English, it is very comman to use the accusative personal pronoun. I think this error occurs because the students do not understand the use of
gerund after preposition. b.
Addition of Past Irregular Verb.
Original Sentence Reconstruction
63.
My parents are happy about my won the prize in the
essay contest.
64. Everybody was shocked
about Henrys left so suddenly.
My parents are happy about my winning
the prize in the essay contest.
Everybody was shocked about Henrys leaving
so suddenly.
Related to the samples above, the students added the verb after possesive into past irregular
verb form. “Won” and “left” are not proper and must not appear because verbs preceded by possesive must be in
verb+ing form. T his error might occur because of the students’ inability
in using gerund after possesive.
3. Misinformation Error
Misinformation error is characterized by the use of the wrong form of the morphemes or structure. There are 67 misinformation errors in using gerund
after possesive made by the students. a.
Misinformation of Verb+ing
Original Sentence Reconstruction
65. She was annoyed at your
interupt
her. She was annoyed at your
interupting
her.
Related to the samples above, the students produced error because they used the wrong form of verb+ing after possesive. The students used
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“interupt” instead of “interupting”. Thomson and Martinet 1969:164 states that in formal English the possesive adjective is used with the
gerund, but in spoken or less formal English, it is very comman to use the accusative personal pronoun. I think the students made this error
because of their lack of knowledge in using gerund after possesive. b.
Misinformartion of to infinitive
Original Sentence Reconstruction
66.
My friend Monic, asked me to accompany her to go
shopping My friend Monic, asked me to
accompany her going shopping.
Related on the samples above, the use of to infinitive is not in correct form. It is because verb “go” must be in gerund form after
possesive. In addition, the action of this sentence is in general sense. This error might occur because of the students’ lack of knowledge about the
use of infinitive and gerund as direct object.
4. Misordering Error
