EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES AT SMP NEGERI 3 KESUGIHAN CILACAP ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011
A THESIS Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment Of Requirement for the S.Pd. Degree
By Rita Nur Ekawati 0601050073
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO 2011
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APPROVAL
Title
: EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES AT SMP NEGERI 3 KESUGIHAN CILACAP ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011
Name
: Rita Nur Ekawati
Nim
: 0601050073
Faculty
: Teacher Training and Education
Department
: English
Consultant I : Dr. Furqanul Aziez, M. Pd. Consultant II: Lutfi Istikharoh, M. Pd.
Approved by,
Consultant I
Consultant II
Dr. Furqanul Aziez, M. Pd. NIP. 19621106 198910 1 001
Lutfi Istikharoh, M. Pd. NIK.2160428
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Skripsi Berjudul EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES AT SMP NEGERI 3 KESUGIHAN CILACAP ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011 Yang dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh: RITA NUR EKAWATI 0601050073 Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 28 Juli 2011 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima Sebagai kelengkapan mendapat gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Susunan Dewan Penguji Ketua
: Endang Kusrini, S.Pd., M.Hum. NIK. 2160156
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Anggota I
: Saefurohman, S.Pd., M.Pd. NIK. 2160372
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Anggota II
: Dr. Furqanul Aziez, M.Pd ……………………………… NIP. 196211061989101001
Anggota III
: Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd NIK. 2160428
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Purwokerto, Agustus 2011 Universitas Muhammadiyah purwokerto Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Dekan,
Drs. Joko Purwanto, M.Si NIK. 2160075
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SURAT PERNYATAAN Saya yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini: Nama
:
RITA NUR EKAWATI
NIM
:
0601050073
Program Studi
:
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas
:
Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Menyusun skripsi dengan judul: EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES AT SMP NEGERI 3 KESUGIHAN CILACAP Menyatakan dengan sesungguhnya bahwa skripsi ini adalah hasil karya tulis saya sendiri dan bukan dibuatkan orang lain atau jiplakan atau modifikasi karya orang lain. Bila pernyataan ini tidak benar, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi, termasuk pencabutan gelar kesarjanaan yang sudah saya peroleh.
Purwokerto,
Augustus 2011
Yang menyatakan
RITA NUR EKAWATI NIM. 0601050073
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Motto Be positive thinking every time so that you can be positive feeling Always pray to Allah and be yourself Speech is mirror of our mind
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Dedication This thesis is dedicated to the people that have influenced the writer’s life: My beloved mother who always be patient, give me advices, prays, loved and whatever I need. Thanks for all, I love U mum My beloved grandmother, grandfather, brother, cousin, uncle and aunt…….thanks for your support and pray. My boy friend Catur Fedy who always accompanied me, thanks for your motivation, time, help and attention given to me. Also thanks for your support and pray. All my friends’ thanks a lot………………
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PREFACE Assalamualaikum wr wb, First of all, praise to be Allah the Almighty who always gives His love and blessing so that the writer can finish his final assignment that is in title, Eighth Grade Students’ Ability in Constructing Simple sentences at SMP Negeri 3 Kesugihan Cilacap as a partial requirement for getting S. Pd Degree in English Department at Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. Secondly, the writer would like to express his gratefulness and share the respect with people who gave his courage and support in this tough process: 1. H. Syamsuhadi Irsyad, SH, MH, as the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto 2. Drs. Joko Purwanto, M. Si, as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto 3. Endang Kusrini, S. Pd, M. Hum, as the head of English Department who had given permission to conduct this research 4. Dr. Furqanul Aziez, M. Pd, as Supervisor I who always spared his time and guided the writer. His thoughtful guidance and warming encouragement supported the writer much to complete the thesis 5. Lutfi Istikharoh, M. Pd, as Supervisor II who always gave helpful suggestion on thesis writing. 6. All of the lecturer of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto
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The writer realizes that there are still a lot of mistakes and any weakness in this thesis. Therefore, the writer welcomes comments, critic, and suggestions from the readers. Finally the writer hopes this thesis can give significant contributions for education environment, especially in learning and teaching process.
Wassalamualaikum wr wb.
Purwokerto, August 2011
(The writer)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ............................................................................................................
i
APPROVAL ...................................................................................................
ii
SURAT PERNYATAAN .............................................................................
iii
HALAMAN PENGESAHAN ......................................................................
iv
MOTTO ..........................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION ................................................................................................
vi
PREFACE .......................................................................................................
vii
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................
ix
LIST OF APPENDICES ...............................................................................
xi
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Research..............................................
1
B. Reasons of Choosing the Topic .........................................
2
C. Problems of the Study .......................................................
2
D. The Aims of the Research .................................................
3
E. Contribution of the Research.. ...........................................
3
F. Limitation of the Problem... ..............................................
3
G. Clarification of the Terms .................................................
3
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW A.
The Importance of Learning Grammar ..........................
5
B.
The Meaning of Simple Sentences..................................
6
C.
The Form of Simple Sentences .......................................
7
D.
The Use of Simple Sentences..........................................
10
E.
Problem of Learning Simple Sentences ..........................
11
F.
Mistake and Error............................................................
12
1.
Definition of Mistake and Error.... ...........................
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2.
Type of Error............................................................
13
3.
The Factors of Error.. ...............................................
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4.
The Characteristics of Mistake and Error.. ..............
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G.
The Common Error in Constructing Simple Sentences...
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H.
Basic Assumption . .........................................................
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A.
Method of the Research ..................................................
17
B.
Place and Time of the Research ......................................
17
C.
Population and Sample....................................................
18
1.
Population... .............................................................
18
2.
Sample......................................................................
18
3.
Sampling Technique....... .........................................
19
D.
Technique for Collecting Data ........................................
20
E.
Data Analysis ..................................................................
20
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION A.
Data Analyzing ...............................................................
23
B.
Discussion .......................................................................
26
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION SUGGESTION A.
Conclusion ......................................................................
37
B.
Suggestion .......................................................................
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BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES
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Appendices Appendices: Appendix 1 Table of the Students’ Ability Score
Appendix 2 Table of Type of Error Answers
Appendix 3 Instrument
Appendix 4 Key answer of instrument
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ABSTRACT
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES AT SMP NEGERI 3 KESUGIHAN CILACAP ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011
RITA NUR EKAWATI 0601050073
The aims of this research were to know the students’ ability in constructing simple sentences and to reveal the common errors made by the students in constructing simple sentences. The population of this research was eighth grade students. The number of the students was 160. The writer took 40 students in this research. In collecting the data the writer used a test. The method used by the writer was descriptive. After the data was analyzed, it was found that the students’ ability in constructing simple sentences is different. From 40 students, there were nine students who got very good category and they could answer 81%-100% of the total items. Seventeen students got good category because they could answer 61%-80% of the total items. Nine students got fair category and answered 41%60% of the total items. Five students got bad category because they could answer only 21%-40% of the total items. There was no student who got very bad category. Since the mean of the students’ score was 65, 78%. So it can be stated that the ability of the eighth grade students of SMP N 3 Kesugihan in constructing simple sentences belonged to good category. The type of errors made by the eighth grade students of SMP N 3 Kesugihan were 38, 1% errors in misformation, 33, 8 errors in addition, 27, 9% errors in misordering and no error found in omission. The writer concludes that the common error made by the eighth grade students of SMP N 3 Kesugihan was misformation error.
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