Students' Ability in Using Subject Verb Agreement in Writing an Essay

STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT IN WRITING AN ESSAY

(Descriptive Quantitative Research)

A THESIS

Submitted to the Faculty of Teacher Training and the Education Muhammadiyah University of Makassar in Partial Fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Education English Education Department

NUR IZZAH DINILLAH 105351100116

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING EDUCATION

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR ii iii

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ABSTRACT

NUR IZZAH DINILLAH. 2021. Students’ Ability in Using Subject Verb Agreement in Writing an Essay. A thesis of English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. Muhammadiyah University of Makassar. Supervised by Nunung Anugrawati and Ariana. This study aimed at finding out how the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay. The method of this research was a descriptive quantitative method. The data of this research was collected through a writing test as the instrument. The sample of this research was the fifth-semester students of English Education at the Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar. The sample was taken by using simple random sampling. Based on the analysis and discussion about this research, the researcher concluded that the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement for the fifth- semester students of English Education at the Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar was categorized into very good level with a score was 88.24. This score was got based on the result of all the students' scores that were divided into the total of students who became the sample of this research. From 35 students, there were 7 students whose mastery levels were excellent, 16 students gained a very good level, 8 students whose mastery levels were good, 3 students gained a fairly good level, 1 student gained a fair level, no student gained a poor level. And the last level is very poor and no student gained this level. Keywords: Subject-verb agreement, writing test, descriptive essay, students' ability

ABSTRAK

NUR IZZAH DINILLAH. 2021. Kemampuan Mahasiswa dalam Menggunakan Subject Verb Agreement dalam Menulis Esai. Tesis Jurusan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar. Dibimbing oleh Nunung Anugrawati dan Ariana.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kemampuan siswa dalam menggunakan subject-verb agreement dalam menulis karangan. Metode penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui tes menulis sebagai instrumen. Sampel penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa semester V Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan simple random sampling.

Berdasarkan analisis dan pembahasan mengenai penelitian ini, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menggunakan subject-verb agreement pada mahasiswa semester V Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan skor. adalah 88,24. Nilai ini diperoleh berdasarkan hasil nilai seluruh siswa yang dibagi menjadi jumlah siswa yang menjadi sampel penelitian ini.

Dari 35 siswa terdapat 7 siswa yang tingkat penguasaannya sangat baik, 16 siswa memperoleh tingkat sangat baik, 8 siswa yang tingkat penguasaannya baik, 3 siswa memperoleh tingkat cukup baik, 1 siswa memperoleh tingkat cukup baik, tidak ada siswa memperoleh nilai buruk tingkat. Dan tingkat terakhir sangat buruk dan tidak ada siswa yang mencapai tingkat ini.

Keywords: Subject-verb agreement, writing test, descriptive essay, students' ability

MOTTO

Dream, Believe, Hope, Get it, and Do it. It’s never be late as long as you never stop trying

I decicate this thesis was to : My family especially to my parents, my beloved mom Husnah and my father Hamsah . All my beloved siblings and all my best friends, for lots of pray in supporting the writer making her dream comes true.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

بسماللهالرحمنالرحيم

Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alamin. The researcher expresses her highest gratitude to the almighty Allah SWT, who has given guidance, blessing, and mercy to her in completing this thesis. Salam and Shalawat are addressed to the final, chosen, religious messenger, the prophet Muhammad S.A.W.

Further, the researcher also expresses sincerely deepest gratitude to her beloved parents and brothers; her father Hamsah Ibrahim, her lovely mother Husna Yuddin, and also her brothers Syaiful Haq Al Faruqi and Fikri Azis Rabbani for their prayers, financial, motivations and sacrificed for her success, and their love sincerely and purely without time.

The researcher realized that in carrying out the research and writing this proposal, many people have contributed their valuable suggestions, guidance, and advice for the completion of this thesis. Therefore she would like to acknowledge them:

1. Prof.Dr. H. Ambo Asse, M.Ag, the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of

Makassar.

2. Erwin Akib, M.Pd., Ph.D., the Dean of FKIP UNISMUH Makassar.

3. Ummi Khaerati Syam, S.Pd, M.Pd, the head of English Education Department

of FKIP UNISMUH Makassar, who gave his valuable authorities and suggestion

in doing this thesis.

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4. My biggest thanks tomam Nunung Anugrawati., S.Pd., M.Pd as my first

supervisor who has given my valuable time and patients, to support assistance

and guidance to complete this thesis.

5. My biggest thanks to mam Ariana, S.Pd., M.Pd. as my second supervisor who

has given my valuable time and patients, to support assistance and guidance to

complete this thesis.

6. My greatest thanks to the family as the supporting family in all conditions to me.

7. My greatest thanks to all her classmates ( Awesome Class ) who have given me

many experiences in developing my character.

8. Finally, for everyone who has given the valuable suggestion, guidance,

assistance, and advice to complete this thesis may Allah S.W.T. be with us now

and happily ever after.

Amin.

Billahi Fi Sabillil Haq Fastabiqul Khaerat

November 2020, Makassar

The Researcher

NUR IZZAH DINILLAH

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Table of Contents

COVER PAGE ...... i

LEMBAR PENGESAHAN ...... ii

APPROVAL SHEET ...... iii

COUNSELING SHEET 1 ...... iv

COUNSELING SHEET 2...... vi

SURAT PERNYATAAN ...... viii

SURAT PERJANJIAN...... ix

ABSTRACT ...... x

MOTTO ...... xii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...... xiii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... xv

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1

A. Background ...... 1

B. Problem statement ...... 5

C. The Objective of the Study ...... 5

D. Significance of the Study ...... 5

E. Scope of the Study ...... 5

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...... 7

A. Previous Findings ...... 7

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B. The Concept of Subject-Verb Agreement ...... 9

1. Definition of Subject-Verb Agreement ...... 9

2. The Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement ...... 10

3. Subject-Verb Agreement in Simple Present Tense ...... 14

4. The Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement in Simple Present Tense ...... 15

C. Writing ...... 16

D. Conceptual Framework…………………………………………….…………19

CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD ...... 21

A. Research Design ...... 21

B. Research Variable……………………………………………………………22

C. Population and Sample ...... 22

D. Research Instrument ...... 22

E. Data Collection ...... 23

F. Data Analysis ...... 23

CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ...... 26

A. Research Findings ...... 26

B. Discussion ...... 34

CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGESTION ...... 41

A. Conclusion ...... 41

B. Suggestions ...... 42

BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 48

APPENDIX ...... 51

CURRICULUM VITAE...... 89

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background

Writing is one of the main language skills that the students should learn because it is one of the ways to communicate with other people. Writing is an activity where someone explains something or shares information about something with people in writing form (Hogue, 1996:2). It means in giving information to other people, the information must be clear and able to be understood by the receiver of the information. From all of the main language skills, writing is one of the difficult skills that the students generally consider. Moreover, in writing, grammar is one of the important elements that should be learned and given attention well and carefully by the students.

Grammar is the rules in a language where the form of words is changed and also combining the words into sentences which has a goal to deliver meanings of a message (Mahda. et al, 2016). It means the grammar rules are very important to be mastered. Without understanding the grammar of the language, a learner cannot make good and correct writing. Therefore, in learning English, grammar becomes an important thing to invent an understanding in using the language.

Specifically, grammar determines a message from sentence structure which should be considered well by the students as the user of language (Mahda. et al, 2016).

Students of the university, especially English learners are supposed to learn grammar rules because they will always be given a task to write. Sometimes they are asked to write sentences, paragraphs, or even essays. Their writing should be good and correct grammatically. Good in writing means the sentences should follow or agree with the rules of grammar in making sentences. It is very suitable with their subject of writing so that they are easier to face the task when their lecturer asks them to write well (Nurjanah, 2017).

In making sentences well and correct grammatically, the students need to pay attention to the subject-verb agreement in every single sentence. Eastwood (1994) stated that subject-verb agreement is selecting the correct singular or plural verb after the subject. Besides, Pyle and Page state that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in person and number (Pyle and page, 2002). The writer can conclude that if the subject is singular, so the verb is singular too, and if the subject is plural, so the verb is plural too.

Learning the Indonesian language is very different from learning the English language. In creating Indonesian sentences, the verbs are not changed even though the subject is singular or plural, even though it happens in the present time, past time, or even in the future time. In contrast, English verbs always depend on the subject

and the time when an action happens (Ginanjar, 2015). As a statement that Rozakis

(2003:32) stated that by observing the form of a verb, the reader mayfind out: 1. some kinds of tense (when the action is done in present time, past time, or future time); 2.

A subject can be a person or non - person (who or what does the action); 3. Several subjects (how many subjects act the action), 4. Active or passive voice (the subject acts or is acted). Based on the discussion above, the verbs in English sentences are influenced by the subject, the number of subjects, and time (tenses). Therefore, the material of subject-verb agreement is chosen to be the main focus of this research.

Orlove, (2004:271) states that subject-verb agreement is a singular subject that is followed by a singular verb and a plural subject that is followed by a plural verb.

Based on the researcher's experience when the researcher got a chance to teach one of the classes in the first semester students of the English Department at

Muhammadiyah University of Makassar for about two months, the researcher gave material about simple present tense and how to make the sentence correctly. After all of the materials about the simple present tense had been given, the researcher tried to know the students' understanding by asking the students to make some sentences about simple present tense correctly which followed the rule of grammar that was explained before by the researcher. Then a result, the total of the students in that class was about 20 students, and the students who made sentences correctly were only 3 students, and other students were still incorrect in making sentences. Most of the students in that class were still incorrect in laying the verb after the subject. The

students also could not differentiate what verb is correct for the singular subject and what verb which is correct for the plural subject. Therefore the researcher concluded that the students were still confused about differentiating how to put the correct verb after the subject.

Another problem that has been found by Norhalimah (2016) in her research

"The Subject-Verb Agreement Problems in Writing at the Eight Grades of MTS An-

NurPalangkaraya" concluded that the students had problems in using the auxiliary verb (have, has), to be (is/am/are) and they were still confused about using verb for singular subject and plural subject and also the adjustments to be / verb in sentences

(has a friend), and adjustments to be / verb in the sentence. Then, another research about the problem of subject-verb agreement that has been found and explained in the journal of Suryo and Yustisia(2017) entitled “The students’ ability in using subject- verb agreement in Senior High School” they concluded that the ability of the students inusing subject-verb agreement can be categorized into poor as 15 from 27 students that in the class made an error (58%). From the statements that the researchers have mentioned, it can be concluded that the students are still confused in using the verb after the subject. The students also still do not master the grammar rules well.

Because of some reasons above, the researcher is interested in researching subject-verb agreement. The researcher wants to research subject-verb agreement in a tense that has been studied by the fourth semester of the English Department at the

Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar. The tense is simple present.

Therefore, the researcher proposes research by the title: Students’ Ability in Using

Subject-Verb Agreement in Writing an Essay by the Fourth Semester Students of

English Department at the Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar.

B. Problem Statement

The problem statement of this researchis how is the ability of the fifth- semester studentsin using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay?

C. The objective of the Study

The objective of the research is to find out the students’ ability of the fifth- semester students in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay.

D. Significance of the Study

This study has theoretical and practical significances. Theoretically, this researcher is expected to give special information related to the main problems of subject-verb agreement applied in writing. This information could motivate the

English teachers to prepare the special consideration in making concrete expectations to the teaching done. Practically, the result of this study could motivate the English teachers to make the special material for subject-verb agreement. The material should be suitable for the students' condition. By doing this, the teaching-learning process would be better than before.

E. Scope of the Study

This research focuses on the subject-verb agreementof simple present tense in writing a descriptive essay to know the ability of the students. The subject of this

study is the fourth-semester students of the English Department at the Alauddin State

Islamic University of Makassar.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Previous Research Findings

There are some researches related to this research:

The first research by Kurniawan and Seprizanna (2016)found that the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement of the eighth-grade students of SMP

Islamiyah Kota Agung in the academic year of 2016/2017 had a fair level by the mean score of 58.03.

The second research by Norhalimah (2016) found that 10 students had problems in subject-verb agreement in writing a sentence and they made problems in using the auxiliary verb (have, has), to be (is, am, are) and they did not know the function between singular and plural subject (she have a friend), singular and plural verb (they has a friend), and adjustments to be / verb in the sentence.

The third research by Suryo and Yustisia (2017) found that the teacher used the deductive approach and grammar practice in raising the students' consciousness on students' ability in using the subject-verb agreement. The students' ability in using subject-verb agreement was categorized into poor as 15 from 27 students in the class make an error (58%).

The fourth research by Al Noori et al (2015). This research aimed at investigating the frequency of such subject-verb agreement errors among

thirty (30) Iraqi secondary school students. It also aimed at investigating the prevalent type of errors and the causes of such errors. Adopted tasks and questionnaires served as the instrument of the study. It was found that subject-verb agreement errors are frequent among the participants. The verb be was found to be the most contributor to subject-verb agreement errors. Interlingua and intralingual transfer were the main causes of such errors.

The fifth research by Karim et al (2015). This article analyzed errors of agreement between subject and verb among the tertiary level EFL learners at

International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh. The errors are pointed out in written essays of comparison and comparison method on "Two places I have visited". The errors are classified into three categories-error of agreement between verb and singular subject, error of agreement between verb and plural subject, and error of agreement between verb and relative pronoun. Thirty-six learners participated in the study. The study reveals that students commit the highest number of errors of agreement between verb and plural subject followed by the error of agreement between verb and singular subject.

