11. Attempt, intend, continue, can’t bear, be accustomed to, and
be committed to
Either verb-ing form or an infinitive can be used after the words ‗attempt, intend, continue, can’t bear, be accustomed to, and be
committed to’ without much difference meaning.
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For examples:
I intended tellingto tell her what I think. I’m not accustomed to givinggive personal information about
myself to strangers.
12. Verb-ing form or infinitive of purpose: stop
The word ‗stop’ is a common example of a verb that can be followed either by verb-ing form or by infinitive of purpose.
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For example:
I stopped running. NOT … I stopped to run.
I stopped to rest.
=…in order to rest.
13. Afraid
Afraid + verb-ing form is used to talk about fear of things that
happen accidentally.
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For example:
I don’t like to drive fast because I’m afraid of crashing. But in other situation, both afraid + verb-ing form and Afraid +
infinitive can be used with similar meaning. For example:
I’m not afraid of tellingto tell her the truth. 14.
Sorry Sorry forabout + verb-ing form is used to describe a past
things that one regrets. For example:
I’m sorry forabout losing my temper this morning. Sorry + infinitive is used to apologize for things that one is
doing, going to do, or has just done. For examples:
Sorry to disturb you
– could I speak to you for a moment?
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid., p. 286
I’m sorry to tell you that you fail the exam. 15.
Certain and sure Certainsure + verb-ing form are usually used to describe the
feeling of the person one is talking about.
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For examples:
Before the game she felt certain of winning, but after a few
minutes she realized it wasn’t going to be so easy.
You seem very sure of passing the exam. Certainsure + infinitive
usually refers to the speaker‘s or writer‘s own feelings. For examples:
The repairs are certain to cost more than you think. NOT The
repairs are
certain of costing… 16.
Interested Interested + infinitive is usually used to talk about reactions to
things one learns.
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For examples:
I was interested to read in the paper that scientists have found
out how to talk to whales.
I’m interested to see that Alice and Jake are going out together. I shall be interested to see how long it lasts.
In the other hand, both interested + verb-ing form and Interested + infinitive are commonly used to talk about a wish to find
out something. For examples:
I’m interested in finding outto find out what she did with all
that money.
Aren’t you interested in knowing to know whether I pass the
exam?
Interested + verb-ing form is usually used to talk about a wish
to do something. For example:
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
I’m interested in working in Switzerland. NOT I’m interested to work
inSwitzerland… Dullay in his book proposes problems that usually appear in verb-ing
forms based on linguistic category and error type, ―they are: a.
Leaving out the subject Example: It astonishes me to be here; I thought you were in London.
b. Misformations with non-nominative subjects
Example: For me failing the exam would make Mother upset. c.
Misformations without subjects Example: For to catch the bus, go to the next corner.
d. Special problems with make, let, have, and find
Example: Taxes make people to be miserable. You must have cheese to make some delicious bread.
e. Snatched subject as subject for main clause
Example: Volkswagen buses are impossible to go too fast. f.
Snatched subject as object of main clause Example: A girl was decided to play the piano.
g. Misformations of gerunds after prepositions
Example: You must not discourage him from write what he must.”
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter discusses and presents the objective of the research, the place and time of the research, the population and sample of the research, the method of
the study, the instrument of the study, the technique of data collecting, and the technique of data analysis.
A. The Objective of the Research
The research is done to analyzeserrors of students‘ works on verb-ing
formfor the second grade of SMA DarulMuttaqinat the second semester 20132014
and to know of categories and cause of students‘ error in verb-ing form.
B. The Place and Time of the Research
The research was conducted at SMA DarulMuttaqin. This is located on, Cibarusah, Bekasi, Jawa Barat. The writer do the research in June 19
th
2014.
C. The Population and Sample of the Research
The population of this research is the second grade students of SMA DarulMuttaqin, Bekasi, academic year 20132014. The total number of the
students is 28 students. The writer took 100 of the total number of the second grade students as a sample.
D. The Method of the Study
The method of this study is descriptive analysis. First, the writer collects the students‘ test. Then, she interprets the data about what kinds of errors that mostly
students made. After that, t he writer analyzed each students‘ error in student‘s
answer based on Rod Ellis‘ steps, there are Collecting of a sample of learner language, Identification of errors, Description of errors, then Explanation of
errors.
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