the second year student’s ability at SMA Negeri 1 Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in understanding passive voice.
1.2 Problem of the Study
The problem of this research is formulated as follows: 1.
What kind of errors is made by the second graders of SMA Negeri 1 Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in using passive voice.
2. What are causes of the errors made by the second year of SMA Negeri 1
Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in using passive voice. 3.
What are the percentages of errors made by the students in using those passive voice.
1.3 Objective of the Study
1. To classify the kinds of error made by the students of SMA Negeri 1
Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in using passive voice. 2.
To find the causes of the error made by the students of SMA Negeri 1 Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in using passive voice.
3. To count the percentage of errors made by the students of SMA Negeri 1
Sigunung Pakpak Bharat in using passive voice.
1.4 Scope of the Study
In research, it is very important to limit the scope of analysis to get the relevant data. It will be better by limiting the analysis into the errors of using passive voice. In
this thesis the writer would like to analyze the errors in using passive voice,
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especially in simple present, simple past, present progressive, and simple future made by second year of SMA Negeri 1 Sigunung Pakpak Bharat.
1.5 Significance of the Study
Findings of this study, the writer hopes that this thesis is expected to be useful for students and teachers.
The result of this research is expected to be useful for some sides. 1
To know the grammatical errors in students’ ability at SMA Negeri 1 Sigunung Pakpak Bharat.
2 To know to what extend the second year student’s ability at SMA Negeri 1
Sigunung Pakpak Bharat understanding passive voice. 3
This research is also hoped as the source of information for those who are interested in this topic.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Description of Error Analysis
We often hear that people make a lot of mistakes in their past time and eventually be successful in the future. It may be occurred in learning a language or a
target language. The definition of error can be seen through the classification of errors. The classification is very important to explain the error analysis.
Richards 1985 in Sembiring 2011:5 says that errors result from incomplete learning and knowledge of learners about target language system.
Norrish 1983 in Sembiring 2011:5 says that errors result from incomplete learning and knowledge of learners about target language system.
Norrish 1983:7 in Sembiring 2011:5 says that error is systematic deviation from the accepted system of the target language. Mistake is non systematic deviation
from the accepted system of a language being learned and it usually due to human limitation such as tiredness, nervousness, and fatigue. It means that errors may
occurs because of human factor in mastering the target language such as the limitation of memory, psychological problem and do not understand about the
material of subject. In another side, the learners never recognize their errors or they never know that they have made errors.
Learning sometimes needs a process in which the success will come by profiting from their errors. From those opinions above, it can be concluded that error is a
deviation that is made by the learners because they do not understand the rules of second language and cannot be corrected by themselves while they are learning.
While the diminishing of errors is an important criterion for increasing language proficiency, the ultimate goals of second language learning is the attainment of
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