From all of the findings of the research that some researchers mentioned, most of the students made problems in using the subject-verb agreement. Not only the students of Junior High School who made the problem but also the students of the university made problems in using subject-verb agreement in the sentence. The second research by Norhalima (2016) explained that some students had problems in

subject-verb agreement in writing a sentence and they made problems in using the auxiliary verb (have, has), to be (is, am, are) and they did not know the function between singular and plural subject (she have a friend), singular and plural verb (they has a friend), and adjustments to be / verb in the sentence.

The explanation above can represent the overall results of the students' research problems. Therefore the researcher will use a text writing essay as the instrument in this research and focus on using subject-verb agreement in the simple present tense. The researcher chooses simple present tense because the researcher wants to know how far the understanding of students of University about the subject- verb agreement in this tense is until the researcher can know and conclude the ability of the university students in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay. The researcher also wants to use an essay writing test so that the researcher will let the students describe what they want to describe by the title that they choose and they also will focus on one tense only namely simple present tense.

B. The Concept of Subject – Verb Agreement

1. The definition of subject-verb agreement

The subject-verb agreement that has been defined by Sparks (2006:1)

mentions that subject-verb agreement can be explained thoroughly: the subject and

the verb in a sentence should follow each other. It means the verb must be suitable

with the subject that agrees with the rules of grammar. Additionally, Straus

(2014:19) mentioned that subject-verb agreement is a singular verb that is put after

a singular subject and a plural verb is put after a plural subject. Moreover, Orlove

(2004:271) states that subject-verb agreement is a singular subject that is followed by a singular verb and a plural subject that is followed by a plural verb. From all definitions above, the researcher can conclude that the change of verb form in the sentence depends on the subject. It means that a subject-verb agreement is an agreement between subject and verb. If the subject is singular, so the verb is singular, and also if the subject is plural, so the verb is plural too.

2. The rules of the Subject-Verb Agreement

Some rules that should be given attention in subject-verb agreement material, namely:

a. The subject must agree with the verb in a sentence even though when other

words or phrases come between them. Usually, prepositional phrases come

between subjects and verbs. So, ignore these prepositional phrases.

1) Example: The group of university students is going to fort Rotterdam.

(The subject is group, so the verb should be is. You have to ignore the

prepositional phrase of university students).

2) Example: The teacher, along with his students, gets confusing the

instructions. (The subject is taught, so the verb should be getting. You have

to ignore the prepositional phrase along with his students).

b. The Subjects that are combined by "and" usually assume the position as a

plural verb.

1) Example: Ara and Danni go to the market.

Note: The subject above is plural subject because consists of two

names that mean two subjects.

2) Example: Each girl and boy in the room has a different explanation

about fort Rotterdam.

Note: Use a singular verb for two singular subjects that form or are one

thing. For the phrases like each girl and boy or every rabbit and cat,

where the subjects are known individually, use a singular verb. c. Collective nouns are nouns that indicate groups of people or things (e.g., class, jury, family, and audience). Collective nouns can be singular or plural but it depends on the sentence context. If you feel that the context of the sentence is a group that doing something together, as one unit, so the noun is singular and takes the position as a singular verb. If you feel that the context of the sentence is different members of the group performing different actions, then the noun is plural and takes the position as a plural verb.

1) Example: The group feels that the action is needed. (The group is

acting as a unit, so the word group is singular).

2) Example: The young groups have gone their separate ways. (The

group members are acting individually, so the word group is plural in this

sentence).

Note: To avoid awkward-sounding plural collective nouns, place the

members before the collective noun.

d. The indefinite pronouns namely: one, body, or thing require singular verbs. The words each, either, every, much, and neither require singular verbs too.

1) Example: Neither wants to study hard.

2) Example: Everybody understands the material from the teacher. e. The indefinite pronouns namely: all, any, more, most, none, and some can be either singular or plural, depends on whether the word they refer to is singular or plural.

1) Example: All the rice is given to the poor people. (Here, all refer to

rice, which is singular.

2) Example: All the pencils are provided for the students. (Here, all

refers to pencils, which is plural). f. The indefinite pronouns both, few, many, and several take position as plural verbs.

Example: Both understand the explanation. g. The verb should agree with its subject even though when the subject follows the verb. Questions, sentences beginning with here or there, and sometimes sentences beginning with a prepositional phrase place the subject after the verb.

1) Example: Is cheating forbidden or permitted?

2) Example: Are cheating and asking answers the same thing?

3) Example: Playing in the field were three children and their mother.

4) Example: Here are my course certificate and student card.

5) Example: There is my umbrella h. Manynouns that end in – ics (such as economics, statistics, and politics) take singular or plural verbs, it depends on how they are used. When these words refer to a course of study or a body of knowledge, they are singular.

When they refer to activities or qualities, they are plural.

1) Example: Economy (in Indonesia) is one of the talks now

2) Example: The economics make the businessmen work hard. i. The subject that looks plural (because the end is) but refers to only one thing is singular.

Example: The glass is broken. (The plural of glass is glasses j. Some nouns (such as glasses, pants, pliers, scissors, and trousers) are considered plural unless they are preceded by the phrase pair of.

1) Example: My glasses need to be cleaned.

2) Example: This pair of glasses needs to be cleaned. k. Linking verb (usually a verb form to be) follows the subject (which usually comes before the verb), not the subject complement (which usually comes after the verb).

1) Example: Low salaries are the problem.

2) Example: The problem is low salaries. l. In a dependent clause with a relative pronoun (who, that, which), the verb agrees with the antecedent.

1) Example: They have a roommate who always studies day and night.

(The antecedent of who is the third person singular noun roommate, so

the verb in the dependent clause is third-person singular, studies).

2) Example: Selfi bought one of the ten famous books that have been

published. (The antecedent of that book so the verb is third-person

plural, have).

m. Tittle and words referred to as words take singular verbs.

1) Example: Harry Potter is my favorite movie.

2) Example: Children is misspelled in her writing.

3. Subject-Verb Agreement in Simple Present Tense

Eastwood (1994) states that in the present tense, there is an agreement that

should be given attention. He points that the third person singular subject is

followed by a verb that endings/es. Therefore, the researcher can conclude that

the verbs in simple present either verbal or nominal form must be suitable with

their subject. Moreover, in verbal sentence form, the verb follows the subject and

the auxiliary uses do or does for all the subjects in negative and also in question

sentence. While in nominal form, adjective, noun, or adverb are put after the

subject. Nominal sentence form does not consist of the verb but in nominal

sentence consists of to be (is/am/are). To be (is) used for subject (she, he, it), to

be (am) used for the subject I and to be (are) used for subject You, They, We.

Azar (1989:11) also states that simple present tense is general truth and also

expresses daily activity or habitual action.

For example:

a) The vegetable is a healthy food

b) My mom always eats fruit before eating

4. The rules of Subject-Verb Agreement in simple present

Subject-verb agreement in the simple present tense, the subject of

singular (she, he, and it) followed by a verb that ending -s, -es, or is. It is

concluded that verbs in simple present tense, verbal and nominal form should

work together with their subject. For example, "Ara studies at the campus",

"Dani's mom is retired", "Zaskia is Alam's sister", or "Anggun stays in

Surabaya". Plural subject (you, they, we) with to be “are” and I with “am", for

example:" I am Arabic teacher in Makassar". In the verbal form, the subject is

followed by a verb, and do or does is used as an auxiliary for all of the subjects in

negative or question sentences. For example, "Nia doesn’t have any sister”.

“Does Nia have any sister?”

Besides, Suherman (2017) explained the rules of the simple present

tense, namely:

a. Verbal sentence form

(+) S + V1 (s/es ) + O + Adv

(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O + Adv

(?) Do/does + S + V1 + O + Adv

Example:

(+) They study English at Locus English Course

(-) They don’t study English at Locus English Course

(?) Do they study English at Locus English Course

Example:

(+) She studies English at Locus English Course

(-) She doesn’t study English at Locus English Course

(?) Does she study English at Locus English Course

b. Nominal sentence form

(+) S + is, am, are + 3C (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)

(-) S + is, am, are + not + 3C (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)

(?) Is, am, are + S + 3C (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)?

Example :

(+) They are happy

(-) They are not happy

(?) are they happy?

Example:

(+) She is happy

(-) She is not happy

(?) Is she happy?

C. Writing

Many experts have defined the definition of writing. According to Brown

and Lee (2015), writing is an activity of improving yourself to write where you

are free to think presently, and fell. Another linguist, the statement of Hyland

(2004) points out that writing is one of the ways to share meanings personally. It means that writing is one of the activities where someone can communicate in terms of writing.

According to Browne (2007), writing is an activity that feels more difficult because it is complex since it involves many skills, such as determine what to write, determining the best way to convey it, and determining the way to put the ideas onto paper as a text which is understandable for the readers to read.

Writing is one of the main skills of English. Because of writing, we can share some of our ideas, information, and also story with other people (Norhalimah,

2016).

Students of English are familiar with writing activities. One of them is essay writing According to Hornby (2010) essay is a group of the paragraph which consists of explanation about the subject or certain idea. Then Layaalia

(2015) in her journal added that an essay is a way of communication in the form of writing that is conveyed with extensive knowledge, thought, and understanding. An essay and paragraph are different. An essay is longer than a paragraph.

Also, Oshima and Hogue (2006) cited in Imroatus Sholikah (2017) explain that an essay has three main parts: an introductory paragraph, a body, and a concluding paragraph. The introductory paragraph consists of (1) a general statement: general topic and captures the reader's interest; (2) a thesis statement: specific topic, the pattern of organization of the essay. The body discusses the

subtopics, one by one. It contains as many paragraphs as necessary to explain all subtopics are like the supporting sentences in a paragraph. The body paragraphs may have some patterns: chronological order, comparison, contrast, or a combination of patterns. The concluding paragraph reminds readers of what has been stated in the thesis. The writer can summarize the main ideas, paraphrase the thesis, and make a final comment on the topic. There are some kinds of Essay text, namely Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, and Descriptive. But in this research, the kinds of essay text that will be used by the researcher is descriptive text to know the ability of students in using the subject-verb agreement.

The descriptive text has a function to show and describe things.

Hefferman and Lincoln mentioned that description is writing which describes the way a person, animal, or thing appears. The description makes people can imagine the way things look, smell, taste, feel, or sound; it can also evoke moods, like happiness, loneliness, or fear. Descriptive writing appears to the senses, so it tells how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, and/sounds. It means that a good description can be a word picture. The reader can imagine the object, place, or person in his or her mind.

1. Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Gerot and Wignell (1994:208) state that the generic structure of descriptive writing is:

a) Identification identifies the phenomenon that will be described. This part is

put in the first paragraph. The purpose is to introduce to the readers the object

which will be explained in the text. The object can be a person, a place, an

animal, and others.

b) The description describes parts, qualities, or characteristics of something or

someone in detail. This part is put in the second paragraph and so on.

2. Example of Descriptive Text

My best friend is Anna and she is my classmate. We always go to school

together. Anna comes from a well-educated family. Her father is the head of the

school and her mother is a teacher.

She is on time; she has a good education and has a good attitude. She

always does her homework. She also always wears a uniform neatly and behaves

well. All of the teachers like her too.

Anna has a strong body. She speaks politely but never feels afraid. She is

a brave girl. She takes some parts in activities of sport, scout, trekking, and

climbing. She is very kind and honest. She also obeys all the rules.

She can play guitar and she makes her parents proud of her. She always

gets good scores and usually becomes the best student in my class. She inspires

me to study harder. She brings me in a good way. I am very happy to have a

friend like her.

D. Conceptual Framework

The researcher described this research through this conceptual

framework. Where the writing is applied in this research. One of the writing

activities that the students did was English essay writing. There are some kinds

of essay writing but in this research the researcher used descriptive writing. In writing the descriptive essay, generally the writers use simple present tense.

In the simple present tense, usually the verb that can be used are V1 or

Vs/es in verbal sentence. And the auxiliary to be that can be used are “is, am or are”. In this research activity, the students that were researched by the researcher would be free to choose one of the tittles of the essay that the researcher gave.

In this research, the researcher would focuss on the subject verb agreement of simple present tense in each sentence in the students’ essay writing.

The purpose of this activity is to find out the students’ ability in using subject verb agreement in writing an essay. The result of this calculating would answer the question in the problem statement in chapter one.

Essay Writing

Simple Present Tense

Subject Verb Agreement

Students’ ability

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHOD

A. Research Design

In this research, the researcher used descriptive quantitative research.

According to Schreiber, descriptive studies simply describe some phenomenon using numbers to create a picture of a group or individual (Schreiber, 2011).

Furthermore, descriptive research can be either quantitative or qualitative. It can involve collections of quantitative information that can be tabulated along in continuum in numerical forms, such as scores on a test or the number of times a person chooses to use a certain feature of a multimedia program, or it can describe categories of information such as gender or patterns of interaction when using technology in a group situation. Therefore, the researcher decided to use quantitative data because the researcher wanted to know the students' ability in using the subject-verb agreement. The research employed this method to collect and analyze data which was suitable for this research to get information about the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay.

B. Research Variable

In this research, the researcher researched the use of subject-verb agreement

in students' essay writing.

C. Population and Sample

1. Population

The population of this research was the fourth-semester students of the

English Department at the Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar.

The total population was 71 students. The 71 students were divided into two

classes. A class consisted of 35 students, and B class consisted of 36

Students.

2. Sample

The researcher applied a simple random sampling technique.

