An Analysis On The Difficulties Faced By The Students in Learning Plural Forms Of Noun : A Case Study at the Second Year Students of SMP al Mubarak Pondok Aren Tangerang

AN ANALYSIS ON THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE
STUDENTS IN LEARNING PLURAL FORMS OF NOUN

(A Case Study at the Second Year Students ofSMP al Mubarak PondokAren,
Tangerang)

A "Skripsi"
Presented to the Faculty ofTarbiyah and Teach1)rs' Training
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Strata l (SI)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TARBIYAHAND TEACHERS' TRAINING
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAl\.IIC UNIVERSITY
JAKARTA

2009

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AN ANALYSIS ON THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE
STUDENTS IN LEARNING PLURAL FORMS OF NOUN
(A Case Study at the Second Year Students ofSMP al MubarakPondokAren,
Tangerang)

A "Skripsi"
Presented to the Faculty ofTarbiyah and Teachers' Training
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Strata 1 (Sl)

Approved by the Advisor

NIP: 150 244 682

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHERS' TRAINING
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY

JAKARTA

2009

ENDORSEMENT BY THE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
The "Skripsi" (Scientific Paper) entitled "AN ANALYSIS ON THE
DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE STUDENTS IN

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PLURAL

FORMS OF NOUN" (A Case Study at the Second Year Students of SMP al

Mubarak Pondok Aren, Tangerang), written by Siti Munyati, student's
registration number: I 04014000341 was examined in the examination session of
the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers' Training, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic
University Jakarta on March 2"d, 2009. The "Sluipsi" has been accepted and
declared to have fulfilled one of the requirements for academic title of "S.Pd." in
English Language Education in the department of English Education.

Jakmia, March 2"d, 2009
Examination Committee:
CHAIRMAN

: Ors. Syauki. M.Pd.

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SECRETARY

: Neneng Sunengsih, S.Pd.
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EXAMINER I

: Ors. Nasrun Mahmud. M.Pd.

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: Mas'ud Mada. M.A.

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Acknowledged by:
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SURAT PERNYATAAN KARYA SENDIRI

Saya yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini,
Nam a

: Siti Munyati

Tempatrrgl. Lahir

: Tangerang, 28 Januari 1985

NIM

104014000341

Jurusan/Prodi

Pendidikan Bahasa lnggris

Judul Skripsi

: An Analysis on the Difficulties Faced by the
Students in Learning Plural Forms ofNoun

Dasen Pembimbing

: Ors. Nasifuddin Djalil, M.Ag.

dengan ini menyatakan bahwa skripsi yang saya buat benar-benar basil karya
sendiri dan saya bertanggung jawab secara akademis alas a.pa yang saya tulis.
Pernyataan ini dibuat sebagai salah satu syarat menempuh Ujian Munaqasah.

Jakarta, 11 Februari 2009
Mahasiswa Ybs.

Siti Munvati
NIM: 104014000341

ABSTRAK

Munyati, Siti. 2009, An Analysis on the Difficulties Fa•ced by the Students in
Learning Plural Forms of Noun, Skripsi, Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris,
Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif
Hidayatullah Jakarta.
Dosen Pembimbing: Drs. Nasifuddin Djalil, M.Ag.

Kata Kunci: Bentuk-Bentuk Kata Benda Jamak dan Kesulitan Tata Bahasa

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui da11 menganalisa kesulitankesulitan yang dihadapi siswa kelas 8 di SMP al Mubarak Pondok Aren,
Tangerang dalam mempelajari bentuk-bentuk kata benda jan1ak, dan untuk
mendiskusikannya dalam skripsi pennlis.
Siswa yang termasuk dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 32 orang dari kelas 8.
Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kualitatif deskriptif clengan mengunipulkan
data-data dari observasi dan test tentang bentuk-bentukjamak. Data dari observasi
ditujukan untuk rnendapatkan data yang benar dan akurat rnengenai lokasi dan

populasi ternpat penelitian ini diadakan, dan untuk mengetahui waktu belajar
bahasa Inggris siswa. Sedangkan data dari test tentang bentuk-bentuk jamak
ditujukan untuk rnengetahui jenis kesulitan siswa kelas 8 SMP al Mubarak
Pondok Aren, Tangerang, dalam rnernpelajari bentuk-bentuk jamak dari kata
benda.
Data-data yang dikurnpulkan dalam penelitian ini dianalisa rnenggunakan
distribusi frekuensi relatif yang ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel persentase.
Berdasarkan hasil statistik, didapatkan persentase rata-rata untuk bentuk kata
benda yang tidak beraturan yaitu 53,64%, sedangkan umuk bentuk kata benda
yang beraturan yaitu 27,03%. Ini berarti kebanyakan siswa mengalami kesulitan
dalam rnernpelajari bentuk-bentuk kata benda yang tidak beraturan. Ini dapat
dilihat dari jurnlah persentase dari bentuk kata benda yang tidak beraturan lebih
besar dari kata benda yang beraturan.
Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini, dapat disirnpulkan bahwa siswa kelas 8
SMP al Mubarak Pondok Aren Tangerang rnenghadapi kesulitan dalam
mernpelajari bentuk-bentuk kata benda jamak yang tidak beraturan. lni
disebabkan karena tidak ada aturan yang pasti untuk merubah bentuk kata benda
tunggal menjadi kata benda jamak yang tidak beraturan.

ABSTRACT

Munyati, Siti. 2009, An Analysis on the Difficulties IFaeed by the Students in
Learning Plural Forms of Noun, Skripsi, English Department, The Faculty
of Tarbiyah and Teachers' Training, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic
University Jakarta.
Advisor: Drs. Nasifuddin Djalil, M.Ag.

Key Words: Plural Forms and Grammar Difficulty

The purpose of this study is to know and analyze difficulties in learning plural
forms of noun at the second year students of SMP al-Mubarak Pondok Aren,
Tangerang, and to discuss them in the writer's skripsi.
Sample of the research is 32 students of second year. This research is using
descriptive qualitative method by collecting data from the observation and the test
about plural forms. Data from the observation is purposed to get the real and the
accurate data about location, population or sample where the research is carried
out, and the time of students learning. While data from the test about plural forms
is purposed to know what kinds of the difficulties are commonly faced by the
students of second year of SMP al Mubarak Pondok Aren, Tangerang, in learning
plural forms of noun.
The data collected in this research are analyzed by using relative frequency

distribution, which is described in the table percentage. According to the test
result of simple statistical calculation, it is obtained the average percentage for
irregular forms is 53.64%, while the average percentage for regular forms is only
27.03%. It means that most students get the difficulty in learning irregular forms
of noun. It can be seen from the percentage of irregular forms, which is higher
than regular forms.
Based on the finding of this research, it can be concluded that the students of
second year of SMP al Mubarak Pondok Aren, Tangerang face the difficulties in
learning irregular forms of plural. It is because there are not certain rules to
change singular forms to be irregular plural forms of nmm.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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isotopes of oxygen, which might be referred to as different oxygens. In
casual speech, oxygen might be used as shotihand for "oxygen atoms", but
in this case it is not a mass noun, so it is entirely sensible to refer to
multiple oxygens in the same molecule.

Specie and species make a fascinating case. Both words come from a
Latin word meaning "kind'', but they do not form a singular-plural pair;
they are separate nouns. Coins, such as nickels, euros (see Linguistic
issues concerning the euro), and cents are specie, but there is no plural.
The idea is "payment in kind". In addition, species, the "kinds of living
things". is the same in singular and plural.

g. Plurals of compound nouns
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head, with which they end, and are pluralized in typical fashion:
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