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for the easiest way. Thus, the teacher stated that they skipped the teaching of punctuation to the students. If the most answer obtained from the students for
the second research question was because the teacher did not explain the commas in detail within teaching and learning activity, then it was match with
the teacher’s answer that had been stated previously. Therefore, the dominant factor drove the students to put comma incorrectly was caused by the teacher
that did not explain the commas in detail within teaching and learning activity was being confirmed. And it answered the second research question in this
study that was “what are factors driving students to put comma incorrectly?” What commas certainly do, whether by their presence or their absence, is to
powerfully change the meaning of a sentence. So the accidental omission or inclusion of commas in the wrong place can lead to some hilarious grammar mistakes, as one
of children’s writing mistake shows in Let’s eat grandpa. In this case of course, the comma is intended to separate the intention of the sentence from the addressee, or
person being spoken to. Always remember to include a comma before the name of the person being spoken to in dialogue.
In lists, commas often separate different items from one another – a simple enough concept. However, accidentally missing out a comma will automatically have
the effect of making the two consecutive terms it should separate. Commas as a whole are useful; they are grammatical tools that allow writers
to keep them intended meaning clear. When writers use them correctly, they guide their readers to understand writers’ words in the right way, preserving writers’ ideas
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with the right separations, or pauses. When commas are misused, whether it is overuse or under use, you run the risk of confusing, irritating and frustrating the
writers’ readers because their sentences are chopped into too many pieces. In some cases, they are unintentionally misinforming readers as well.
As was mentioned in the introduction to this series of guides, overuse of commas is one of the most common grammatical mistakes. Using too many commas
results in stilted, disjointed sentences that are difficult, if not impossible, to read. Avoid the following common mistakes in comma usage, and writers’ words are sure
to make more sense to those who read them. Why do intelligent people make the error? I think people worry about the situation where they will come across too
informally or too plainly if they use such short sentences. They believe using 4-to-6 words sentences, especially in two of them in a row, can’t be professional.
Speaking of all the comma rules presented in this series of guides, for sure, it may seem confusing. It is important to avoid breaking them, whether people
generally and the students specifically tend to overuse or under use commas. The best ways to master commas is through learning the individual rules as the students go and
through reading what they write out loud, inserting pauses in the words they speak to replace the commas. If the students cannot imagine using the pause at a location
within a sentence to provide clarity, omit the comma. If the sentence is confusing or a pause seems natural, include the comma. As the students gain knowledge, practice
applying rules and proofread the students’ works thoroughly, the mastering of comma usage comes naturally.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This chapter is aimed to provide the final result of the research which had drawn through data analysis and discussion by the researcher. It covers the conclusion
and suggestion for the readers.
A. Conclusion
Based on the data which are collected and analyzed by the researcher, it could be drawn conclusion as mentioned:
1. In each type of text, it shows that the comma error occurred in different places. Firstly, in invitation card, the most comma error occurred between parts of dates
and after the year. Secondly, in narrative text, the most comma error occurred in the use of comma for clarity. Thirdly, in descriptive text, the most comma error
occurred around the non-restrictive elements. They answer the first research question in this study: “In what category comma error mostly occurs in students’
writing?” 2. Generally, there are a number of reasons on making error. It is what happened to
the students. The comma error occurred mostly in students’ writing because of 6 different factors, they are the unimportance use of comma, the low
comprehension about English, the unawareness of comma placement, the distraction things grammarstructure grabbed the students’ attention from
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comma, the unknown placement of the correct comma, and the untold material by the teacher. The factor written by the amount of huge number of students than the
other factors is the last factor mentioned. In addition, it is empowered by the teacher’s statement through the interview that the teacher, indeed, tends to skip
the punctuation, including comma to be taught to the students and conveys it when the material of the lesson dealsa lot with punctuation. Thus, it answers the
second research question: “What are factors driving students to put comma incorrectly?”
B. Suggestion
By this study, it is expected to be beneficial for the sake of quality improvement of the language teaching and learning. Those benefits are mainly
addressed to teachers and further researchers as follows: 1. Teachers
This study gives teachers a detailed description about the students’ error in using commas. Through the research findings had been discussed see Chapter IV, it
was found a number of errors in putting commas into the correct place in each type of text. Teaching writing skill in English to students is not merely about
vocabularies, grammarstructure, or the sentence itself, but also dealt with punctuation. Even if it is simple, it may damage students’ ability in writing
paragraphs when it is not comprehended well by student. So, teachers should start
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re-teaching about punctuation in-depth and emphasize the use of comma in paragraphs to students and stop skipping this basic material within lesson.
2. Further Researchers This study is also intended to give suggestion for further researchers who are
going to discuss the similar topic. The way to overcome the students’ problems in the case of giving punctuation, moreover the commas, for instance, has not been
included in this study. The researcher is aware enough of the imperfection of the study, so that it is expected for further researchers to be able to implement a
number of significant techniques to cope with that problem to get the better research result completing the previous study which was undertaken by the
researcher.
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