According to (Gay, et al, 2012:131) Simple random sampling is the process

of choosing a sample in such a way that all individuals in the defined

population have an equal and independent chance of selection for the

sample. The researcher chose 35 students as the sample, where the

researcher took half of the Students in each class because the students of

the fourth semester of the English department at Alauddin state Islamic

university of Makassar were divided into 2 classes.

D. Research Instrument

In this research, the researcher applied a writing test as the instrument. The

writing test was writing a descriptive essay. The writing test was used to know the

students' ability in using subject-verb agreement of simple present tense in writing

an essay.

E. Data Collection

In collecting the data, several steps were completed. The steps in collecting

the data included:

1. The researcher gave some topics to the students. For the descriptive essay, the

topics were Losari Beach, My Campus, My Hometown, My Best Friend, and

My Favorite Singer.

2. The researcher allowed the students to choose one of the topics that have been

given.

3. The researcher asked the students to write an essay based on the topic that

they chose.

4. The researcher analyzed the students’ writing test.

F. The technique of Data Analysis

The data analysis was conducted to describe the data by classifying it one by

one based on the topic. The first data were those concerning the result of writing a

descriptive essay. A writing test was used to find out the students' ability in using

subject-verb agreement of simple present tense in writing an essay. The students'

scores were classified into the classification of students' abilities such as excellent,

good, fair, poor, and very poor according to their result of writing the essay.

1. Scoring the students' correct sentences at writing test by using this formula :

̅̅ ̅̅ ̅̅ ̅ ̅̅ ̅̅ ̅

(Depdiknas as cited in Hermawan, 2016)

2. Indicator

No Criteria Score Note

1. Correct 1 The student's subject-verb agreement used is

correct ( the subject-verb agreement used

follows the rules of the simple present tense )

2. Incorrect 0 The student's subject-verb agreement used is

incorrect (the subject-verb agreement used

doesn't follow the rules of the simple present

tense )

(redesign by Nababan, 2012: 57)

3. Scoring Classification of Students’ Writing Achievement

NO Interval Score Classification

1. 96 - 100 Excellent

2. 86 - 95 Very good

3. 76 – 85 Good

4. 66 – 75 Fairly good

5. 56 – 65 Fair

6. 36 – 55 Poor

7. 0 – 35 Very poor

(Depdiknas as cited in Hermawan, 2016)

4. The researcher calculated the percentage of students who were categorized

into some classifications level, namely Excellent, very good, good, fairly good,

fair, poor, and very poor by the following formula:

Note:

P: The percentage of students

f: frequency of students who were categorized into a classification level

n: Number of respondents

5. Mean score of the result (Sugiyono, 2007, p. 48)

Note:

X = Average score

st nd X1, X2,…Xn = 1 , 2 , …, data (scores)

n = data (number of students)

CHAPTER IV

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

A. Research Finding

The objective of the study was aimed how the ability of the fifth-semester

studentsin using subject-verb agreement of simple present tense in writing an essay.

The result of this objective is presented in the research finding table below:

Table 4.1 Percentage of the Students’ Level Mastery in the subject-verb

agreementof simple present tense

Number Classification Number Percentage 1. Excellent ( 96 – 100 ) 7 Students 20 % 2. Very Good (86 – 95 ) 16 Students 45.71 % 3. Good ( 76 –85 ) 8 Students 22.86 % 4. Fairly good ( 66 – 75 ) 3 Students 8.57 % 5. Fair ( 56 – 65 ) 1 Student 2.86 % 6. Poor ( 36 – 55 ) 0 Student 0 % 7. Very poor ( 0 – 35 ) 0 Student 0 % Total : 35 Students 100 %

From the table above, the researcher got the result that there were 7 or (20%) students whose mastery level were excellent, 16 or (45.71 %) students gained a very good level, 8 or (22.86 %) students whose mastery level were good, 3 or (8.57 %) students gained a fairly good level, 1 or (2.86 %) student gained a fair level, no

student gained a poor level. And the last level is very poor and no student gained this level.

Here are the examples of students' subject-verb agreement used for each level category:

(note : NR that is explained below is the students cod)

1. Excellent level category

NR 27 got this category because this student made 12 subject-verb agreements

used of the simple present in the writing test, namely:

a. Losari Beach is a beach located in west of the city of Makassar, South

Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

b. This beach is a place for Makassar residents to spend time in the morning,

afternoon and evening.

c. This place is also for enjoying the beautiful sunset views

d. The distance of Losari Beach from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport

is approximately 20 KM.

e. Vendors and traders only operate at night.

f. The tent stalls lined the beach are less long over one kilometer.

g. One of the typical Makassar snacks sold in the tent stalls is the epe banana.

h. One of the typical Makassar snacks sold in the tent stalls is the epe banana.

i. It is raw banana that is burned, then made flat

j. It is best eaten

k. It is still warm with various toppings on top such as grated cheese,

strawberry jam, etc.

l. It is also still around Losari Beach.

All of the subject-verb agreements used above are correct because

they follow the rules of simple present tense both verbal and nominal. This

student’s result was 100. The score “100” was categorized into excellent

level with the scores are (96 –100).

2. Very good level category

NR 18 got this category because this student made 16 subject-verb agreements used of the simple present tense in the writing test, namely:

a. This weather region is clammy

b. Bogor has famous place

c. It is puncak pusara

d. The travelers from others region always visit Bogor for visiting

PuncakPusara Bogor

e. Bogor also has interesting history since 1937

f. It is about the kapitan who stayed there for comforting the colonizer

g. The government there build the statue of Kapitan in front of the gate

Puncak Pusara Bogor. (Incorrect)

h. The people of Bogor has different language with other sundanese which the

language is slightly rough with other sunda language (incorrect)

i. The people around Bogor, moreover, the girls there most of them are

beautiful

j. The people Bogor are kind

k. They have a good attitude with the travelers and others

l. It is the place which is led by Ridwan Kamil as the up to date person in

West Java

m. There is something new in Bogor

n. It is exactly in Puncak

o. It is useful for the travelers

p. It is also useful for the sales there

From 16 subject-verb agreements used above, there were 14 correct subject-verb agreements used. This student's result was 87, 5. The score “87, 5” was categorized into very good level with the scores are (86 – 95).

3. Good level category

NR 15 got this category because this student made 16 subject-verb agreements used of the simple present tense in the writing test, namely:

a. I from Enrekang (incorrect)

b. I want to tell you about my story during learning online due to Covid 19

c. I live in a little village

d. Its name is Madata

e. I don’t access internet easily

f. in my village is at mountain

g. the network is not good for learning online

h. my lecture use whatsapp (incorrect)

i. I sometimes attend the class

j. I don’t attend the class

k. During learning online if I want to access internet

l. if there class (incorrect)

m. it is not far

n. I still walk a little to get there

o. I also wake up at 12:00 am to work my task

p. if the night my network is good to access internet

From 16 subject-verb agreements used above, there were 13 correct subject-verb agreements used. This student’s result was 81, 25. The score “81,

25” was categorized into good level with the scores are (76 – 85).

4. Fairly good level category

NR 11 got this category because this student made 15 subject-verb agreements used of the simple present in the writing test, namely:

a. It is easier to get music based on our own personality b. One of my favorite singer is one direction c. One direction are an English pop boy band formed in London, England in

2010 (incorrect) d. Their name become more famous (incorrect) e. The five boys who make a lot of young ladies hysterical are Niall Horrand,

Zayn Malik, Lovis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles f. He also want to make albums (incorrect) g. he want to collaborate with world-renowned musicians (incorrect) h. Next boy is Zayn Malik i. urban music is the main factor affecting his musical career in R&B and rap

genre j. Next boy is Lovis Tomlinson k. The musician who is idolized and influenced his musical journey the most

is Robbie Williams l. Fourth Boy is Liam Payne m. Liam is a fan of Justin Timberlake n. Timberlake is the biggest influence in his musical career o. The last boy is Harry Style

From the 15 subject-verb agreements used above, there were 11 correct subject-verb agreements used. This student’s result was 73.33. The

score "73.33" was categorized into fairly good levels with the scores are (66 –

75).

5. Fair level category

NR 33 got this category because this student made 19 subject-verb agreements used of the simple present tense in the writing test, namely:

a. They are can just friend and close friend (incorrect)

b. Friends are people who know you

c. you just take a several time with them

d. They are just know you (incorrect)

e. they also admires you

f. they not know all about you (incorrect)

g. they not accepting your personality (incorrect)

h. The second aspect we talking about best friend who loves, cares, and

always gives you support whatever your condition (incorrect)

i. They know our personality not only on the surface but overall

j. They give us a chance

k. we make a mistake

l. they also give advice to be a good personality

m. They accepting negative and positive aspect in our personality (incorrect)

n. Friendship is one of the greatest blessings that not everyone is lucky

enough to have

o. We meet a lot of people in the journey of life p. there is only few friends who stay with us q. My best friends is one such person who has been able to make a positive

impact in my life (incorrect) r. I fell extremely fortunate to have someone as a best friend in my life s. we do the same thing

From 19 subject-verb agreements used above, there were 11 correct subject-verb agreements used. The student's result was 57.89. The score

“57.89” was categorized into fair level with the scores are (56 – 65).

Table 4.2 Mean Score of The Students’ Result

Total of students’ scores 3088.42

Total number of students 35

Mean Score 88.24

From the table above, the researcher concluded that the students' ability in

using subject verb-agreement of the simple present tense in writing an essay in the

fifth semester of the English Department at Alauddin State IslamicUniversity of

Makassar was categorized into the very good level as the score is 88.24. This score

was got based on the result of all the students' scores that were divided into 35 or the

total of the students.

This research described the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement

of simple present tense in writing an essay at the fifth-semester students of the

English Department at the Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar. Based on

the result of this research, the researcher would like to describe this research by

using a table which is appended on the page appendix. The researcher found the

scores based on the calculation that the researcher did.

B. Discussion

This part discussed the finding of the research which covered the ability of

the students in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay. The subject-verb

agreement used focused on the simple present tense. The variables measured were

the subject-verb agreement used of simple present tense both verbal and nominal.

In this finding, the researcher found correct and incorrect subject-verb

agreement used of the simple present tense in students' essay writing. These are

discussed as follows:

1. The correct subject-verb agreement used

The subject-verb agreement used that followed the rule of simple

present tense was correct. And the score was one (1). And in this finding

most of the samples that the researcher researched made the correct subject-

verb agreement used that followed the rules of subject-verb agreement in

simple present tense.

2. The incorrect subject-verb agreement used :

Some of the samples also made incorrect subject-verb agreement used,

namely :

a. The using S + to be + V1

NR 1

SVA used: we are live in the same neighborhood.

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 6, NR 1, NR 13, NR 26, NR 28, NR 8,

and NR 33. The example of subject-verb agreement used above is

incorrect because, after the plural subject in the verbal sentence, it should

be followed by the V1 directly without adding to be. This in line with the

explanation of Suherman (2017) that the formula of the verbal sentence in

the simple present tense is (+) S+V1 (s/es) + (O + adv). So the subject-

verb agreement used above doesn't follow the rule. It is in line with the

theory of Straus (2014) mentioned that subject verb agreement is a

singular subject that is put after a singular verb and a plural verb that is

put after a plural verb.

b. The using S + without to be (is/am/are) + Complement

NR. 2

SVA used: Uland a beautiful woman

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 4, NR 2, NR 10, NR 14, NR 17, NR 22,

NR 15, NR 28, NR 35, NR 8, and NR 30. The example of subject-verb

agreement used above is incorrect because according to the rule, after the

subject in the nominal sentence, it should be followed by to be (is/am/are)

then complement. Uland is a singular subject so, to be which is correct for

the SVA used namely "is". It is in line with the explanation of Suherman

(2017) that the formula of the nominal sentence in the simple present tense

is S + to be (is/am/are) + complement. So the subject-verb agreement used

above doesn't follow the rule. c. The using S + without V1 (s/es) + O

NR. 2

SVA used: uland two brothers

There was a student made this kind of this incorrect subject verb

agreement used namely, NR 2. The example of subject-verb agreement

used above is incorrect because according to the rule, after the subject in

the verbal sentence, it should be followed by V1 (s/es) then O. Uland is a

singular subject so, Verb "has" is correct for the SVA used. This

explanation in line with the theory of Orlove (2004:271) stated that

subject-verb agreement is a singular subject that is followed by a singular

verb and a plural subject that is followed by a plural verb. So the subject-

verb agreement used above doesn't follow the rule. d. The using plural subject + to be (is) + complement

NR.3

SVA used :These destinations is suitable to take pictures

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 3, NR 9, NR 17, NR 19, and NR 23. The

example of subject-verb agreement used above is incorrect because

according to the rule, after the subject in a nominal sentence, it should be

followed by to be (is/am/are) then complement. "These destinations" is

plural subject so, to be which is correct for the SVA used above namely

"are". This explanation has a correlation with the theory of Eastwood

(1994) stated that to be (are) used for subject You, They, We. So the

subject-verb agreement used above doesn't follow the rule. e. The using singular subject + V1 + O

NR.7

SVA used: She always participate in competition about writing via online

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 3, NR 5, NR 10, NR 12, NR 14, NR 17,

NR 18, NR 19, NR 21, NR 23, NR 24, NR 32, NR 1, NR 7, NR 13, NR

15, NR 26, NR 31, NR 35, NR 8, NR 11, and NR 30. The example of

subject-verb agreement used above is incorrect because according to the

rule, after the subject in a verbal sentence, it should be followed by V1

(s/es) then O. the subject "she" is a singular subject so, verb "participates"

is correct for the SVA used because according to Eastwood (1994) stated

the third person singular subject is followed by a verb that end s or es. So

the subject-verb agreement used above doesn't follow the rule. f. The using plural subject + Vs/es + O

