Limitation of the Problem Statement of The Problems Objective of the study Significance of the Study

In English, as in many ot her languages, t he passive voice is a grammat ical voice in w hich t he subject receives t he act ion of a t ransit ive verb, passive voice emphasizes t he process rat her t han t he one w ho is performing t he act ion, passive or passive verb; refers more generally t o verb using t his const ruct ion and t he passages; t hat means it doesn’t have a one – w ord form, but consist s of an auxiliary verb plus t he past part iciple of t he t ransit ive verb. The auxiliary verb usually is a form of t he verb, but ot her auxiliary verb, such as get , is somet imes used. The passive voice can be used in any number of t enses. St udent s usually make mist akes or errors in using ‘t o be is, am, are, w as, w ere, has, had, have been, has been being as a main verb or auxiliary verb corresponded w it h t he subject s as it s at t endance in a sent ence. Therefore, w hen t hey change an act ive sent ence int o a passive one, t hey should be more careful w it h t he t ransformat ion of “ t o be” because t here is no such ‘t o be” or auxiliary verb in t heir nat ive language Indonesian language in “ t o be” t ransformat ion from t he act ive voice t o t he passive one. Hence in forming passive voice t here are some st udent s w ho may st ill make errors in t he pat t ern, eit her in changing subject s and object or in using relat ive pronouns and by using t he correct t enses forms. Based on t he description above, t he writ er int ends to analyze some errors in making passive voice, using error analysis, especially simple present and simple past form, t herefore, t he t it le of t he research is “ Analysis on t he Difficult ies in Using Passive Voice Forms in t w o Tenses: Simple Present and Simple Past ” .

B. Limitation of the Problem

To avoid misunderst anding and t o clarify t he problems, it is import ant t o set some limit at ion of t he problems. The research is focused on st udent ’s’ errors in passive voice in t w o t enses, w hich are divided int o t he passive voice in t he simple present form and simple past . The w rit er limit s t he problem in learning passive voice at t he second grade st udent s of SM A M ift ahussa’adah Tangerang.

C. Statement of The Problems

Based on t he background above t he w rit er conduct ed a st udy concerning t he analysis t he st udent ’s’ errors in using passive voice in t he t enses of present t ense and past t ense at Ten year st udent s of SM A M iftahussa’adah Tangerang. The general quest ion of t his research is “ The st udent ’s’ errors using in passive voice in t he t enses of simple present t ense and simple past t ense w hich is commonly used” . This main quest ion can be formulat ed int o more specif ic quest ion as follow : Is t he passive voice in simple present or in simple past t he more difficult t o st udent s?

D. Objective of the study

The Purposes of t he research are: 1. To clarify t he errors of passive voice in simple present and simple past . 2. To describe t he st udent s’ difficult ies in using passive voice in simple present and simple past .

E. Significance of the Study

The finding result s of t his st udy are expect ed t o be useful t o provide bot h t eacher and st udent s w it h informat ion about t eaching and learning English as a local cont ent at Ten year st udent s of SM A M ift ahussa’adah, and it is expect ed t hat t hese result s can cont ribut e t o t he capacit y for all st udent s w ho are st ill facing t he problem s in learning passive voice. In addit ion, t he w rit er hopes t hat t his w rit ing w ill be useful especially for herself in improving her ow n English, and in general, for English st udent s and t eachers at t he school ment ioned above, as w ell.

F. M ethod of the Study