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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION
A. Research Findings
The writer gave a test which focused on the use of degrees of comparison, those are comparative and superlative degree. This test consists
of 30 items. 10 items comparative and 10 items superlative degree are fill in the blank questions, 5 items comparative and 5 items superlative degree are
Essay. Throughout the 30 items, the writer put the items at random as seen below:
Table 4.1 Tested Area and Test Item Distribution
No Degrees of Comparison
Item Number 1.
Fill in the blank Comparative
degree 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Superlative degree
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
2. Essay
Comparative degree
21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Superlative
Degree 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
The writer also gave a questionnaire which focused on the understanding of degress of comparison comparative and superlative
degrees. This questionnaire consists of 4 items as seen below: Table 4.2
Asked Area and Question Item Distribution
No The Understanding of Degrees of Comparison
Item Number
1 Comparative degree
1, 2, 3, 4 2
Superlative degree To find types of error and sources of error, the writer uses the
classification both of them by corecction one by one students’ work. After that, the writer has the nominal of error and writes in the recapitulation types
and sources of error. Moreover, the questionere from students and teacher as supporting the reason why students make errors.
Table 4.3 Recapitulation Based on Types of Errors
Name Omission
Addition Misformation
Misorder Total of Errors
Student 1 -
- 11
4 15
Students 2 -
2 13
3 18
Stuedent 3 -
- 3
- 3
Student 4 5
- 9
3 17
Student 5 -
- 4
4 8
Student 6 -
- 11
3 14
Student 7 -
- 9
4 13
Student 8 2
- 14
3 19
Student 9 1
- 1
5 7
Student 10 1
2 15
1 19
Student 11 2
- 14
4 20
Student 12 3
2 6
2 13
Student 13 2
- 10
4 16
Student 14 10
- 9
1 20
Student 15 6
- 4
1 11
Student 16 -
2 14
1 17
Student 17 3
- 4
- 7
Student 18 -
8 13
3 24
Student 19 3
2 15
3 23
Student 20 -
- 3
4 7
Student 21 -
1 1
5 7
Student 22 7
1 2
7 17
Student 23 -
- 1
4 5
Student 24 2
- 10
4 16
Student 25 7
- 9
5 21
Student 26 6
- 11
4 21
Student 27 8
6 1
1 16
Student 28 3
2 16
- 21
Student 29 10
- 8
1 19
Student 30 12
- 6
3 21
TOTAL 89
33 247
87 455
From the highest recapitulation based on types of error is Misformation, there are 247 errors in this case. The students did not understand about degrees of
comparison because of misformation.
Table 4.4 Recapitulation Based on Source of Errors
Name Interlingual Intralingual
Contextual Learning Communication Strategies
Total Student 1
2 -
5 8
15 Student 2
4 1
1 12
18 Student 3
1 2
- -
3 Student 4
2 3
2 10
17 Student 5
- 1
4 3
8 Student 6
3 1
4 6
14 Student 7
8 1
4 -
13 Student 8
2 -
2 15
19 Student 9
- 2
5 -
7 Student10
- 10
3 6
19 Student11
- 2
3 15
20 Student12
1 4
3 5
13 Student13
9 3
4 -
16 Student14
9 5
1 5
20 Student15
4 6
1 -
11 Student16
7 1
1 8
17 Student17
4 3
- -
7 Student18
4 9
2 9
24 Student19
1 5
2 15
23 Student20
2 1
4 -
7 Student21
- 2
5 -
7 Student22
- 3
1 13
17 Student23
- 1
4 -
5 Student24
5 3
2 6
16 Student25
6 5
2 8
21 Student26
3 6
2 10
21 Student27
- 5
- 11
16 Student28
5 1
- 15
21 Student29
7 6
1 5
19 Student30
7 2
3 9
21 TOTAL
96 94
71 194
455
From the highest recapitulation based on sources of error is Communication strategies, there are 194 errors in this case. The students did not
understand about degrees of comparison because of communication strategies.
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