NR.7

SVA used: usually people Ambon has dark skin

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 18, NR 7, and NR 33. The example of

subject-verb agreement used above is incorrect because according to the

rule, after the subject in a verbal sentence, it should be followed by V1

(s/es) then O. The subject “people Ambon" is plural subject so, the verb

"have" is correct for the SVA used above because the explanation of

Suherman (2017) that the formula of the verbal sentence in the simple

present tense is (+) S+V1 (s/es) + (O + adv ). This explanation in line with

the theory of Orlove (2004:271) stated that subject-verb agreement is a

singular subject that is followed by a singular verb and a plural subject

that is followed by a plural verb. So the subject-verb agreement used

above doesn't follow the rule. g. The using singular subject + to be (are) + complement

NR.11

SVA used : One direction are an English pop boy band formed in London,

England in 2010

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 7 and NR 11. The example of subject-

verb agreement used above is incorrect because according to the rule, after

the subject in the nominal sentence, it should be followed by to be

(is/am/are) then complement. "One direction" is the singular subject so, to

be which is correct for the SVA used above namely "is". This explanation

has a correlation with the theory of Eastwood (1994) stated that To be (is)

used for subject (she, he, it). h. The using S + to be + modal

NR 33

SVA used: They are can just friend and close friend

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 13 and NR 33. The example of subject-

verb agreement used above is incorrect because according to the rule, after

the subject in the nominal sentence, it should be followed only by to be

(is/am/are) not adding modal after to be, then complement. This

explanation correlates with the explanation of Suherman (2017) that the

formula of the nominal sentence in the simple present tense is S + to be

(is/am/are) + complement. So the subject-verb agreement used above

doesn't follow the rule. i. The using Subject + without do/does + not + V1

NR 23

SVA used : EXO not just sing

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject

verb agreement used namely, NR 23 and NR 33. The example of subject-

verb agreement used above is incorrect because according to the rule, in

negative sentence, the subject should be followed by do/does and directly

put not after it then V1. The subject of the sentence above is singular

subject so it should be followed by does not and the NR 23 did not put

does after the subject but directly put not after subject so the subject verb

agreement used above is incorrect because the explanation of Suherman

(2017) that the formula of the verbal sentence in the simple present tense

of negative sentence is (-) S + do/does + not + V1 So the subject-verb

agreement used above doesn't follow the rule of grammar. j. The using subject + Ving

NR 29

SVA used : It depending on the topping variant you want

There were some students made this kind of this incorrect subject verb

agreement used namely, NR 29, NR 32, NR 28, and NR 33. The

example of subject-verb agreement used above is incorrect because

according to the rule of simple present tense, there is no verb that

ending ing. The verb that can be put in the sentence are V1 or Vs/es.

This explanation in line with the theory of Easwood (1994) that points

the third person singular subject is followed by a verb that ending s/es.

Then for the explanation of Suherman’s book explain that in positive

sentence in simple present tense the formula is subject + V1 or Vs/es +

Object. So the sentence that was made by NR 29 is incorrect. The

subject-verb agreement used that did not follow the rule of simple

present tense was incorrect. And the score was zero (0).

Based on the data analyses that the researcher found by using writing tests, the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay was categorized into very good level with an average score is 88.24. The researcher in this research divided into several levels such as excellent level, very good level, good level, fairly good level, fair level, poor level, and very poor level.

From 35 students, there were 7 students categorized into excellent level with the percentage sample is 20% from all the samples. Then, there were 16 students categorized into very good levels with the percentage sample is

45.71% from all of the samples. Furthermore, for the good level, 8 students were categorized into this level with the percentage sample is 22.86%. And the next is the fairly good level where 3 students were categorized into this level with the percentage sample is 8.57%. Then, there was only 1 student

categorized into fair level with the percentage sample is 2.86%. And for the poor level, there was no student categorized into this level with the percentage sample is 0 %. And the last level is very poor where no student was categorized into this level with a percentage sample is 0%. Their classification levels could be found because their works depended on the correct or incorrect in every single subject-verb agreement used of simple present tense.

The explanation above indicated that the first highest student number percentage is the students who got the very good level category with the students' number are 16, then the second-highest percentage is good level with the students' number are 8. Furthermore, the next percentage is excellent level with the students' number are 7. Then, the next percentage is fairly good level with the students' number are 3. The next percentage is fair to level with the student number is 1 and the lowest student number percentages are poor level and very poor level with the student number is 0.

The result of this research that had been mentioned that students' ability in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay is categorized into very good level with a score is 88.24. This score was found by adding all of the students’ scores namely 3088.42. Then the researcher divided the scores according to the number of all the samples namely 35 students. Then the score result was 88.24 which categorized into very good levels with the scores are 86 – 95.

This research can be concluded that the number of students who understand using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay is more than the number of students who do not understand using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay. This can be seen from the number of percentages that had been explained above.

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion

Based on the analysis and discussion about this research, the researcher concluded that the students' ability in using subject-verb agreement for the fifth- semester students of English Education at the Alauddin State Islamic University of

Makassar was categorized into very good level. This score was got based on the result of all the students' scores that were divided into the total of students who became the sample of this research.

B. Suggestion

According to the results in chapter four, the researcher presents suggestions

that might be taken into consideration for students and lecturers.

1. Suggestion for students

Since the finding has described the quality of students' ability in

writing essay results that they had made, thus, this study can be a reference

for students in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay, therefore

the students are aware of their weakness in writing an essay.

2. Suggestion for lecturers

The finding of the research can be taken as consideration for lecturers

to ponder their way to improve students’ ability in writing an essay about

subject verb-agreement.

3. Suggestion for the other researchers

The last suggestion is proposed for the next researcher to conduct

deeper research related to writing an essay about subject verb-agreement or

the other related research.

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APPENDICES

Appendix A

LIST OF SAMPLE

The fifth semester students of English Education

(Subject of the research)

NR Student Code Name Gender

1 NR 1 Husnul Amalia Female

2 NR 2 Nurainun Aprilia Mentari Female

3 NR 3 Achmad Ichzan Male

4 NR 4 Auni Batrisyia. A Female

5 NR 5 Muh. Pajri Male

6 NR 6 AchmadDzulikramiAdinda Putra Male

7 NR 7 Mursida Female

8 NR 8 Nur Halisa Eka Putri Female

9 NR 9 Nuraeni Female

10 NR 10 Nurani Female

11 NR 11 Nurayinun Fauzil Fitri Female

12 NR 12 Sidratul Muntaha Female

13 NR 13 Nur Annisa Hakim Female

14 NR 14 Nur Azisah Azis Female

15 NR 15 Nurfadila Mutmainna Female

16 NR 16 Widya Lestari Female

17 NR 17 Nur Rahmah Kurnia Sari Female

18 NR 18 Muhammad Sahid Agil AL-Munawwar Male

19 NR 19 Dewi Rahayu Female

20 NR 20 Sitti Latifah Latang Female

21 NR 21 Nurfadia Female

22 NR 22 Suharti Apriani Female

23 NR 23 Afni Ajeng Female

24 NR 24 Ahmad Nur Safaat Male

25 NR 25 Nurfadhilah B Female

26 NR 26 Dya Salsabila Female

27 NR 27 Riska Arianti Female

28 NR 28 Mutmainnah Nurul Insani M Female

29 NR 29 Nurul Husnul Awaliyah Female

30 NR 30 Putri Lestari Female

31 NR 31 Hijrana Female

32 NR 32 Nurlian Safitri Female

33 NR 33 Widya Yunarsih Female

34 NR 34 Khaerunnisa MR Female

35 NR 35 Putri Lestari Female

Appendix B

Students’ Scores and Level Mastery

NR Score Classification

Excellent Very Good Good Fairly Fair Poor Very poor

96 - 100 86 - 95 76 –85 good 56 – 65 36 – 55 0 – 35

66 – 75

1. 82.14 √

2. 90 √

3. 87.09 √

4. 96.29 √

5. 94.73 √

6. 96.96 √

7. 84.37 √

8. 70 √

9. 95 √

10. 94.28 √

11. 73.33 √

12. 89.28 √

13. 77.27 √

14. 94.28 √

15. 81.25 √

16. 100 √

17. 88.09 √

18. 87.5 √

19. 93.54 √

20. 100 √

21. 91.66 √

22. 94.11 √

23. 88.46 √

24. 93.33 √

25. 100 √

26. 78.94 √

27. 100 √

28 80 √

29. 95.23 √

30. 75 √

31. 85.18 √

32. 91.17 √

33. 57.89 √

34. 100 √

35. 82.05 √

Tot 3088.42 al : 35 √

students

= 88.24

Appendix C

WRITING TEST

Research Instrument

Worksheet

Name:

Class:

Please choose one of the titles below and make a descriptive essay by yourself. Writethe essay into 4 – 5 paragraphs and 35 (minimal) – 40 (maksimal) sentences.

1. Losari Beach

2. My Campus

3. My Hometown

4. My Best Friend

5. My favorite Singer

......

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Appendix D

Documentation

Appendix E

Students’ Level Categories

The texts below are the students’ works that were categorized into excellent level, very good level, good level, fairly good level and fair level. Their classification levels could be found because their works depended on the correct or incorrect in every single subject verb agreement used of simple present tense. This can be seen from the use of subject verb agreements which are given several colors. The gray color indicates that the sentence is correct. Then the green color emphasizes the agreement between subject and verb in that sentence. Furthermore, the yellow color indicates that the sentence is incorrect. Then the pink color emphasizes the disagreement between subject and verb.

1. Excellent level category

a. Student’s work by NR 4

Losari Beach

Losari beach is an icon of Makassar City (South Suawesi)1. In losari beach we can

see the sunrise and sunset. There are a lots of tourists in losari beach2 because beach is a

destination that we have to visit3 if we are in Makassar4. Around losari beach there are a

lots of food vendor5. The food also a typical (iconic) food of Makassar city6. At losari

beach, we often encounter many pedestrians who exercise either in the mayor during the

day7. Generally they do it in the weekend8.

There are several reasons why we have to visit losari beach9. Because the beach is

very beautiful to look at and soothing the heart10. Beside that is because of the floating

mosque which is also an iconic part of Makassar city11. Amoung losari beach, there are

55 also several historical places that we can visit12, They are Fort Rotterdam and Somba Opu

Fatress13. The place is not far from Losari Beach14, so if we come to Losari Beach15, you can also see that place.

It is easy to find Losari beach location16. You can reach for its location via google maps if you do not know the place17. It is unfortunate for those who are in Makassar18 but they have never visited Losari beach, either tourists or the surrounding community

(Makasaar Society). Because it feels like19if something is missing and empty from a page of a book about the beautiful tourist attractions20.

Losari beach. If we compare it to Kuta beach, which is widely known by the wider community to all comers of the world21. It is no less beautiful22. The difference can only be seen from the white sand and kuta beach, while losari beach doesn’t have it23.

Apart from these differences, there are many similiarities, including of many sellers around Losari beach as in Kuta beach24. We can find souvenir sellers and specialties in

Losari beach as well as Kuta beach. But Kuta beach is famous25 because it is supported by the city of place where its comes from, namely Bali. Even Bali in same countries is more famous than Indonesia26. This is an extraordinary supporter for kuta beach to be more widely known in Indonesian society or the world27 when it compared to losari beach in Makassar.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 26 Total number of SVA used : 27 Score : 96.29

56 b. Student’s work by NR 6

My Best Friend

Having a best friend in life must be more exciting. I met my best friend in first grade high school. I am not very sociable1 but they came to me and they asked me to hang out with them. yepI have four best friends2. Their names are Arham, Yuridul,

Wandi, and Hadi3. They have different characteristics4. Some like to laugh5, some are angry6, some are serious7. Some are lazy8. But their nature is not makes them stay away from their best friend9, and that makes them special10. In first grade high school, maybe our frenship is still stiff11 because we have just got to know. After we all knew each other then we began to talk frequently,to the cafeteria together and others. In second grade high school may be the point where our friendship is getting closer. At that time the five of us were caught by the teacher who was truant and punished together.

ArhamKasmin or Arham is a diligent and smart person12. Even though sometimes he can suddenly be lazy, but he is very good at math and chemistry13. He has hobby of traveling and playing games14. Using cellphone when during school exams is the most embarrassing thing for him15. And now he is a fifth semester student majoring in mathematics education at the UINAM campus16. Next is Nurhadi17 or we usually call him

Hadi18. Hadi is a lazy person19, sometimes he sleeps during class hours20. But behind his laziness, he is a good person21.

Then Asrawandy or Wandi. Wandi is an emotional person22 andhe is more active in organizations than in education23. Even so he has many connections in each area that make us easier to look for something24. Now he is an engineering student at a private

University in Makassar25. Then the last one is YuridulFitrah26 or we ususally call

Yuridul27. Yuridul’s character is almost similar to that of Hadi28. He has a hobby of sports, especially playing football29. And now he is a student majoring in Chinese language education at UNM30. Even though we all currently have our own paths31, we still contact each other32 and we still often take the time to gather33.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 32 Total number of SVA used : 33 Score : 96.96

c. Student’s work by NR 16

Losari Beach is awesome

Losari beach is one of the most frequently visited tourist destinations by tourists from various regions in Indonesia1. Not only local tourists but also tourists from other countries visit Losari beach2 when they are in Makassar city3. Losari beach is located in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi to be precise, at the Losari Beach Ajungan. The road is on the west side of Makassar City4. If the tourists come from Hasanuddin airport5, it will take 45 minutes. However, if tourists come from the direction of the Soekarno-

Hatta Makassar port7, it only takes 15 minutes8. The transportation that can be used is private / public vehicles. If you take a private vehicle9, you will be charged a parking fee.

