A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE MASTERY OF ADJECTIVE DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP YA BAKII 2 KESUGIHAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 2015
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE MASTERY OF ADJECTIVE DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP YA BAKII 2 KESUGIHAN
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/ 2015
ATHESIS Submitted to English Education Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for S. Pd Degree By:
EREWINDAH MRIHJAYARTI A.S.
1101050093
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO 2015
APPROVAL
1. Tittle : A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE MASTERY OF ADJECTIVE DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP YA BAKII
2 KESUGIHAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/ 2015
2. Faculty : Teacher training and Education 3.
Writer‟s Identity
a. Name : Erewindah Mrihjayarti Amangun Sari
b. Sex : Female
c. Student Number : 1101050093
d. Department : English Education
e. Address : Jl. Melati RT 3 RW 01, Kuripan Kidul, Kesugihan, Cilacap, Central Java.
f. E- mail g. Supervisor : Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum.
Approved by, Supervisor, Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum.
NIP. 19560508 198603 1 003 ii ii
iiiSTATEMENT OF AUTHOROSHIP
Hereby, I iv state that the thesis entitled “A Descriptive Study On The Mastery of Adjective Degrees of Comparison of The Eighth Grade Students of Smp Ya BAKII 2 Kesugihan in Academic Year 2014/ 2015
” as a partial fulfillment of the requirements to get S.Pd., degree is my original research result. If the originality of this thesis, I would prepared to recieve the consequences in the form of any sanction such as losing my related academic degree obtained from the institution as well as other rules prevailing in Indonesia.
Purwokerto, July 2015 Erewindah M.A.S.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all the writer would like to say thanks to Alloh SWT, who always give her guidance, permission, and never let her go without his revelation, so that she can finish to write her thesis as the partial fulfillment to get S. Pd Degree at the English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
In this occasion, the writer would like say thanks deeply to:
1. Dr. H. Syamsuhadi Irsyad, SH., MH., the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Ahmad, M. Pd., the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
3. Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum, as the Head of English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto and also as my supervisor.
4. Didi Sutadi, S. Pd, as the Head Master of SMP Ya BAKII 2 Kesugihan who gave his permission in accomplishing the research.
5. All the students of SMP Ya BAKII 2 Kesugihan for the participating.
6. The librarians of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto who helped her provide some materials for writing this thesis.
7. Her parents who loved and motivated her study.
Although her paper is still far from being perfect and the mistakes still color this paper , the writer hopes that this paper will give positive contributions and be useful to this field of study. She also welcomes to have further study.
Purwokerto, July 2015 The writer
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to :
- My beloved father (Didiek Sutadi, S. Pd) and mother (Darmi Sutadi) who have given me the greatest support, motivation, attention, material, and your prayer. I know that you love me so much. Thanks for all you have given.
- My brothers (Ragil and Dicky) who always make me happy.
- Someone who I love and miss the most and always be in my heart wherever and forever (Akid Danardi, S. E.). Thanks for your love, spirit, advice, and patience.
- All my best friends in my life: The Topics Team (Inung, Titha, Friska and Dias). Thanks for your support.
- All my friends in FKIP especially in English Department that I can‟t mention one by one.
MOTTO No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up Never be too afraid to start over, it’s a new chance to rebuild what you want Good things come to those who work their asses off and never give up Don’t stop feeling just because you were hurt, Don’t stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare Mistakes are proof that you are trying Don’t wait till tomorrow what you can do today Without darkness, we would never see the stars
TABLE OF CONTENS TITLE ................................................................................................................ i APROVAL ......................................................................................................... ii LEGALIZATION. ............................................................................................. iii APPROVAL OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ................................................ .... iv STATEMENT OF AUTHOROSHIP .................................................. ............ v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................. .................. vi DEDICATION .................................................................................................. viii MOTTO ............................................................................................................. ix TABEL OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. x LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................... ............... xii LIST OF APENDIX ................................................................................. ......... xiii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study .................................................
1 B. Reasons for Choosing the Topic ......................................
3 C. The Problems of The Study .............................................
3 D. Aims of the Study .............................................................
3 E. Contribution of the Study ...........................................
4 F. Clarification of the Key Terms ........................................
4 CHAPTER II THEORITICAL REVIEW A. The Important of Learning Grammar ...............................
7 B. The Adjective Forms in English ......................................
10 1. Positive Degree ....................................................
10 2. Comparative Degree ........................................ ....
15 3. Superlative Degree ...............................................
17 C. Error Analysis ...................................................................
20
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. The Methodology .............................................................
24 B. Place and Time of Study .................................................
24 C. Subject of Study ...............................................................
24 D. The Method of Collecting the Data .................................
25 E. The Technique of Analyzing the Data .............................
31 CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result ...............................................................................
35 B. Discussion ........................................................................
42 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion .......................................................................
51 B. Suggestion ........................................................................
52 BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES LIST
LIST OF TABLE