AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTSâ€™ GRAMMATICAL ERROR IN WRITING PERSONAL LETTER

Dewi - Sartika; Inka Sundari; Ratna Nery

doi:10.24235/eltecho.v6i2.9346

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTSâ€™ GRAMMATICAL ERROR IN WRITING PERSONAL LETTER

Dewi - Sartika^(1*), Inka Sundari⁽²⁾, Ratna Nery⁽³⁾,

(1) Islamic University of Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung
(2) Islamic University of Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung
(3) Islamic University of Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study aimed toÂ find out grammatical errorsÂ in writing personal letter and the most grammatical errors made by the eleventh graders of SMA Negeri 5 Ogan Komering Ilir. This study used descriptive qualitative research method. The subject of the study was the eleventh social one students of SMA Negeri 5 Ogan Komering Ilir in the academic year of 2020/2021. The technique of collecting the data were a writing testusing google form. To check the validity and reliability of the test, a triangulation method was applied. The information was presented in a descriptive manner and assessed using a percentage calculation. The calculations presented that the students made 12.5%Â sentence pattern errors, 24.1% tense errors, 9.17%pronoun errors, 2.5% preposition errors, 20% punctuation errors, and 31.66% spelling errors.The most dominant of grammatical errors made by students was error of spelling (31.66%).Â

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error analysis grammatical error personal letter writing skill

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DOI: 10.24235/eltecho.v6i2.9346