The parking price at Losari Beach depends on the type of vehicle used10.

Losari beach is an icon of the city of Makassar11. Maybe this is because of the many stalls or traders selling along the coast12. However, the government has moved

58 these restaurants to a place which is quite close to Losari Beach. This is done with the consideration that the Losari Beach location is not polluted by rubbish and tourists can still feel comfortable and safe. In addition, Losari Beach also received awards from the local government in terms of cleanliness. Because even though the place is very crowded with tourists13, the cleanliness is still very good14. So people and tourists don't need to worry about cleanliness15.

What attracts tourists to visit Losari Beach is the floating mosque which is a special feature for visitors16. Especially for Muslim tourists, they can feel the sensation of praying in the floating mosque. In addition, tourists can also enjoy the sunrise and sunset there. They can also try fresh seafood. You can taste some seafood, including squid, lobster, and various other seafood at affordable prices. Apart from trying seafood, tourists can also enjoy typical Makassar food, such as epe bananas, pallu butung, coto makassar, soup sodara, konro soup, and many other dishes. However, the bestseller or attraction for tourists is the EPE banana17. Where the banana is burned then it is given a choice of topping according to each taste. There are brown sugar epe bananas, chocolate epe bananas, cheese epe bananas, durian epe bananas, chocolate cheese epe bananas and many other flavor choices18.

By visiting Losari Beach, you can feel the culinary and scenery that can be felt at once. Where Losari Beach is something that you absolutely must visit while in the city of

Makassar19. The natural charm is extraordinary20 and it is very beautiful21. It can really make you feel in vain to visit Losari Beach. Moreover, inviting family, friends, and even your partner will greatly make your vacation even more enjoyable22.

Note :

Correct subject verb agreement used : 22 Total number of SVA used : 22 Score : 100

d. Student’s work by NR 20

My Hometown My name is sitti Latifah latang1, I will tell you about my hometown. My

hometown is Pinrang, South Sulawesi. About 6 hours from Makassar2, my hometown is

very far from Makassar3. And where my hometown is also very different4, Makassar is a

very big city5. Pinrang is a big city but not comparable to the city of Makassar6. The

inhabitants of Makassar are also very different from the residents in my hometown7, the

people of Makassar in Makassar are rarely found sitting together, in my hometown the

residents sit together8 and they tell stories every day9. in my yard, store and sell are not

very comparable to the city of Makassar10.

Visitors from outside the province often visit my hometown11, my hometown has

many special foods and other tourist attractions12. Typical food from hometown is

"Palekko"13. This typical food in my village has been in my village for a long time. Then

until now this Palekko food or cuisine is still a lot of fans from every visitor14. In my

hometown there are also many very interesting sights, but not as attractive as the

maximal city15. Besides the typical food. My hometown has a distinctive culture16.We

have to respect or say politely to parents or friends. Social interactions with children in

my hometown are very limited17. The association in my hometown was very relaxed by

the teenagers. In my village, my interactions are very limited18 because every time I will

60 be supervised by officers, so every day residents in my village often see officers walking around to guard against inappropriate interactions19.

My hometown village is very much different from the city of Makssar20. The city is social maximalist number 2 from Jakarta21. soevery day we hear bad news from

Makassar22. whereas in my city the news is rarely found. because the population more obeying the rules and listening. There are regulations which is made in my city23, and the residents around it also pay attention to the prohibitions ordered24. So from that I really love my village25, apart from that the atmosphere is also cool and comfortable26, the people are very friendly27 .So every mother has great respect for guests28. And most of them also immediately ordered to enter her house. So every guest who will come to my hometown is brought comfortably by the friendly atmosphere and residents. So this is the story of my hometown29.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 29 Total number of SVA used : 29 Score : 100 e. Student’s work by NR 25

Our Friendship

Our friendship startedwhen my best friend came in as a new student of university to our class. Both of us were hesitant to talk to each other at first3, but gradually we developed a bond. I remember1 the first timeI tried to talk to my best friend; I asked her name and I sit beside her. However, to my surprise, we became best friends by the end of the session year.

We learned so many things about each otherand Our taste in music was so similar and the way we joke is very connected2. we always go to the cafeteria together3 and we go home together4. Since then, there was no stopping us.

We spent all our time together and our friendship became the talk of the class. We used to help each other out in studies and we visited each other’s home as well and we cooked, and we also have lunch together5. We always wait for each other6 when we want to go home7, even the three of us ride a motorbike8.

We always tell our problems9, and we look for solutions together10, we even get to know each other with our boyfriends. "We had a fight because someone of us, the first of us dating, but we've got back together, and the fight made our friendship even stronger.

On our holiday, we even went to the tourist attractions in Gowa together and we made a lot of memories. Moreover, we even invented our own handshake which only both of us knew. We are like more than famil11.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 11 Total number of SVA used : 11 Score : 100 f. Student’s work by NR 27

LOSARI BEACH Losari Beach is a beach located in west of the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia1. This beach is a place for Makassar residents to spend time in the morning, afternoon and evening2this place is also for enjoying the beautiful sunset views3. The distance of Losari Beach from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is approximately 20 KM4 and it will take about 30 minutes if via the Engineer Sutami Toll Road4.

In the past, this beach was known as a center for seafood and grilled fish at night (because vendors and traders only operate at night)5, and it is said to be the longest warung in the world (because the tent stalls lined the beach are less long over one kilometer)6. One of the typical Makassar snacks sold in the tent stalls is the epe banana7it is raw banana that is burned, then made flat8 and it is mixed with brown sugar water. It is best eaten9 when it is still warm with various toppings on top such as grated cheese, strawberryjam, etc10. Currently, the tent stalls selling seafood have been moved to a place in front of the house of the Mayor of Makassar. It is also still around Losari Beach11.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 11 Total number of SVA used : 11 Score : 100 g. Student’s work by NR 34 My Favorite Singer

Kim Seok Jin is the oldest member of the Bangtan Boys (BTS) group1. Born in

Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea on December 4, 1992. He has an older brother named Kim Seok Jung2. Kim Seok Jin attended Bosung High School and he continued his study at Konkuk University. On February 22, 2017, Kim Seok Jin successfully completed his master's education at Hanyang Cyber University. Before joining the Big

Hit Entertainment agency, Kim Seok Jin was offered to join SM Entertainment. But Kim

Seok Jin chose to reject the offer.

Kim Seok Jin's career began with an audition to become an actor. While studying acting, Kim Seok Jin was invited to audition for Big Hit Entertainment and he started joining in 2012. After being a trainee for three years, Kim Seok Jin made his first debut

63 with BTS on June 13, 2013. Kim Seok Jin with BTS performed the song 'No More

Dream' from the album titled '2 Cool 4 Skool'.

Until the following years Kim Seok Jin topped popularity with BTS. Kim Seok

Jin also sang a song called 'Awake' which was included in the album titled 'Wings'. After that Kim Seok Jin got a solo song. Kim Seok Jin sang 'Epiphany' which is one of the songs in BTS's latest album, 'Love Yourself: Answer'. The song tells a message to love yourself. Apart from singing with BTS, apparently Kim Seok Jin also covered several songs such as 'Mom', 'I Love You', and 'Autumn Outside The Post Office'.

In 2019, Kim Seok Jin wrote and released his first song entitled 'Tonight'. The song is a gift from Kim Seok Jin for BTS fans (army) in the 2019 BTS FESTA event3.

Festa is an annual BTS event to commemorate the anniversary of the BTS group4. While writing this song, Kim Seok Jin was inspired by his pet. The song 'Tonight' tells the story of someone who is afraid of losing the person he loves most5.

Kim Seok Jin is the oldest member of BTS who likes cooking6. Kim Seok Jin's talent apart from singing is playing guitar and piano7. As a child, Kim Seok Jin had dreams of becoming a detective. The role model that inspired Kim Seok Jin was Big

Bang's TOP. Kim Seok Jin is often seen as the mother of BTS, because he always gets up early and makes food for them8. Kim Seok Jin was nick named 'World Wide Handsome' because of his handsome face. His face was one of the most proportional, symmetrical, and handsome faces in Asia. Some experts also said that Kim Seok Jin's face was a real face because there was no significant change from his childhood photos or before his debut.

Note :

Correct subject verb agreement used : 8 Total number of SVA used : 8 Score : 100 2. Very good level category

a. Student’s work by NR 2

My best friend

introduce my best friend the name uland1. she is my friend since childhood2. my

playmate in the alley near my house. she is beautiful3 and she also speaks softly4. She

was born in Makassar on July 7 2000. My father used to call her Pa'de and I used to call

his mother “Tante”.uland two brothers5. both sisters are girls6. her name is rahma7, rahma

is the same age as my sister8 and I am the same age as uland9. My straight hair that is

very similar to Uland makes people around him always say he is very similar to me10.

Masyaa Allah maybe because I and she are often together11. his parents are very close to

mine as well as other families12. but since grade 4 elementary school, her family moved

to the southwest and it is very far from the house where he used to live13, yes near my

house. Uland moved because his family already had a new house there, they only

contracted the previous house. Uland studied at a private university in Makassar. Uland’s

major is information engineering14. Uland uses a motorbike to campus15. Uland has also

registered at one of the Islamic university campuses in Makassar but she did not graduate.

Uland aspires to be an office employee16. she said she wanted to be an independent

woman. Uland is also a kind and strong girl17. Uland is always there for me18 when it is

hard or happy19.

Until now Uland became my confidant friend. She always encouraged me when I

was sad. when Uland and his family left me, my heart was very sad. it feels lonely

65 because the friend who has been there has moved house. occasionally she came to my house overnight. sometimesI also go to her house20. Uland always brings a caketo my house21, and she always remembers my birthday22. I like her home the most23, especially her mother because she likes to cook meatball24. Meatball is my favorite food25. her mother was so nice to meand her father was so. ohhiya I forgot to tell you how Uland's physical characteristics are in detail. Uland a beautiful woman26. She is a tall woman27. her eyes are slightly slanted28. 2019 her father moved to Mamuju because of job. because no one took care of her father, so her mother moved to Mamuju too. My friend Uland always wants to meet her parents29 becauseshe is far from her parents30.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 27 Total number of SVA used : 30 Score : 90 b. Student’s work by NR 3

My Hometown

My hometown is located in South Sulawesi, Wajo Regency. The distance is about almost 200 km from Wajo to Makassar1. The capital of Wajo regency is located in

Sengkang. Wajo adjoins Soppeng, Bone, and Sidrap Regency2. The people in Wajo use

Bugis as their mother language3 because their tribes is Bugis4. Wajo havea meaning5, it is

“Shadow” from the word “Wajo-wajo” in Bugis language6. Besides spoken of as the

“Bumi Lamaddukelleng” – named from the name of the king “La Maddukelleng” –,

Wajo has capital namely Sengkang that is spoken of as the “Kota Sutera7”. This place has a weaving industry of Sutera that started from headwaters until downstream8.

Wajo has its own uniqueness9. It has many interesting place namely Tempe Lake,

Sumpang Puli Waterfall, Atakkae Tribal House, Saoraja Mallangga, etc10. Tempe Lake is used by the people as fishery, agriculture, tourist destination, and transportation. Atakkae

Tribal House is used by the people to perform annual expositions, folklore cultural attraction, and colloquium as well. Saoraja mallangga is a museum that has document, photo, ceramic, etnographic and historic collections11. These destinations is suitable to take pictures12 because they have beautiful views13. It is not only to take pictures14 but also it is able to be learnt many things from there, for example the history the tradition.

My birthplace is actually far from the city, Sengkang15, and it is just surrounded by rice fields. Few people are living there so it is kind of a silent place16. My birthplace is a village named Mualla17. There are villages near my birthplace18 and there is no such interesting place in my village except the view of rice fields19. My parents live in my birthplace20 and my kins live next to it21.

There are things that I like from my village22. Actually I like the silence of my village23 because I am an introvert24 so I do not really like a noisy place25. Also I like the people who live here26, most of them are friendly and warm27. The road in my village have been paved and it is canty of potholes as opposed to the road toward the city28. The road toward the city is hard to be passed because there are many potholes on the roa29, it would take times to arrive in the city and it disturb the confort of driving30. I hope the government will focus on repairing the potholes on the road31.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 27 Total number of SVA used : 31 Score : 87.09

c. Student’s work by NR 5

MY FAVORITE SINGER

Agnez Mo is an international singer from Indonesia1. She is 34 years old2. She is very beautiful3. She also has good voice4. Her height is 165 cm5. She lives in Jakarta with her family6. Her parents’ names are Ricky Muljoto and Jenny Siswono7. Besides, she has brother called Steve Muljoto8. Agnez also has niece called Chloe Xaviera9. Her favorite food is Padang Rice10. She likes drinking mineral water in every moment11. Agnez Mo’s hobbies are exercising, running and swimming12.She also has a weird behaviour13, when she feels stress14 then she is going to do a math task which is very complicated. It is something strange to some people15. Besides, she has a pair of slipper which has been about 10 years old16. She really loves those slipper17. She always brings it to her performance everywhere18. Lol... She has been an artist for a long time. Some people argue19 that she is one of the richest artist in Asia20. Also, some people think21 that she is the most payment singer in Indonesia22. She has been working hard for getting all of these. She never surrenders23. She is always sharing positive value to others people. She never share something bad24. She has been motivating the youth in Indonesia to always have a big dream. Because she believes that as long as we are fight for it then we will achieve it25. It proves by her achievements26. She is an artist who has the most awards in Indonesia27. But, she is not arrogant28. She is just trying to achieve what she has dream about. That is to be an international singer29. She also always believes30 that if your dream does not scare you31 then your dream is not big enough32. her dream is very big33 and it makes others people try to achieve their dream as well34. To be an international singer is her big dream for a long time35. Based on her motto is Dream, Believe and Make it Happen36. She do it well37. Now, she has achieved her dream to be an international singer. Sometimes she is compared with international singer such as Rihanna, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande by the people. She has such as a big fans around the world38. Her huge fans is called Agnation.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 36 Total number of SVA used : 38 Score : 94.73

d. Student’s work by NR 9

My Favorite Singer

Justin Bieber is my favorite singer1. He was born on March 1, 1994 in London and he grew up in Stratford. He raise by his mother. because his father has abandon him and his father also merried another woman. He has siblings2 even actually he is an only child3. His stepsiblings is children of his father4.

