categories interview guide for student in appendix 2A and appendix 2B to the
students answer in interview.
From the students’ interview, the researcher found that most of students faced difficulties on types of Grammar modal Can and could also how to using the
Modal. b ecause they did not understand in teacher’s explanation. Those are the
data are use in this research. Hopefully it can support final result of this research.
2. Data Analysis
In this part , the researcher analyzed the errors that made by the students based on their types. Here is the analysis:
Table 4.1 The identification of errors of students 1 up to 24 students
Students 1: Item
Number Identification
of Errors
Classification Of Errors
Description
Explanation Correction
Cause of Errors
1 She can sing
like a Bruno Mars if she
never practices it.
Omission Can should
be replaced by Can not
She can not sing like a
Bruno Mars if she never
practices it. Interlingual
2 Andi’s sister
can talk when she was two
years old. Misformation
Can should be replaced
by Could not
Andi’s sister could
not talk when she
was two years old.
Intralingual
Item Number
Identification of Errors
Classification of Errors
Description
Explanation Correction
Cause of Errors
5 My sister can
not sing very well because
she took a singer course.
Addition Can not
should be replaced by
Can
My sister can sing
very well because she
took a sing course.
Context of Learning
7 My
grandfather can walk
without any help last
Sunday. Misformation
Can should be replaced
by Could
My grandfather
could walk without any
help last Sunday.
Intralingual
11 When my
mother was younger she
can sing beautifully.
Misformation Can should
be replaced by Could
When my mother was
younger she could sing
beautifully. Intralingual
15 Could you
please pass the salt ?
Misformation Could should
be replaced by Can
Can you please pass
the salt ?
Intralingual
19 You can not
smoke here,but you
could smoke in the garden
Misformation Could should
be replaced by Can
You can not smoke
here,but you could
smoke in the garden
Intralingual
20 Could you
help me with my
homework?
Misformation Could should
be replaced by Can
Can you help me
with my homework?
Intralingual
TOTAL 8