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In this study, I will find out students’ difficulties and measure the students’ mastery of verb-preposition combinations. I think that verb-preposition
combinations are important to be discussed because this structural renders to problems and difficulties for learners.
1.2 Reason for Choosing the Topic
I choose the topic “An analysis of students’ difficulties in mastering verb preposition combinations Case Study of the Senior Students of the Semarang
State University”. The following are the reasons of choosing the topic:
The following are the reasons of choosing the topic: 1
The students often find difficulties to determine the combination of a preposition and a verb to form a new vocabulary in the process of verb
preposition combinations 2
This topic is relevant to teaching English from junior high school, senior high school, and college.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
I like to limit the discussion of this study by stating two problems as follows:
The problem that would be discussed in this study are: 1.
How well do the senior students of Semarang State University master verb preposition combinations?
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2. What are the difficulties faced by the students in mastering verb
preposition combinations?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of the study are as follow: 1.
To measure the achievement level of those students in mastering verb preposition combinations.
2. To find out the difficulties faced by the students in mastering verb
preposition combinations
1.5 Significance of the Study
It is expected that the result of this study can give contribution in some aspects. Those are:
1 Theoretically, it is expected that the result of the study will enrich the
theory of verb preposition combinations. 2
The teacher can recognize the students’ difficulties on the use of verb preposition combinations and anticipate the difficulties when they teach
verb preposition combinations. 3
Developmentally, it is hoped that the result of the descriptive study will be useful for further research and further development as a reference and a
supporting material.
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1.6 Limitation of the Study
The scope of this research is about verb preposition combinations. Therefore, I like to analyze the students’ ability in mastering the verb preposition
combinations with one-syllable words.
1.7 Outline of the Report
