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Students’ Acquisition of Negative Constructions in the Present Tense
Garnis Dwi Sulistyowati
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the students’ writing problems of negative constructions in the
Present Tense. This study was conducted in a rural school, SMP Negeri 2 Tuntang. The
research participants were thirty four students in that school. The data were collected using a
test. The students changed ten positive statements into negative statements in the Present
Tense. This study found three common writing problems of negative constructions in the
Present Tense. They were morphological error, syntactic error, and mechanical error.
Keywords: Negative Constructions, Students’ Perception, Morphological Errors,
Syntactic Errors, Mechanical Errors
Garnis Dwi Sulistyowati
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the students’ writing problems of negative constructions in the
Present Tense. This study was conducted in a rural school, SMP Negeri 2 Tuntang. The
research participants were thirty four students in that school. The data were collected using a
test. The students changed ten positive statements into negative statements in the Present
Tense. This study found three common writing problems of negative constructions in the
Present Tense. They were morphological error, syntactic error, and mechanical error.
Keywords: Negative Constructions, Students’ Perception, Morphological Errors,
Syntactic Errors, Mechanical Errors