STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING NOUN PHRASES IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA N 2 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 A Thesis Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for S1-Degree By SUCI NOVIANTI NPM. 1311040108 Study Program : English Education Advisor : Dr. M. Muhassin, M.Hum Co-Advisor : M. Ridho Kholid, M.Pd TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG 2018 ABSTRACT STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING NOUN PHRASES IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA N 2 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 By SUCI NOVIANTI The research was conducted based on the phenomena that happened in the school. Grammar is one of important composition in English. The students at the tenth grade of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung still made grammatical errors especially in using noun phrases. The objectives of this research were to find out the errors done by students in using noun phrases, and to know the proportion of errors made by students at the tenth grade of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung in The Academic Year 2017/2018. The research methodology was used descriptive qualitative. The data were taken from students’ writing task. The population of this research was all the sentences in using noun phrases made by students at the tenth grade of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung that consists 123 students. The sample of this research was 187 sentences containing errors in using noun phrases based on Linguistic Category Taxonomy. The result of the research showed that there were three types of errors in using noun phrases made by students based on Linguistic Category Taxonomy. They were Head Error, Pre-Modifier Error and Post-Modifier Error. The proportion of errors was 95 items of Head Error (50.80%), 85 items of Pre-Modifier Error (45.45%), 7 items of Post-Modifier Error (3.74%). Furthermore, the researcher found that Head Error was the highest error made by the students. Generally, the students made such kinds of errors because they only transferred rules from their mother tongue. It happened since they did not really comprehend the target language. James said that this is including interlingual errors Keyword: Error Analysis, Grammar, Noun Phrases ii KEMENTERIAN AGAMA UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN KEGURUAN Alamat : Jl. Letkol Endro Suratmin Sukarame Bandar Lampung Telp. (0721)703289 APPROVAL Title : STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING NOUN PHRASES IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA N 2 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2017/2018 Students’ Name : Suci Novianti Students’ Number : 1311040108 Study Program : English Education Faculty : Tarbiyah and Teacher Training APPROVED To be tested and defended in the examination session At Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty, State Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung Advisor Co-advisor Dr. M. Muhassin, M.Hum M. Ridho Kholid, M.Pd NIP. 197708182008011012 NIP.198505122015031004 The Chairperson of English Education Study Program Meisuri, M.Pd NIP: 198005152003122004 iii KEMENTERIAN AGAMA UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN KEGURUAN Alamat : Jl. Letkol Endro Suratmin Sukarame Bandar Lampung Telp. (0721)703289 ADMISSION A thesis entitled: STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING NOUN PHRASES IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA N 2 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2017/2018 was tested and defended in the examination session held on Wednesday, August 8th , 2018. Board of Examiners: The Chairperson : Syofnidah Ifrianti, M.Pd ( ) The Secretary : Irawan, M.Pd ( ) The Primary Examiner : Iwan Kurniawan, M.Pd ( ) The 1st Examiner : Dr. M. Muhassin, M.Hum ( ) The 2nd Co-Examiner : M. Ridho Kholid, M.Pd ( ) The Dean of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty Dr. H. Chairul Anwar, M.Pd NIP: 19560810198703 1 001 iv DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis entitled “Students’ Grammatical Errors in Using Noun Phrases at the Tenth Grade of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung in the Academic Year 2017/2018” is completely my own work. I am fully aware that I have quoted some statements and theories from several sources and they are properly acknowledged in the text Bandar Lampung, August 2018 Declared by, SUCI NOVIANTI NPM. 1311040108 v MOTTO َو َو َج َد َك َضآاّٗل َفهَ َد ٰى ٧ And He found you lost and guided [you] (Ad-Duha : 7)1 1 The Precidency of Islamic Researches, UFTA, CALL, and GUIDANCE, The Holly Qur’an English Translation of The Meaning and Commentary. Al Madinah Al-Munawarah, King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex, 1410, p. 2375 vi DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to 1. My beloved parents and my grandmother who always pray me for my success and support me in finishing my thesis. 2. My beloved younger brother, Muhammad Guntur 3. My beloved Lecturers and Almamater UIN Raden Intan Lampung vii CURRICULUM VITAE Suci Novianti was born on 10th of November 1995 in Bandar Lampung. She lives on Jl. Amir Hamzah Number 10/6, Gotong Royong Bandar Lampung. She is the first child of two children of a couple R.M Syafruddin Prawira Negara, S.H. and Aspriati. Her study was started at SD N 1 Palapa Bandar Lampung in 2001 and finished it in 2007. Then, she continued her study to Junior High School at SMP N 25 Bandar Lampung and finished in 2010. After graduating her Junior High School, she got on with her study at Sma Utama 2 Bandar Lampung and graduated in 2013. In 2013, she gone on with her Bachelor Degree at State Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung in English Education of Tarbiyah Faculty The Writer, SUCI NOVIANTI NPM. 1311040108 viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Firstly of all, the praise would be benefited to Allah S.W.T. the Almighty for the blessing given during the study and in completing this project. Furthermore, the gratefulness would be given to many persons who contributed their ideas and time to complete this final project. They are: 1. Dr. H. Chairul Anwar, M.Pd, The Dean of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Raden Intan Lampung with his personnel who has given an opportunity and forbearance when on going the study until the accomplishment of this thesis. 2. Meisuri, M.Pd, The Chairperson of English Education Study Program at UIN Raden Intan Lampung who gave the permission to conduct this research and colect the data 3. Dr. M. Muhassin, M.Hum, an Advisor who gave his guidance and help to finish this thesis. 4. M. Ridho kholid, M.Pd , The Co-Advisor who patiently guided in improving this thesis for its finalization. ix 5. Drs. Jumaini Darjo, M.Pd, The Headmaster of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung and Vrenti Siska, M.Pd as an English Teacher of The Tenth Grade at SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung that have carried out the research given the contribution while conducting the research there. 6. All the students at The Tenth Grade of SMA N 2 Bandar Lampung in The Academic Year of 2017/2018 that gave nice participation during the learning process in conducting this research. 7. My beloved of The Prawira Negaras who have motivated me for my success in finishing this thesis. 8. My beloved friends especially, Annisa Husni Alkaromah, S.Pd, Riana Julita, S.Pd, Cynthia Nova Lestari, S.Pd, Rizki Fatmawati, Nano Kardino, and all my friends of class B in English Department 2013 of UIN Raden Intan Lampung that cannot be mentioned one by one here. 9. All lecturers of English Department in UIN Raden Intan Lampung who have given their support and spirit for this study. Finally, there are still a lot of weaknesses in this thesis. For this, the criticism and suggestion were expected from the readers to enhace the quality of the thesis. Bandar lampung, August 2018 The Writer, Suci Novianti x TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL................................................................................................................ iii ADMISSION OF PROPOSAL ................................................................................ iv DECLARATION ......................................................................................................... v MOTTO ...................................................................................................................... vi DEDICATION ........................................................................................................... vii CURRICULUM VITAE .......................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... xi LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................... xiii LIST OF APPENDICES...........................................................................................xiv CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of The Study ....................................................................... 1 B. The Limitation of The Study .................................................................. 5 C. Statements of The Problem..................................................................... 6 D. Objective of The Study ........................................................................... 6 E. Significance of The Study ...................................................................... 7 F. Scope of The Study................................................................................