Using Simple Present Tense in Writing Descriptive Texts. A paper, Semarang State University. Retrieved from http://lib.unnes.ac.id/ 1166/1/2069.pdf.

Obvintseva, N.V. (2016). Verbal Relations in English Grammar. Yekaterinburg, Russia: Ural University.

Renkema. Jan. (2009). Discourse, Of Course. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Ronald, W. (2009). Cognitive Linguistics Research : Langacker.

Seaton, A. & Mew. Y.H. (2007). Basic English Grammar 1. United States: Saddleback Education Publishing.

Shepta, Y.O. (2020). An Analysis of Students’ Errors in Constructing Verbal Sentences in Simple Present Tense in Descriptive Paragraph Writing. A Thesis, Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung. Retrieved from http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/pdf

Downloads

Published

2022-11-30

Issue

Section

Articles