The Instrument of Research
next is Misordering with 21 of total errors or 14. The last is Addition with 9 of
total errors or 6.
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Error Description and Explanation
After presenting the error into types of errors which are written by Heidi Dulay, the writer would like to talk more about the errors of the use of Simple
Past Tense in the students’ narrative text. The students’ errors are classified into four: omission, addition, misformation, and misordering.
Lastly, regarding the writing format, the writer explained the table of each student’s error constructions consisting types of errors see appendix 2 in the
following paragraph. Here is the complete description of the students’ errors: 1. Student 1
There are three types of error found in the student’s writing. The name teen is tono and tini and Tini comes from a very rich family are classified as misformation
error since the student used incorrect verb forms in those constructions. They are
supposed to be The name of teens were Tono and Tini and Tini came from a very
rich family. Meanwhile, another error construction made by the student considered as
omission error. The student omitted a word or a morpheme. In construction Tini
very sad, I love him dad. The student missed to put a verb was in the construction
and omitted a verb inflection. They are supposed to be Tini was very sad, I loved him dad. The last, the student committed misordering error such as my father
agreed relationship tini and tono. It should be her father agreed their relation.
2 Student 2 There are three error constructions made by the student which are
considered as omission error, such as they live in small village, it is supposed to be they lived in a small village. The student omitted the verb inflection –ed.
Another error type found in the student’s writing is misformation error. They are they have a relationship and tini’s parents are very upset. The student is
supposed to use had as past verb rather than have. Also in tini’s parents are very