Error Classification Data Presentation

2. Error Classification

It is obvious that the students produce errors during their activity in learning the L2 language. Once after the researcher grouped the students writing assignments into two different topics, the researcher found errors made by students in their writing. The errors are the misuse of preposition of place and position; direction and motion; time; manner, agent, and instrument. The lists of errors are presented in the table below. Table 4.6 Data on Preposition Errors in the First Topic NO FORM NUMBER OR ERRORS PERCENTAGE 1 Place and Position 16 44,44 2 Direction and Motion 8 22,22 3 Time 8 22,22 4 Manner, Agent and Instrument 4 11,11 TOTAL 36 100 Based on the Table 4.2, it can be seen that out of four forms of preposition, there were three ranks of preposition error made by tenth grade student. The highest rank was place and position form with 44,44 from total 36 items of errors. Second rank was time form and direction and motion with 22,22. The lowest rank was manner, agent, and instrument with 11,11. Therefore, from the Table 4.2 above, it can be concluded that preposition error mostly made by tenth grade student of SMA 1 Sapuran, Wonosobo was in the place and position form, with the highest percentage 44,44 from total 36 items of errors. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Table 4.7 Data on Preposition Errors in the Second Topic NO FORM NUMBER OF ERRORS PERCENTAGE 1 Place and Position 46 64,79 2 Direction and Motion 14 19,72 3 Time 7 9,86 4 Manner, Agent and Instrument 4 5,63 TOTAL 71 100 Table 4.3 showed that most of preposition errors made by tenth grade student was place and position form. The result was the same with the first result on the first topic Table 4.2 where the highest rank of errors was in place and position form with 64,79 from total 71 items of preposition errors. The second rank was in direction and motion form with 19,72. Time form was in the third rank with 9,86, and the lowest rank was manner, agent, and instrument form with 5,63. In short, based on the result above it can be concluded that the preposition error which is commonly made by tenth grade student of SMA 1 Sapuran, Wonosobo was in place and position form.

3. Data Presentation of Questionnaire and Interview