Theoretical Framework THEORETICAL REVIEW

The test administered in this research was divided into two parts. The first part of the test was gap-filling task. This type of test was designed to see whether or not the students could differentiate the use of prepositions for and to. This gap- filling task was also used to measure grammatical form and meaning of each preposition Purpura, 2004: 135. In this part, the students were required to fill the blanks in the given sentences either using preposition for or to. The objective of this part was the students were able to show their ability in using the prepositions for and to in a sentence. The second part was structure recognition test in form of multiple choice. According to Lado, this structure recognition test presented utterancessentences to the students which contain the structure problem and to determine whether or not the students understand the use of certain structure 1961: 150. In this part, the students were required to choose a or b which English translations was the best for the Indonesian sentences. The objectives of this part was the students were able to make a distinction between the rules of Indonesians prepositions untuk, kepada, ke, buat and bagi if they were translated into for or to. To make a better view of the test that was conducted in this research, the researcher showed the distribution of functions of the prepositions for and to that were used in the test as follows. Table 3.1 The Blueprint of the Distribution of the Prepositions for and to Applied in the Test No. Prepositions Questions number in Part A Questions number in Part B Type Functions 1 For To show who is intended to have or use something or where something is intended to be put - - PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI No. Prepositions Questions number in Part A Questions number in Part B Type Functions 2 For To express who help somebodysomething 17 - 3 To concern somebodysomething - - 4 To show someonesomething as a representative 12 - 5 To show who is employed by 8 3 6 To reveal the meaning of something 6,14 - 7 To support somebodysomething - - 8 To show purpose or function - - 9 To show a reason or cause - - 10 To obtain something 3 - 11 To express an exchange for something - - 12 To consider what can be expected from somebodysomething 2,15 - 13 To express the better, happier, etc. feeling of something - 4 14 To show where somebodysomething is going 16 - 15 To show a length of time 5 - 16 To show that something is arranged or intended to happen at a particular time 18 - 17 To show how difficult, necessary, pleasant, etc. something is that somebody might do or has done 19 - 18 To show who can or should do something - 5 19 To To show the direction of something; towards something 13,24 -