An Error Analysis On The Use Of Gerund Made By The Eleventh Grade Students Of Sma Free Methodist Medan

AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF GERUND MADE BY THE
ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA FREE METHODIST MEDAN

A THESIS
BY:
SISKA AMELIA
REG. NO. 140721027

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2016

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AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF GERUND MADE BY THE
ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA FREE METHODIST MEDAN

A THESIS
BY
SISKA AMELIA

REG. NO. 140721027

SUPERVISOR

CO-SUPERVISOR

Drs. Chairul Husni, M.Ed. TESOL.

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D

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Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra From
Department English.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2016

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Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of
Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.

Head,

Secretary,

Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S.

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D

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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the
degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural
Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara on 23 July 2016

Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara

Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S.
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Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S.

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Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D.

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Drs. Chairul Husni, M.Ed., TESOL

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Drs. M. Syafie’ie Siregar, M.A.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim.

First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Almighty God, Allah SWT who
has given the mercy, the blessing, guarding, and guidance in my life, especially in
accomplishing this thesis one of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
English Department at Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara.
Shalawat and Salam for the Prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us from the
darkness to the brightness.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Drs. Chairul Husni,
M.ED. TESOL and my co-supervisor, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D, for the benefit
of their wide knowledge and for their suggestions, guidance and advice in making
corrections to this thesis. I also would like to thank all lectures who given knowledge
throughout academic years.
Then, I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Drs. Budi
Agustono, M.S , the Head of English Department Dr. Muhizar Muchtar M.S, and the
Secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A., Ph.D, and all the staff for
their valuable help throughout the academic years.
I wishes to thank Morris Walfrino, S.Pd, the headmaster of SMA Free Methodist
Medan for having allowed the students in grade XI as respondents of this study and the
entire teachers, especially Surya Tarigan, S.Pd, for all the time, the information about
learning process of English, and for guidance there and for all the students who have a
good cooperation during the research.
Then, my deepest thank and love are dedicated to my beloved parents, Aspan
Effendi and Siti Elvina, who have patiently given moral, spiritual, and prays to their
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daughter. And also thank to my siblings, Elfan Syahputra, S.Pd, and Fatia Aulia who
have really support education from the first semester until completed this thesis.
My special thank is dedicated to my beloved partner Ridho Rahadian Fauzan,
who always help, patient, and support me everytime , for having great time together, love
you and lucky to have you. For my beloved friends Tri Suci Ratnasari S.S , Ayang
Kuswira S.Pd, Sofie Siregar, Rena Andari , Natassa Febrini S.Psi , Rasyika Yumni S.E,
Cut Alin S.E, Indra, Dandy, Lilis Handayani S.S, Zulfida Sari , Aviandhani, Hasanah,
Nana Suryana, Sahuri , Rumada, Rezki, and Abun.

who always supports, cares, and

other things that help me to complete this thesis. Thank you for the nice friendship
during our study. I will be missing the days we spent together. The last, thanks to my
classmate in English Department who always spend our times together.

Medan, July 2016

Siska Amelia
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ABSTRACT

This thesis deals with Error Analysis on the Use of Gerund Made by The Eleventh
Grade Students of SMA Free Methodist Medan ”. The objectives are to find the kinds and
the most dominant errors in the use of Gerund , the data are taken from 30 students as the
samples by giving them some test concerning Gerund. The data, then, are analyzed based
on the kinds and the most dominant errors. From the analysis it is found that the
percentage of omission error 40.47%, addition is 23.47%, misformation is 29.32%, and
misordering is 6,74%. Therefore, the most dominant error is Omission Error 40.47%.

Keywords: Error analysis, kinds of error, gerund

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ABSTRAK

Skripsi ini berkaitan dengan “An Error Analysis on the Use of Gerund Made by The
Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Free Methodist Medan ”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah
untuk menemukan jenis-jenis kesalahan dan kesalahan yang paling dominan di dalam
menggunakan Gerund, data diambil dari 30 siswa sebagai sample dengan memberikan
mereka beberapa test yang berhubungan dengan Gerund. Kemudian, data di analisis
berdasarkan jenis dan kesalahan yang paling dominan. Dari analisis-analisis itu
ditemukan persentase kesalahan penghilangan 40.47%, kesalahan penambahan 23.47%,
kesalahan informasi 29.32%, dan kesalahan susunan 6.74%. Oleh karena itu, kesalahan
yang paling dominan adalah kesalahan penghilangan 40.47%.

Keywords: Error analysis, kinds of error, gerund.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ................................................................

v

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ............................................................

vi

ABSTRAK .................................................................................................

vii

ABSTRACT

............................................................................................

ix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .....................................................................

x

TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................

xi

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................

xiii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................

1

1.2 Problem of the Study ....................................................

4

1.3 Objective of the Study .................................................

5

1.4 Scope of the Study ......................................................

5

1.5 Significance of the Study ............................................

5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Concepts ...................................................

6

2.2 Description of Error Analysis .......................................

6

2.2.1 Types of Error ..........................................................

8

2.2.2 The Cause of Error ....................................................

9

2.3. The Difference between Error and Mistake ................

10

2.4 Gerund in Brief ...........................................................

10

2.4.1 Definition .................................................................

10

2.4.2 Functions ....................................................................

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2.4.3 Gerund and Present Participle ..................................

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2.4.4 Comparison between Gerund and Infinitive ............

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2.5 Previous Studies ………………………………….. ....

23

CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Method .........................................................

25

3.2 Data and Data Source ..................................................

25

3.3 Data Collecting Procedure ..........................................

26

3.4 Data Analysis Method .................................................

26

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 Data Analysis ..............................................................

28

4.1.1 Kinds of Error in Using Gerund as Subject .............

28

4.1.2 Kinds of Error in Using Gerund as Object ...............

33

4.1.3 Kinds of Error in Using Gerud as Preposition .........

38

4.1.4 Kinds of Error in Using Gerund as Possesive ..........

40

4.1 Findings .........................................................................

42

4.2.1 The Table of Errors ..................................................

42

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusions .................................................................

45

5.2 Suggestions .................................................................

46

REFERENCES ........................................................................................

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APPENDICES

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Kinds of Error ...............................................................................

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Table 2. The Errors of Omission ................................................................

43

Table 3. The Errors of Addition .................................................................

43

Table 4. The Errors of Misformation` .......................................................

44

Table 5. The Errors of Misordering ............................................................

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