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AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN

SIMPLE SENTENCE IN WRITING II MADE BY THE FOURTH

SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

THESIS

By:

WAHYU JUNAEDI

201210100311041

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

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AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN

SIMPLE SENTENCE IN WRITING II MADE BY THE FOURTH

SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education.

By:

WAHYU JUNAEDI

201210100311041

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

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MOTTOS

-Your destiny can be changed by your hard work-

Wahyu Junaedi

DEDICATIONS

This thesis is greatly dedicated to:

My beloved parents Khusnul Yaqin and Jumaiyah

My sister and brother in law Rahmawati and Saipul

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Allhamdulillah, Allah SWT, the God Almighty in which I am so grateful for

His Merciful and Gracious blessing that I can properly finish this study.

Mainly, I would like to express my gratefulness and appreciation to Mr. Dr.

Masduki, M.Pd as first advisor and Mrs. Rahmawati Khadijah Maro, S.Pd., M.PEd as

my second advisor for their advice, suggestion and support in guiding to finish this

study well. Being patient, kind and communicative have been shown by them while

guiding me.

Moreover, I also want to express my gratefulness and appreciation to my

parents, Khusnul Yaqin and Jumaiyah who always support me and pray for me all the

time. Unforgettably, great appreciation, I give to my sister, Rahmawati, who also

motivates me in living my life. Pivotally, I also thank to my brother in law, Saipul Arip,

who sincerely entertains me in my bad days.

Greatly, I thank to Mr. Dr. Hartono., M.Pd as my writing lecturer who shares

his knowledge and experience and gives me some suggestions, motivation to be

successful in dealing this life. Specially, I also thank to Miss Nina Inayati, M.A who

properly supports me by giving good advice for this study. Further, I also want to thank

to all English lecturers who have properly taught me in University of Muhammadiyah

Malang.

In addition, I also thank to Mukholidiyah, Fauji, Rifki, Hendro, Dwiki, Faruoq,

Ido, Riski, Zeze, Itha, Fifit, Yeni, Aldo, Dimas, Nalurita, who have kindly accompanied

me to study in University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Finally, all my appreciation, I

also address to all English department friends who study with me together nicely.

Malang, August 10, 2016

Wahyu Junaedi

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... iii

MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS ......................................................................... v

STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY .................................................. vi

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... viii

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

LIST OF APPENDICES ..................................................................................... xi

LIST OF THE TABLES ..................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1

1.2 Statements of the Problem..................................................................... 4

1.3 Purposes of the Study ............................................................................ 4

1.4 Significance of the Study ...................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................ 5

1.6 Definition of the Key Terms ................................................................. 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Errors ..................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Error Analysis ...................................................................................... 8

2.3 Types of Errors ..................................................................................... 9

2.3.1 Surface strategy taxonomy ....................................................... 9

2.4 Cause of Errors .................................................................................... 12

2.4.1 Interlingual transfer ................................................................ 13

2.4.2 Intralingual transfer ................................................................ 13

2.4.3 Context of learning ................................................................. 13

2.4.4 Communication strategies ...................................................... 14

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2.5 Writing ................................................................................................. 14

2.6 Sentence ............................................................................................... 15

2.6.1 Simple sentence ...................................................................... 15

2.6.2 Compound sentence ............................................................... 16

2.6.3 Complex sentence .................................................................. 16

2.6.4 Compound Complex sentence ................................................ 17

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................. 18

3.2 Research Subject ................................................................................. 19

3.3 Research Instruments .......................................................................... 19

3.3.1 Document ................................................................................... 20

3.3.2 Interview Guide ......................................................................... 20

3.4 Data Collection .................................................................................... 21

3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................... 22

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Research Findings ................................................................................ 24

4.1.1 The Types of Errors in Simple Sentence ................................. 24

4.1.2 The Cause of Errors in Simple Sentence ................................. 38

4.2 Discussion .......................................................................................... 40

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 43

5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................... 44

REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 46

APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 47

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 The Result of Mid Test Examination ...................................................... 47

Appendix 2 The Result of Interview ........................................................................... 48

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Missing of to be.............................................................................................. 25

Table 2 Missing of Article .......................................................................................... 25

Table 3 Missing of Punctuation .................................................................................. 26

Table 4 Missing of Subject ......................................................................................... 27

Table 5 Missing of Preposition ................................................................................... 28

Table 6 Missing of -s/es in Regular Noun .................................................................. 28

Table 7 Addition of Infinitive ..................................................................................... 30

Table 8 Addition of Article ......................................................................................... 30

Table 9 Addition of -ed in verb ................................................................................... 31

Table 10 Misformation of Tenses Use ........................................................................ 32

Table 11 Misformation of Punctuation ....................................................................... 33

Table 12 Misformation of Personal Pronoun .............................................................. 34

Table 13 Misformation of Subject-Verb Agreement .................................................. 35

Table 14 Misordering of Modifying Noun.................................................................. 36

Table 15 Misordering of Adverb................................................................................. 37

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