Errors encouraged by teaching material or method
3. My brother Chris and I went
walking on the beach one sunny day, and we fine a little cubby
out
of overgrown
bushes. Students: 13, 14
My brother Chris and I went walking on the beach one
sunny day, and we found a little
cubby out
of overgrown bushes.
4.
I locked at Chris and he made a rustling sound of wind in the
bushes. Student: 2
I looked at Chris and he made a rustling sound of
wind in the bushes.
5.
Dava barrow my pen yesterday. Student: 13
Dava borrowed my pen yesterday.
6.
Andy’s grandfather day when he was 85 years old. Students: 4, 7
Andy’s grandfather died when he was 85 years old.
7. The
students
stayed
those lessons last week. Student: 13
The students studied those lessons last week.
The students stay those lessons last week. Students: 1, 5, 6, 16,
23, 24
8.
I good to bed early because I was tired. Student: 2
I went to bed early because I was tired.
I god to bed early because I was tired. Student: 11
9.
She love in Bandung for two years, but now she lives in
Jakarta. Student: 3 She lived in Bandung for
two years, but now she lives in Jakarta.
10.
Last night, David drank his car very fast. Student: 8
Last night, David drove his car very fast.
From the table above, it can be seen that many students transfer the verbs into another words. For example, there was a student use
“bun” as the past form of
“buy” to complete the sentence “Rita .........buy a new car three days ago”. In
the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary - 3rd Edition, “bun” is woman’s
hairstyle where the hair is brought together into a round shape at the back of the head. So, the right past form of buy is bought.
Another example is student filling the word “day” to the sentence
“Andy’s grandfather .......... die when he was 85 years old”. The verb “die” and
the word “day” almost similar in pronunciation, but it have different meaning and
the right answer is died. Next, student used the word “barrow” that should be
borrowed
in completing the sentence “Dava .......... borrow my pen yesterday”.
Actually, the meaning of “barrow” is a vehicle moved by a person which especially fruits and vegetables are sold at the side of a road.
Those examples shows that mis-select the wordsin a sentence can hinder the message to the listener or reader. However, the other errors that caused by
overgeneralization and errors encouraged by teaching material or method are less serious, because the message still can be understood even thought there are some
errors in spelling. for example: