It”, the subject that misses is you. It is shown by the referent on the next lyric which is Dancing til your feet is sore. Moreover, the subject that misses in
“The Travelling Song” is I. It is referred through the previous lyric which is See I‟ve been traveling.
The examples above show that the errors are included in the syntactical analysis. The errors influence the construction of noun phrase, such as the addition of
similar item in object pronoun. Moreover the errors influence the construction in the sentence structure. There is missing of subject although subject plays an important
role in the grammatical structure. In the context, subject pronoun is able to denote the person who is speaking or performing certain action.
There are two characteristics that create the error in the pronoun case. The first characteristic lies on the error of determining the personal pronoun. In the first
example, there are two nouns, them and chicken, that refer to the similar object personal pronoun. The second characteristic lies on the omission of pronouns that
loses the existence of the main element in the noun phrase. Pronouns can replace the form of noun for the position of subject and object.
v. Use of Preposition
Use of preposition is the last type in this category. Preposition is a way to express a relation between two items Quirk et al, 1974: 308. Based on the data, the
errors are found in one song. The error is explained on the table as follows: PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Table 10. Grammatical Error in Use of Preposition Songs
Grammatical Errors
Grammatical Processes
American English Feeling My Self
Look up in the mirror
Alternating Form Look at the mirror
Based on surface strategy taxonomy, The error is caused by the alternating forms. There is a misuse of forming the right preposition. The example is look up in
the mirror. The error lies on the preposition up in. In American English, the meaning of look up is the action of gazing someone else McKean, 2005: 1000. However, the
context does not show that the agent does the action of gazing someone else. Moreover, the meaning of in is to express something which is surrounded by
something else 2005: 851. Based on the context, the agent does not aim to see something in the mirror. The context aims to show that somebody does the action of
seeing themselves through the mirror. Thus, the correct preposition of the example should be at instead of up or in. The meaning of look at is the action of gazing
something or someone directly with a specified direction 2005: 1000. The characteristic in this category lies on the use of preposition in the noun
phrase. The preposition in the examples shows that it has a role as a complement of verb. The misuse of preposition can produce a different meaning to the following
noun, for instance is look up in the mirror. Based on the example, the preposition at is more acceptable than up or in because it considers the lexical meaning of look and
at to the noun the mirror. The example has shown that the error is included in the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
syntactical analysis. The error of choosing preposition can influence a purpose of the action to the object. The choice of preposition should consider the contextual
meaning on the verb to the noun.
b. Verb Phrase
