Data Analysis RESEARCH FINDINGS
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imperative sentence, its means that 47 can answer it well.
FIGURE4.1
The changing quoted commands to-infinitive clauses with the suitable tenses Percentages
In part B, 30 who made error in the change of pronouns in the transformation direct and indirect of imperative sentences, it means that 70
can answer it well. And, it also shows that the range of their percentage is not too broad. However, the higher errors in learning reported speech of
imperative sentence are in the change quoted commands to-infinitive clauses with the suitable tenses and pronouns.
To change quoted commands to- infinitive clauses with the suitable
tenses
PrecentageCorrect Answer
Precentage wrong Answer
40
FIGURE4.2 The changes of pronoun in transformation Precentage
This are the chart of Part A, frequency of error made in the change of to-infinitive. From this chart above, it can be seen graphic that there are who
got error in the change of quoted commands to infinitive clauses with the suitable tenses.
FIGURE4.3 Frequency of error made in the change of to-infinitive
The changes of pronoun in transformation
PrecentageCorrect Answer
Precentage wrong Answer
5 10
15 20
25 30
Item Number n
Frequency of
Error Made F
Percentage
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This are the chart of Part B, frequency of error made in the changes of pronoun. In here we can see the graphic of students errors made still high.
FIGURE 4.4 Frequency of error made in the changes of pronoun.
This inaccuracy was caused by the incomplete application of rules, first language interference, translation, and lack of attention. For examples
Part A no 1, Jack shouted Get your backpack and lunch → Jack told his
brother to get his backpack and lunch . Some of them answer with “Jack told
his brother get his backpack and lunch ” they miss to put to-infinitive.
The mother tongue of the writer influences how the writer constructs or translates English sentences without concerning the grammatical rules in
English. For examples in test part A no 2, Jack said Dont make me late again.
→ Jack told his brother not to make him late again. Some students
answer it with “Jack told his brother to not make him late”.
The writer can conclude that most of the first year students of SMK Perwira still were hard to change quoted commands to-infinitive clauses with
the suitable tenses and pronouns in the right form in converting direct speech into reported speech of imperative sentence. Then from observation and
interview can be seen that internal and external factors are influenced the students’ error in learning direct and indirect speech of imperative sentence.
2 4
6 8
10 12
14 16
18 20
Y o
u r
b e
come my
m e
b e
com e
h e
r
Y o
u r
b e
come my
Y o
u r
b e
come my
m e
b e
com e
h im
Y o
u r
b e
come my
My b
e com
e h
e r
m e
b e
com e
h im
Mr.al i
b e
com e
h im
Me b
e com
e h
e r
Item Number Frequency of Error made
Percentage