Justin is a very famous singer5. He begin his debut in 2009. He is known by the manager of one label from watching his video on youtube. After watching it, the manager came to Justin and he made Justin become a singer. His beautiful voice led him to become a popular singer for many young people. He debut with “My World” album in late 2009. This album become almost number one in several countries. It also start to take attention of America. Then, he release the second album which is very famous. Its title is baby. It is release in 2010 and it become booming. This song actually the reason why and when I start love him.

The reason why I like him is his career as a singer6. Justin has achieved a lot since his debut become a singer. Even though he is still very young child, yet he is able to struggle with the big world. He has already collaborate with a lot of singers. Whether she/he is a tenager singer or an adult7. Many of them are even the most famous singer in

69 the world8. They are Ariana Granade, Cris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Halsey, and many others9.

The other reason why I like him is his easy listening songs for me10. He has a lot of songs that are my taste11. I always play his songs12 when I am relaxing or doing something. The song that I like so much from him is “Never Say Never”13. This song is soundtrack of a movie14. This type of song is RuB15. I like this song16 because it makes me happy and excited17. Moreover, the song’s meaning is very good18. It teaches us not to give up on things19. I hope Justin always can produce works that will motivates us20.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 19 Total number of SVA used : 20 Score : 95 e. Student’s work by NR 10

My Favorite Singer

With development k-pop music around the world, it is easy for us to follow the development of this music1. Many Korea singers become idols of many people2. One of the Korean singer groups that I really like is Girls Generation,which is one of the legends of k-pop music3.

SNSD or Girl Generation is the top girl group in south korea4. SNSD is a second generations of k-pop that is stll very active and famous until now5, even though there are many new k-pop groups6. SNSD is known as the Korean national girl group, because they are one of the groups that make South Korea more famous throughout the world7.

And this nickname is still held today. SNSD is a girl group under the SM-Entertainment

70 agency8, and it’s led by Lee Soman, and SNSD means Female Generations9, and it is the female versions of super junior10.

SNSD has a very famous song11, the title of the song is Into the New World12.

Into the new world has a very deep message that we must not give up on our dreams13.

Into the new world is a k-pop iconic song14. This is a good song15.

SNSD has nine members16, they are Taeyeon, Yoona, Hyeoyeon, Tiffany, Yuri,

Sunny, Jessica and Maknae Seohyun17. SNSD has a girly concept18 but it is still energetic19, and it makes them different from other groups20. However, Jessica, who is one of the main vocals on SNSD, decided to leave. And now, SNSD officially consist of eight members21. SNSD also has a swag concept22, but it’s still elegant23. SNSD is led by

Taeyeon who is the oldest member of the group. SNSD has many songs that are always hits, such as Kissing You, Genie, Gee, Mr..Mr, The Boys and many more24. One of the songs that I really like is “You Think”25. The song has a unique concept26, and the song is also anti-mainstream27. They carry a dark concept of the songs28. It is also very impressive29.

SNSD has very talented members30. Not only in singing as a group, they also goodat various fields31. Like Taeyeon is also a famous soloist32 and Ayeyeon is a DJ33.

Some of the members also have talent as actresses such as Yeona , Seohyun, Sooyoung, and Yuri34. This is what makes some fans really like SNSD35

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 33 Total number of SVA used : 35 Score : 94.28

71 f. Student’s work by NR 12

My Hometown

Indonesia has variety tribe and culture1. One of them is Bugis tribe in my hometown2. My hometown is Sinjai3. Sinjai is one of district in South Sulawesia4. My father and my mother come from Sinjai5. My mother says6she never imagine for live in

Makassar7. Because, almost all my big family from mother and father live in Sinjai8.

Only on certain days, I and my family can go to my hometown, because my father have a short holiday9. And also my brother and sister have short holidays10.

There are 200 km from Makassar to hometown11. Sinjai borders Bone,

Bulukumba, and Gowa12. Going to sinjai will get through any district, namely Gowa,

Takalar, Jeneponto, Bantaeng, Bulukumba, or you can get another ways namely Maros, and Bone. Sinjai consist of 9 district, 13 wards, and 67 villages13. Sinjai has area 820 km14.

Sinjai is famous for its accent and tourist destination15. Although there are still many people who do not know about tourist destination in Sinjai16. Sinjai has variety tourist destination17. Every tourist destination has many superiority value18. There are example tourist destinations namely, historic sites like a karampuang custom home, or

Balangnipa Fort19. Moreover, there are many hill and island like liang-liang island,

Kanalo island, larea-rea island, 9 island, pelangi Sinjai hill, Barambang waterfall. Barania waterfall, etc20.

I hope one day21, I have long vocation time to back to my hometown22 and I want to visit all tourist destination23. Moreover, I really miss with sinjai specially food24.

Although, this food can be find outside Sinjai. There are many special foods which are

72 famous in other region25. Both cake and other foods are delicious26, like a laiya cake, jalangkote, beppataharo, bikangdoang, gogos, lawa lawa, etc. in addition, there is special drink namely minas27. Minas is a drink combination of several fruits like durian, pineapple, jack fruit, etc28. The original minas can find only in Sinjai.

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My Best Friend

I have a lot of friends in my university1, there are also my friends in senior and junior high school2, but I only like one person3 because in my feeling, she has a pure love to me, to be my friend4. I am really comfortable5 when I beside her6, her name is Nur

Rahma7but I call her Nunu8. She is my best friend in university9. She has been my best friend since the first semester, I can find myself on her, what we do and talk about must be frequency. We study in the same class10, she is my sitting mate in every single condition11. The first I met her at PBAK when we were new students in UIN and we have been friends ever since.

Nur rahma is good-looking12. She has a sweet smile13, she has brown eyes14, and her face is like Arabian girl, with white skin and black hair that she often puts in a ponytail15. But if she wants to go everywhere16, she wear hijab17, she is really beautiful like Arabic person18. Other than that, she likes to wear dress, casual t-shirts and flat shoes19. Her favorite t-shirts are those in calm colors like blue, mocca and white20. She is

73 always cheerful21. She is also very friendly22 and she likes to make friends with anyone23.

Like many other girls, she is also talkative like me24. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings to me25. Therefore many friends enjoy with her26.

However, she can be a bit childish sometimes. For example, when she doesn’t get what she wants27, she acts like a child28. We always go hangout together29. Sometimes, we go watching in cinema 21 (Panakkukang mall)30. Nur rahma loves dancing31, she is smart not only in our major in English education but also in math32. She is like my last younger sister33 because my father and my mother are very closely with her like her daughter34. I am really glad to have a best friend like Nur Rahma35.

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My Best Friend

A best friend is one of the most precious gifts of God1. In this world, it is hard to find excellent and wise friends2. I am very fortunately3 because I have a true friend4. Her name is Azisah5. She is my classmate6. She is my best friend since first semester in university7. She is a beautiful girl8. Her ayes is really wonderful9. She is clean in her dress, speech and habits10. We share our secrets, happiness and even sadness each other11.

We both love to play tik tok and dancing together12. She is older than me13. She is 20 years old now14. She always share her experiences15 and I learn many thing from her experiences16.

She is a smart girl to17. If I want to face a test18 or we have a test for our class19, we will learn in her house. And she will teach me about the matery for our test. She like an angel in my life20. I am very lucky to have her21. Her family is so kind to me22.

Especially her father, he is so carefull23. If I come in their house24, he will buy some cake for me to eat. Her mother is very kind to25. Azisah is one of the best students of our class26. She is very punctual and hardworking27.

A true friend is the one, who is by your side28. When you are in trouble29, She always stands with me and guides me to take a good decision in trouble30. She is obedient and respectfull31. Somestimes she is very funny32 and it make me laugh33. Another day, she is very annoying to34. She will angry to me without any reason. Unfortunately her love story is very poor35. Her boy friend leave her alone36…

She is helpful, caring and honest37. She tries her best to help others with problems38. We have the same intrests and tastes39. I think as time goes by40, our friendship will be deeper. I am really proud of her41 and I feel lucky to have a friend like

Azisah42.

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My Hometown

Bogor is known as the city of rain ( kota hujan). This weather region is clammy1.

The population in bogor can could reach 4 milion people. Bogor has famous place2. It is puncak pusara3. The travelers from others region always visit Bogor for visiting Puncak

Pusara Bogor4.

Bogor also has interesting history since 19375. It is about the kapitan who stayed there for comforting the colonizer6. And the kapitan also created the name of Bogor.

Bogor’s history can be known by people, because the government there build the statue of Kapitan in front of the gate Puncak Pusara Bogor7.

The people of Bogor has different language with other sundanese which the language is slightly rough with other sunda language8. The people around bogor, moreover, the grils there most of them are beautiful9. Furthermore, the people bogor are kind10, and they have a good attitude with the traveleres and others11.

The place of bogor is stated in west Java, it is the place which is led by Ridwan

Kamil as the up to date person in West Java12. In addition, Bogor also is led by Ridwan

Kamil. There is something new in Bogor13. It is exactly in Puncak14. Ridwan Kamil made a change there, and it is useful for the travelers15and it is also useful for the sales there16.

The place is maintained by the local person there, and then the fund of the Puncak can help the poor people around Bogor .

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Score : 87.05 j. Student’s work by NR 19

My Campus

One of the best universities in South Sulawesi is Islamic State University of

Alauddin (UIN Alauddin)1. I am taking my bachelor degree in this campus. It is a huge university2. It consist by 8 departments with a number of majors3. My personal reasons in continuing my study there is because the major that I am interested in, English Education

Department, is having the best quality4. In addition, I want to enhance my religiosity through both academic and social activities in the campus5. Furthermore, the campus has many high-quality facilities, beneficial activities, and scholarship programs6. This is my early third-year study7, and I really love all things that I have passed8. In the campus I meet many people from different backgrounds9, I follow many advantageous communities10, and I get a lot of priceless experiences11. All of those things are highly beneficial for my study and life12. If I remember13, it was not easy to pass the test to be the part of the university, I have to give many efforts for my graduation too, especially in

Islamic university where the examination will be little different with the general university14. However, it makes me more excited in all processes for success15.

Islamic State University of Alauddin is divided into Campus I and Campus II. I am studying in Campus II. It is located in 36 H.M. Yasin Limpo Street, Gowa. South

Sulawesi. The campus was built in October 23rd, 2009 by the initiation of Prof. Azhar

Arsyad, M. A., the two-period rector at the time. UIN Alauddin is called as The Green

Campus because it has green and commodious fields. There are 8 departments in the

77 campus16. They areFakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan thatconsisting by 10 majors including my major, English Education Department, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora consisting by 5 majors, Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi consisting by 9 majors, Fakultas

Ushuluddin, Filsafat, dan Politik consisting 6 majors, Fakultas Syariah dan Hukum consisting 6 majors, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam consisting 5 majors, Fakultas

Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan consisting 5 majors, and Fakultas Dakwah dan

Komunikasi consisting 9 majors17. Those numbers of faculty are not only filled by

Indonesian students but also foreign student such as from Thailand, Malaysia, and so on.

All majors in each faculty have their own official community such as student association e.g, student Association of English Education Department from Fakultas Tarbiyah dan

Keguruan18. All faculties have their own official organization e.g. ESTETIKA

(community of art) from Tarbiyah and Teaching Faculty19. Furthermore, there is not only organization on faculty level but also organization on university level namely Unit

Kegiatan Mahasiwa (Students Activity Unit) such as organization of religion, art, entrepreneur, scout, and choral group20. Moreover, outside the official community of the campus, there are many independent organizations which are developed by the students itself such as English club, debate club, and etc21. There are so many places and activities that can be followed in order to develop ourselves22. I am personally following the student association in my major and several English clubs, and also a religion community. Those communities bring me to the better path as a young generation that should contribute for myself and the society23.

In order to maximize ourselves as college students who are focusing on achieving both academic and social developments, we need sacrifice many things such as time,

78 energy, and of course, money24. To help the students get a better education without worrying about cost and tuition, the campus provides many scholarships25. One of them is Bidikmisi Scholarship26. The campus also cooperates with the other department scholarships27. One of them is Beasiswa Indonesia (BI)28, so the students just need to be smart in finding and applying for them29. The campus also provides the best facilities30.

Several famous facilities in my campus is the library which is called Syekh Yusuf Library and the canteen31.

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My favourite singer, Justin Bieber.

