Using active and passive forms Using prepositions of time and place Making simple sentences

96 ANI SUSANA, 2012 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu 8 R8 V V X V X 9 R9 V V V V X ∑ 1 4 2 2 9 The table indicates that the student faced difficulty in all aspects of grammatical range and accuracy. They had problems with active form and passive forms, prepositions of time and place, simple sentences, compound sentence, and complex sentences.

4.1.4.1 Using active and passive forms

Almost all students found no difficulty with active and passive voice. As can be seen from the table it was only R3 who made mistake in this area. She wrote: • In Europe, the growth of population was taken 15 on the whole. PS: In Europe, the growth of population took 15 of that of global.

4.1.4.2 Using prepositions of time and place

Related to using right preposition of time and place in sentences, some students faced difficulty. R1 wrote: • All in all, both India and Africa have the least percentages of global wealth approximately 2 in all over the regions. PS: All in all, both India and Africa had the least percentages of global wealth approximately 2 over the regions. 97 ANI SUSANA, 2012 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu R2 wrote: • The parts of the world who had higher global wealth than percentages of population were North America 34 Global wealth and just 6 population, Rich Asia-Pacific 24 Global wealth and just 5 population and Europe 30 global wealth and 15 number of population PS: The parts of the world that had higher percentages of global wealth than percentages of population were North America with 34 of global wealth and just 6 of population, Rich Asia-Pacific with 24 of global wealth and just 5 of population and Europe with 30 of global wealth and 15 of population R3 wrote: • In Europe, the growth of population was taken 15 on the whole. PS: In Europe, the population took 15 of the whole population in the world. R4 wrote: • The number slightly decrease in India with 15, but dramatically down on Africa with 105. PS: In India, the number slightly decreased from … to 15, but it was dramatically down in Africa from … to …

4.1.4.3 Making simple sentences

Two students could not make up right simple sentences. They made uncompleted sentences. R4 wrote: • Meanwhile, In India and Africa with 1. PS: Meanwhile, India and Africa …with 1 R8 wrote: 98 ANI SUSANA, 2012 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu • Followed by other Asia-Pasific and India 16, and Europe 15. PS: It was followed by other Asia-Pasific and India with 16, and Europe, with 15.

4.1.4.4 Making compound and complex sentences