b. Errors in Direction and Motion Form
This form was the second rank of preposition errors in both topics of students’ writing. The table below shows the average percentage of errors in this
form.
Table 4.10 Preposition Errors in Direction and Motion Form
Number of Erroneous Item Percentage of Erroneous Items
Average Percentage
Topic 1 Topic 2
Topic 1 Topic 2
8 14
22,22 19,72
20,97
As much as 20,97 was the percentage of preposition error in form of direction and motion. The examples of errors are stated below.
1 After that, we visited to souvenir seller. Participant no.25
2 A teacher and a chief OSIS come in my classroom to choose child that will
deputy school for join match boys scout. Participant no. 24 3
On Sunday my uncle follow the road race for got a cup from the regent. Participant no. 30
From the sentences above, most of the students have lack of knowledge in using preposition
„to‟ and „for‟. The students used the inappropriate preposition to describe a purpose or a direction and motion. In this case, preposition
„to‟ expresses purpose, and it is used with ‘actual recipient’. By contrast, „for‟
de scribes purpose, goal, and target. It is used with ‘intended recipient’.
In the first sentence, the students do not need to add preposition „to‟
because the word ‘visited’ is not followed by „to‟. The meaning of target or purpose is clear enough without adding a preposition. In the second sentence, the
students made double errors in using preposition. The first preposition error is „in‟
PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
because there is a movement done by a teacher and a chief of OSIS who want to go to the student’s classroom. The student should use preposition „into‟ to
describe that there is a motion or movement from a place to another place. The second preposition error is
„for‟. It has the same meaning as the last sentence. Both sentences do not use preposition that express direction or motion, but they
use preposition to express purpose. However, in using preposition „for‟, the
students still make a mistake. Preposition „for‟ should be followed by a noun and
it is used with ‘intended recipient’. The sentences below use the appropriate preposition.
1 After that, we visited souvenir seller.
2 A teacher and a chief OSIS come into my classroom to choose child that
will deputy school to join match boys scout. 3
On Sunday my uncle follow the road race to get a cup from the regent.
c. Errors in Time Form
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