Who doesn't knowhim ?1. Justin Bieber isa talented brilliant kid who once happen to fulfill every tv channel and tabloid with his face2. With his debut in 2009 with "One

Time", Justin's name started to rise stealing every teenager's hearts with his charms and endearing voice. His career started to rise sensationally at peak when he launched the single "Baby". Everyone know the song3, everyone was talking about the song. The world population are divided into two since then; 1. Those who love the song 2. Those who hate it. Literally everyone must have heard the song.

Since then, he became the pop star sentional. His career was at the peak, he received so many loves and hate as well. Being a famous person since very young age affects Justin in so many ways, let it be his personality or mentally4. He was the teenager

79 that the adults were trash-talking about, He became reckless, ignorant, unstoppable. Due to his mental health, he was hospitilized two or many times.

Growing up, he learns from everything5. The glow up in him shines so bright6, not only from his personality but also his music. He makes very good musics that everyone loves right now7, he always been the talented kid, but now his talents shines more brightly8. He also has always been a good kid, he is kind to everyone around him9, he is also treat his fans nicely10, and he have been to charity for uncounted times. The world didn't treat him as nice as he treats the world back then. It was too many hates for such a young boy. Good thing, he glows up11. Justin Bieber is growing up. I am so proud of him12.

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My hometown My hometown is Bantaeng1. Bantaeng a small town located in South Sulawesi2. That is where I grew up by my parents3. Bantaeng is a clean, safe and peaceful village4. Bantaeng has many tourist attractions that are always visited by visitors who are outside the city5. In addition, Bantaeng has many distinctive features, both culture and specialties6. Bantaeng Regency has become one of the favorite tourist destinations in South Sulawesi. One of the main tourist points is Seruni Beach7. Seruni Beach is a reclamation area along one and a half kilometers8. Initially this beach was shabby, unattractive, even, according to local people, creepy. By the Regent of Bantaeng by Nurdin Abdullah, this

80 beach was transformed into a neat and beautiful, and it is also surrounded by sports places for teenagers and parents. Nurdin made Seruni Beach the center of community activities. Bantaeng Square and the international class hospital of Prof. Dr. Andi Makkatutu Regional Hospital were built on this beach, on the land of the sea. There is also a restaurant9. It was built over the sea. besides that, on the seruni beach there are also many restaurants10. This restaurant is a grant from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries11. This restaurant was built on Seruni Beach so that many buyers from the community visit this place12. so many people enjoy this place13 because it is coupled with sea views and beautiful sunsets. This is Bantaeng with a beachside atmospher14, seruni has complete facilities15, it is also free parking16, and various types of snacks making Seruni Beach a favorite tourist destination. So that many people visit my village17. Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 16 Total number of SVA used : 17 Score : 94.11 m. Student’s work by NR 23

My Favorite Singer

My music preference is not much different from other girls in their twenties1. I like pop music, ballad, dance, rock band, and some of EDM and classical songs too2.

Also one of a very popular music genre nowadays is kpop3. Kpop is originally from

South Korea4, it stands for Korean pop5. I have been a kpop fan since 2016. Therefore my favorite singer is a kpop boy band called EXO6.

EXO was debuted in 2012. Their first tittle song or a debut song is called MAMA.

That song is one of 4 songs in their sirst EP called MAMA as well7. The genres of music

81 they do is kpop8, it is a mix of many other genre9. EXO’s songs sometimes consist of

POP, R & B, danceelectronic music, ballad and others10. Other than just singing, kpop boy and girl band is also dancing. therefore, EXO not just sing11, they also dance12 and they have choreography for their song13.

The first EXO’s song that I knew is “Lucky”14. It is a very good and fun song which consists of refreshing and lovely feeling15 when we listen to it16. I become a fan of

EXO’s17 so I get to know many other EXO’s songs from their albums. Until now, 2020,

Ex has released 7 studio albums, 5 repakages, 6 EPS, and many other singles and Osts.

The song that made them very popuar is called “growl”. This song come from their first studio album “xoxo”. This studio album selling has surpassed 1 million sell in 2013.

“growl” is a very attractive catchy, and fun song18. The choreograpy is so fun and good too19.

EXO is a boyband which has 9 members in it20. However, in 2012 they debuted in a formation if 12 members, but then 3 members left and started their own career. The active members now are Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Boekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, D.O, Kai and

Sehun21. The former members are Kris, Luhan, and Tao22. The members that in charge of vocal are Baekhyun, D. O, Chen, Suo, and Xiamin23. The dance lin consist of Kai, Lay and Sehun24. Chanyeol is in charge of rap part along with Sehun25. EXO is now on the status of hiatus because of the government rules which obligated every Korean man to attend a military service26. Three members, D.O, Xiumin, and Suho are now doing their military services. The Chinese member Lay is now promoting in China. And the other members promoting their Solo Activities.

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My Campus

Ahmad Nur Safaat is my full name1. I am usually called Faat. Currently I am studying at a university in the South Sulawesi area and I live in Gowa area2. I will tell part of story or my journey while looking for the best colleges while in high school.

Being a student in one of the beautiful campuses has been my desiresince I was in high school. I really want to enjoy the atmosphere of a campus environment that is green, beautiful, and cool to the eye3 and I can breathe a lot of fresh air as I walk along the campus to get to the classroom4. And one more thing, I want to study at a prestigious university, of course, also a public university5 and it also have a nice building6 so that I can comfortably study there.

However, the reality is disappointed for me7. after I graduated from senior high school, the results were quite disturbing for my heart. I have to accept that my destiny is not on the side of the public college that I have dreamed of all this time8. I can only enter public universities that I haven’t interested in from high school, yes, but the public universities where I studied are no less good than the state universities in South

Sulawesi9.

My campus is quite beautiful10. I can also enjoy the atmosphere of a green campus environment even though it is not as large as the campus that I wanted before11.

But for me this is enough to reduce global warming12 and It can be a conducive campus for studying. Some students can participate in sports in the main field of my campus, and at this time some are practicing Tapak Suci in a corner of the campus area and others are just sitting around and chatting under a shady tree. Some also are praying in campus mosque which is located near my faculty. And there are also many workshop rooms to provide aquipment or support during the learning process13.

That morning, I continued to walk in the wind that whispered softly voicing the nature that felt so friendly. I walked down the corridor to the classroom and for a moment

I looked down from the third floor corridor. It is beautiful and comfortable to see the green scenery14 and I also see students chatting in several places that have been provided by the campus for students to relax15.

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Losari Beach

Losari Beach is one of iconic place in MakassarSouth Sulawesi1. A lot of people haven’t known, it turns out2 that the word Losari comes from the Dutch language, namely

"los" and "ari" which means a loose area covering two layers3. Losari Beach is the most popular tourist spot4. This can be proven by the number of tourists who come, ranging

84 from domestic and foreign tourists from various countries. Visitors also come from various groups, ranging from children, adolescents to adults5.

Losari Beach is also famous for its culinary delights6. The most popular one is

"pisang epe"7. In English it known as "roasted banana". The price is very affordable, starting from 10 to 20 thousand rupiah8. It depending on the topping variant you want9.

Apart from epe bananas, the most sought after culinary is Coto Makassar10. With 20 thousand rupias, we can get a bowl of Coto Makassar and Ketupat.

Another reason that makes this place so attractive is the view11. First view when we arrive12, we will see a mosque that floats, above the water. This mosque is named

"Amirul Mukminin". In another view, we can see another mosque which was built so magnificently and it has 99 domes13. This place is very suitable as a photo spot for those who want to capture the moment in the city of Makassar14.

In the morning and evening, Losari beach features beautiful natural scenery and panoramas15. Visitors can watch the an amazing sunrise and sunset for free. Losari beach is open for 24 hours16. Expecially on New Year's Eve, many people spend time in this place17. A lot of music and cultural concerts were held in this place.

On the other hand, there are some things that visitors didn't like18. The first is the distance between the airport and Losari beach which is quite far19, morover if visitors are stuck in traffic jam20. Second is the lack of awareness of visitors to maintain the cleanliness of the Losari beach21

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My best friends Hello guys I will tell you about my best friends. Actually I have a lot best friends1 but I will tell you four of them. The first is Dilla2, she have good body3 and she always wearing hijab on her head4. She is really kind to me5 and she always help me6 when I get some problem about my study7 because she is smarter than me8. She really likes transitional foods especially kapurung, palekko and many others9. she really hates modern foods like pizza,burger,hot dog and something else about that10.

The second is Riska11, She has little fat body12 and she is higher than me13. She really likes eat something salty and spicy foods like ketomprak, rujak, and coto14 . her hobbies are singing especially pop song15 and she likes shopping16.

The third is Dewi17, She has calm personality18 but sometimes she is talkactive19.

She really likes rice20 and she hates to eat noodles21 coz It is not healty for her body22.

Her hobbies are cooking healty food, and singing23and she also always talks even in the class24.

The last is Nisa25, she has good body26. her personality is good enough27 and she is polite person28. her favorite foods are bakso, pangsit,fried noodles, chicken geperek and many others29. I like go to with her30 because she likes to eat31. She always cooks special food for me32. I am very grateful to have friend like her33 because she is so kinds34.

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My Best Friend

I have a best friend1. Her name is Sinta2. I know her since I child. We are live in

the same neighborhood3. We are in the same age. We were in the same school from

elementary school until senior high school.

Sinta is really playful and friendly4. She has white skin5. She is taller than me6. I

envy7 because she is taller than me8. She also has curly and black hair9. Sinta doesn’t like

eat vegetable10. But she really likes eat meats11.

When we were in elementary school, she always play together. We went to school

together every day. We went to school on foot because the school is not far from our

home. When we are in Junior high school, we go to school by motorcycle together

because the school is quite far from our home.

Now we are in the different college12. But we are still keep in touch13. We

hangout together14 if we have free time15. We usually go out to find to find Korean

foods16. We have the same dreams17.We want to go to Korea together18. We want to

come in BTS concert19. I hope20 one day we can achieve our dream21.

I am really grateful to have her as a best friend22. She always help me23 when I

have problems24. She also always tell me25 if she has a problem26. We help each other27. I

hope28our friendship will long last.

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Score : 85.71 b. Student’s work by NR 7

My Best Friend

Windasuhardi is my one of my best friend1. She was born on April, 25th 2000. She is from Ambon2. I always call her Winsa3. A little story about her, she has four sisters and two brothers4. Her parents’ name areSuhardi and Aniarti5. Her father is fisherman6, and her mother is house wife7. Her hobbies are writing and reading8. She always participate in competition about writing via one9. Her ambition is to be a writer10.

She has good body11. She is beautiful, tall, white skin, pointed nose, straight hair and thick lips12. Maybe someone asks13 that why is she white skin and straight hair14 whereas she is from ambon15 and usually people Ambon has dark skin16 and their hair are curly17. Then she answers the question18, because her mother is from Bone (South

Sulawesi)19, so she is a descended between Bone and Ambon20.

Besides, I like her character21. She is humble, kind, patient and talkative22 if she meets with her familiar friend23. If I have problem24, I always talk with her25 because she can give me a good suggestion. If she makes mistake26, I always give her advice27. She try to correct her mistake28. For example, when she buys something29 and it is not important to her30, I tell her to be good in manage money31. Moreover, her major is economy32, so she must be good to manage finance.

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88 c. Student’s work by NR 13

My Favorite Singer

Song is an art that almost everyone like1. People love to listening songs2 because it’s represent their feelings usually3. Song consists of various different genres4. Everyone definitely has their favorite song, also singer5. The criteria to choose our favorite singer is can based from the singer’s voice, appreciation6, or other aspects depends on their perspective7. Therefore, this is such a relative and subjective thing8.

I have some favorite singers, worldwide and local, men and female, young and old9. But the one that I like the most is Adera10. Do you know who he is ?11Adera is the son of the Legend Ebiet G. Ade12. Who don’t know Ebiet G. Ade ?13He is a legend singer in Indonesia with uncountable creation14. He is known with his distinctive soft voice and fortunately, it is passed down to his child named Adera.

The full name of Adera is Adeprabu Lantip Trengginas15, but he more as known as Adera Ega. That is the acronym of his father’s name (Ebiet G. Ade)16. Adera’s carrier was started on 2011. On 2011, he released his first album titled “Lebih Indah”. Until now

(2020), the official music video of “Lebih Indah” reached 83 million views! What a fantastic amount !

Apart from singing, he also adept at playing some musical instrument17, so that he can play a musical instrument while singing. This is of course the same as his father18, but he insists19 that he is not the successor of his father20. He has his own musical style21.

Apart guitar, Adera also adept at playing piano22. He proved it on official music video of

“Dengarkan Hatiku” that he sang with Nadiya Rawil. It released on 2019 and it also reached 12 million views! What a multitalented man !.

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My Hometown

I from Enrekang1 and I want to tell you about my story during learning online due to covid 192. I live in a little village3, Its name is madata4. During learning online I don’t access internet easily5 because in my village is at mountain6 and the network is not good for learning online7.

I can study online class if my lecture use whatsapp8, but if I must to learning with zoom, Google meet, lentera virtual and so on. I sometimes attend the class9 or I don’t attend the class10.

During learning online if I want to access internet11 and if there class12, I must to go up to the mountain, it is not far13 and we can use motorcycle but I still walk a little to get there14. I also wake up at 12:00 am to work my task15 because if the night my network is good to access internet16.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 13 Total number of SVA used : 16 Score : 81.25

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My Favorite Singer

Muhammad Tulus Rusydi or TULUS is one of the successful in Indonesia1. He was born in Bukit Tinggi August 20th 1987. In this 2020, he is 33 years old2. Besides a singer, he is also a song writer3. Actually, he is not from a musician family4. He is just an ordinary child who is raised by love with music5. Even he is graduated from non musical major but architecture6. That is so far from music7. But his love for music will never end and keep growing.

