GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITTEN BY DIFFERENT GRADES OF SMP DHARMA PANCASILA MEDAN

Abstract

GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
WRITTEN BY DIFFERENT GRADES OF SMP DHARMA

PANCASILA MEDAN
*Grace Seprima Pakpahan
**Prof. Dr. Berlin Sibarani, M.Pd
** Safrida Lubis, S.Pd, M.Hum
ABSTRACT

The study aims to analyze grammatical errors in descriptive text written by
different grades. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative design.
The sources of this data are students in the eighth grade which consists of 21
students and the ninth grade which consists of 20 at SMP Dharma Pancasila
Medan. The data of the study were obtained from students’ descriptive text and
interview. The analysis found that the grammatical errors written by eighth grade
are subject verb agreement (46 cases), verb tense (7 cases), verb form (5 cases),
singular/plural (2 cases), word form (11 cases) and sentence structure (26 cases),
while the grammatical errors written by ninth grade are subject verb agreement
(43 cases), verb tense (7 cases), verb form (4 cases), singular/plural (4 cases),
word form (12 cases) and sentence structure (18 cases). From the analysis was
found the factors underlying the grammatical error made by eighth grade are
imperfect learning (4), overgeneralization (11) and influence of the native
language (6), while the factors underlying the grammatical error made by ninth
grade are imperfect learning (8), overgeneralization (6) and influence of the native
language (6).

Key words : Grammatical errors, Descriptive text, Eighth and Ninth Grade
Students