12 Student 12
1 -
3 -
13 Student 13
1 -
4 -
14 Student 14
3 -
2 -
15 Student 15
3 -
2 -
16 Student 16
2 -
6 1
17 Student 17
5 2
5 1
18 Student 18
2 -
7 -
19 Student 19
2 1
4 -
20 Student 20
- 1
5 1
21 Student 21
2 1
2 -
22 Student 22
1 -
4 1
23 Student 23
2 -
4 -
24 Student 24
1 -
4 -
25 Student 25
- 1
4 -
26 Student 26
1 -
4 -
27 Student 27
2 -
2 1
28 Student 28
1 -
1 -
29 Student 29
1 1
4 -
30 Student 30
1 -
8 -
TOTAL = 51
13 99
8
As the calculation above, the writer describes the examples and the causes why the errors occur as follow:
1. The Error of Omission =
29.8
2. The Error of Addition = 3. The Error of Selection =
4. The Error of Misordering =
B. Data Analysis
The procedure of error analysis has been explained clearly in the preceding chapter and some of those procedures have been done well such as
collecting data and identifying students errors. Moreover, the other procedures would be described clearly as follows:
1. The Description of Error
After identifying the data, the writer analyzed the errors and classified them based on the Surface Taxonomy Categories to know
whether these errors involve in omission, addition, selection, or ordering. This is the following example is taken from the student’s
answer sheet. Students number 17. a. Error of Ommision
he have oval face. The correct sentence is he has an oval face. Actually the student omit the article there must be exist before the
adjective in that sentence that is an oval face. b. Error of Addition
he is was born in Medan. The correct sentence is he was born in Medan. The student add the verb
„is’ which does not need it in that sentence.
c. Error of Selection he have black hair. The correct sentence is he has a black hair. In
this form the student is select the wrong verb, it must be „has’ for third
singular person „he’
d. Error of Ordering he is a idola cilik 2013 runner up. The correct form is he is a runner
up in idola cilik 2013. Besides the examples above, the writer recognises the other
errors done by the students. This classification is presented in the table as the following below.
Table 4.2 The Description of Error
Numbers in bracket indicate student s’ list number
LEVEL MODIFICATION
SUBSTANCE TEXT
DISCOURSE GRAMMAR
LEXIS Graphology
Spelling RANK:
Clause-Phrase-Word- Morpheme
CLASS: Noun,Verb,Adjective,
Adverb,Preposition, Conjunction,etc.
SENSE RELATION
COLOCATIONS COHESION
COHERENCE GENDER-
FIDELITY FELICITY
Ommision loveloved student 1
Ɵ
a good voice
Ɵ
is student 3
Ɵ
me student 4
Ɵ
black hair black hair
her eyes isher eyes are
he tallerhe is taller
Ɵ
pointed nose a pointed nose
Ɵ
basket balla basket ball student 5
Ɵ
black hair
Ɵ
and fat I likeI like him
student 8
Ɵ
black hair
Ɵ
a good voice student 9
Ɵ
flat nose student 10