TULUS already has a lot of songs with three music albums. His first album was named as his name. Tulus was released in September 2011. It is consist 10 songs with different vibe8. Rolling stone Indonesia put this album on the top chart of Indonesia’s best album9 and it awarded for Tulus as Rookie of the year in 2013. Next, his second album was called Gajah (elephant). It was released in 2014. This album consist 9 songs10 and it become the only music album in the Indonesian language that was listed in the top

10 best selling11. In 2016, his third album called Monocrome was officially released on 3

August. This album also consist 10 songs12.

Among his three albums, my favorite album is his last album13. Monokrom. I like the combination of the song14 .There are a lot of hidden meaning in his song15. That is the reason why I choose Tulus as my favorite singer16. And I love his simple way in singing as well as his smooth voice17. I also love him so much18 when he communicates with his fans19.

As a live performance, he has filled many stages around Indonesia and abroad.

Start from Java Jazz. Music matters Singapore. International Jazz in Hamamatsu , to his

91 latest appearancein Melbourne Tawn Hall, and Australia. Tulus has performed 6 Solo concertsin collaboration with local event organizer in Indonesia.

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My Best Friend

Friends are the people who we can share anything to them, even our secret1. Some people, classify friends into some types Such as friends, close friends, and best friends2.

Friend is someone you know in a general term as others3. There is no special thing you know about them4 and the relationship also same as others5. Second is close friends6, it might be someone you believe on him/her to keep your secret. They are probably know your background6. You mind someone to share happiness, your sorrow and etc7. And the last is best friend8. Best friend is the high level of friendship9. We probably doing whatever with our best friend, being silly together, doing such a funny things together10.

We share each others secret11 and we always stay beside each other whether in happy situation or in the bad situation12.

Each person surely has their own best friend13. I am also has my best friend14.

We're been a friends since in the kindergarten until now. We were in the same school since in the kindergarten until senior high school. Since in the kindergarten, we had been placed to the same class. In junior high school, we were not in the same class because a

92 certain circumstances. And we finally placed in the same class in senior high school.

After we graduated in senior high school, we were not able to communicate as before because we were going to the different universities.

My best friend is Inda Damayanti15 but she often called Inda. She is my friend that always accompany me to do something16. Inda also is my neighbor17, Therefore we have been friends since a long time. When we were in senior high school, she always asked me to join her to go to school. She also helps me when I needed help. For example, when i was joined an event in past 2018, she helps me to prepare the propert that i needed in case to make the event successful. After we graduated in senior high school, she also still helps me if i need her helps18.

In short, I have several friends19 but one of my best friend is Inda20. The others might be my friends or my close friends. Also, we could be friends untill now because we always try to communicate to each other20 .

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MY BEST FRIEND

I have a best friend in my high school class1. I share a chair with him2. His name is sahrani al-hazand3. I always call him rani4. Rani has a small family5. He lives with his parents and two sisters6. He always study diligently with them in the garden of the house7 and he always play in thegarden8. Rani and I always share about what happened9.

Rani is very patient10, he is friendly11, and he is also very helpful12. he likes to eat a lot13 and he also likes to eat corn14. That is my chairman's friend15. he was very talkative when we were both in the canteen when we were still in school. not only that he always brought me food to school16, and he took me to the house every Sunday17. I doLots of activities together with Rani on holidays18ifhe is at home19.

And now I am studying at a university in Makassar, I rarely see Rani20. but we always communicate through social media21 but I want to be like before in the past time22.Like when I was in my high school. I really miss my best friend23. But I just seldom meet with him24. he is also very busy with his study25. But I hope26 I can meet him in my hometown27.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 23 Total number of SVA used : 27 Score : 85.18 h. Student’s work by NR 35

My Best Friend

My name is Putri Lestari1. But all of my friends call me putri2. I am a student of

State Islamic University of Makassar3. I take English Education major4. My campus is very big5 and it is also very comfortable6. Now I am the fifth semester7.

I have a best friend8. But now she is so far from the place where I am taking college9. She is my friend in my hometown10. She is beautiful enough11 but she is always shy to people12. Now she is 21 years old13. She is a smart one14 and her parents are very

rich15. But I like her16 because she not arrogant17. She always help me in evey single

condition18. And I grateful having friend like her19. If I come back home in my

hometown20. I visit her house21 and I like to invite her to go anywhere22.

I always together with her23. And she like to go with me to24. I am not alone25 if I

am in my hometown26. Because she always accompany me wherever I wanna go27. She is

also a student at one of campus in Makassar28. But we always plan to come back to

hometown together29. So I always have friend even though I want to go home30.

We are like sister31. We have the same passion and favorite style32. We also have

same favorite food33. The food is Bakso, Gado-gado, ayam Geprek and others34. We like

salty food35. So if we cook together36, we do not worry about the taste37. Because we like

salty food38. It’s about my friend that I really like39.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 32 Total number of SVA used : 39 Score : 82.05

4. Fairly good level category

a. Student’s work by NR 8

My Campus

Campus is a place to all people1 if they want to continue their study2. Not only that, campus also can give us a new experience that we didn’t get it before. And now, I will describe about my campus.

My campus have 2 regions3, there are in Alauddin and Samata4. In Alauddin, it just for student of medicine faculty5. In Samata, there are 8 faculties6. The distance in every faculty isn’t far away7. And, every faculty have so many canteen8. But, the famous canteen is cafeteria9. So if suddenly you fell hungry, don’t worry10. And if you don’t have cash money11, there are 3 ATM in here12. 2 ATM is located near with rector building and 1 ATM near with CBT building13.

Every faculty have their own library14. Not all students can access it. But, there is 1 public library located near Tarbiyah Faculty15. All students from all faculties can access it, but you must to have the card first. This called multifunction card for me. Because it also can be ATM card.

Then, there is mosque in here16. The mosque always crowded all the time17. The mosque not always for prayer18 but also for sharing Islamic knowledge/dakwah. And there are 5 washrooms for woman in this mosque19. But for man, I don’t know how many the washroom20. And there is a place to put our shoes21. So if the rain comes22. It will be safe.

There is one unique thing for me23, it is about the public transportation24. The public transportation just drop off students to medicine faculty in Alauddin25. And there are just 3-4 public transportations in a day26. So if you are want go to Alauddin27 and you don’t have motorbike28, this is the alternatif way to reach Alauddin29. Only IDR. 5.000, you can reach Alauddin and you will get safety journey. It is about my campus30.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 21 Total number of SVA used : 30 Score : 70

b. Student’s work by NR 11

My Favorite Singer

With the development of music around the world like k-pop, I-pop, E-pop and much more. It is easier to get music based on our own personality1. Me as an example.

One of my favorite singer is one direction2.

One direction are an English pop boy band formed in London, England in 20103.

The group is signed with Simon Cowell’s record label “Syco Record” after forming and finishing the X factor competition in 2010. Their name become more famous4 when their first album, entitled “up all night” reached top billboard charts with his first single “what makes you beautiful”. In addition, this album also reached the fastest selling album in

2011 in England and America.

The single “what makes you beautiful” also won the best british single (best UK single) at the 2012 british award. One direction is loved by many people. Especially the young ladies. When they are watching their live concert, they scream hysterically like a fan who want to bring the boys to their own home.

The five boys who make a lot of young ladies hysterical are Niall Horrand, Zayn

Malik, Lovis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles5. Niall James Horran, was born

September 13, 1993 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. During the X Factor audition, he said that in his 16 years old, he wanted to have big name like Beyonce and Justin Bieber.

He also want to make albums6 and he want to collaborate with world-renowned musicians7. Next boy isZayn Malik8. He born on January 12, 1993 at Bradford England.

During the X factor, Zayn revealed that his motivation for joining the the event was to look for experiences. According to him, urban music is the main factor affecting his musical career in R&B and rap genre9. Then on marc 2015, Zayn decided to leave the band because he wanted to be a normal man in his 22 years old. Next boy is Lovis

Tomlinson10. Since he was in childhood, he had started in several television shows. He worked as a waiter before joining the X factor. The musician who is idolized and influenced his musical journey the most is Robbie Williams11. Fourth Boy is Liam

Payne12. Liam auditioned for the fifth season of the X factor in his 14 years old. At that time, Simon Cowell said that Liam was not ready to compete. Liam is a fan of Justin

Timberlake13. According to him, Timberlake is the biggest influence in his musical career14. The last boy is Harry Style15. The boy that comes from Chesire, England has been the leader singer in an independent band called White Eskimo. The band once won a local band competition in Chesire. Before harry auditioned for the X factor, he worked at the bakery. Harry really idolized Elvis Presley. He said that Presley was the cause of his interest in music.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 11 Total number of SVA used : 15 Score : 73.33 c. Student’s work by NR 30

My Favorite Singer

I have a favorite singer1. His name is Park Jimin2. But he always call Jimin3. He is a member of BTS (Bangtan Sonyandan)4. There are seven members of BTS5. The one of my favorite member is Jimin6. His position in the group as lead vocal7. He also as a main dancer8.

Jimin was born on October, 13 1995. He was born in Busan, South Korea. He is 25 years old9. He has a good voice10. He is very handsome11. He also very cute12. He is a cheerful type of person13. Therefore I like him14.

Jimin has a white skin15. Some member of BTS say16 that Jimin has a good skin among the others member17. He very like contemporary dance18. He ever study contemporary dance. About the food, he very like food especially spicy food19. I am personally very happy20 if jimin is with Taehyung (V)21. I don’t know why22 but when they are together23, the atmosphere is cheerful24. Taehyung is also a member of BTS group25. I ever read that when he has a problem26, he will choose V as his confidant.

Among BTS member, Jimin has a tiny body27 especially his fingers. Therefore he always teased by the others member. Even though he is always teased by the other members but he very care to other members28. According to other members, Jimin is a good person29. He also very funny30.

There are some of my hopes for jimin31. Firstly, Jimin will always be healthy so he can do more work. Secondly, I can see and meet directly with Jimin. And there are many more of my hopes for member of BTS especially Park Jimin32.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 24 Total number of SVA used : 32 Score : 75

5. Fair level category

Student’s work by NR 33

My Best Friend

In my opinion, friends is devided into two types. They are can just friend and

close friend1. Friends are people who know you2 and you just take a several time with

99 them3. They are just know you4 and maybe they also admires you5 but they do not know all about you6. They may treat you nicely but not for all aspects. They may pretend to be nice. You cannot understand each other if they were not our close friend. Maybe in some aspects you can understand each other but they not accept your personality7.

The second aspect we talking about best friend who loves, cares, and always gives you support whatever your condition8. They know our personality not only on the surface but overall9. They were become our mother, father, brother or sister. They give us a chance10 if we make a mistake11. They will forgive us and they also give advice to be a good personality12. They accepting negative and positive aspect in our personality13.

Maybe they were become an angel to lead us to the right path.

Friendship is one of the greatest blessings that not everyone is lucky enough to have14. We meet a lot of people in the jouney of life15 but there is only few friends who stay with us16. My best friends is one such person who has been able to make a positive impact in my life17. We have been a part of each other live for the longest time and our friendship still developing. I fell extremely fortunate to have someone as a best friend in my life18. Our friendship is start when my best friend came in the same university. We spent time more than another pupils becausewe do the same thing19. And day by day we gradually developed a bond. We learned so many thing about each other.

Note : Correct subject verb agreement used : 11 Total number of SVA used : 19 Score : 57.89

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KEMENTERIAN AGAMA REPUBLIK INDONESIA UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI (UIN) ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR

FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN KEGURUAN Kampus II: Jl. H. M. Yasin Limpo No. 36, Gowa, Telp. (0411) 882862 Halo UIN Alauddin: 1500363, Fax. 0411-8221400, Email: [email protected], Website: ftk.uin- alauddin.ac.id

SURAT KETERANGAN Nomor: B-2916/T.1/TL.00/11/2020

Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini:

Nama : Dr. H. A. Marjuni, S.Ag., M.Pd.I.

NIP : 197810112005011006

Pangkat/Gol/Ruang : Pembina Tingkat 1 (IV/b)

Jabatan : Dekan Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan,

Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Menerangkan dengan sesungguhnya bahwa:

Nama : Nur Izzah Dinillah

NIM/NIP/ID : 105351100116

Instansi : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Alamat : Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No. 167, Takalar

Benar telah melakukan penelitian pada Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan, UIN Alauddin Makassar dari tanggal 05 Oktober 2020 s.d. 19 Oktober 2020 dengan judul Penelitian Students' Ability in Using Subject Verb Agreement in Writing an Essay.

Demikian surat keterangan ini dibuat untuk dipergunakan sebagaimana mestinya.

Gowa, 17 November 2020 Dekan,

Dr. H. A. Marjuni, S.Ag., M.Pd.I. NIP 197810112005011006

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CURRICULUM VITAE

The researcher’s name is Nur Izzah Dinillah was born on June 7, 1997. She is the

last daughter of Hamsah and Husna. She started her education at SDN 5 Ballo in

Takalar. Then she continued her education at SMPN 2 Takalar graduated in 2012.

After that she continued her education at SMAN 3 Takalar and graduated in 2015. In 2016, she enrolled as a student at the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,

Muhammadiyah University of Makassar. At the end of her study, she successfully completed her thesis students' ability in using subject-verb agreement in writing an essay.