%0 Generic
%A Sarah, Ayu Annisa 
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG 
%D 2023
%F eprints:72645
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%T AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN   DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING AT SMP NEGERI 3 NATAR 
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/72645/
%X Writing is one method of learning a language. Grammar and writing are inextricably   linked. Grammar is one of the most important aspects of writing. As a result, it is  not uncommon for students to make errors in their writing. In light of this, the  purposes of this study were: (1) to find out the types of grammatical errors that  second-grade students at SMP Negeri 3 Natar make when writing descriptive texts,  (2) to identify the causes of difficulties that second-grade students at SMP Negeri  3 Natar face that lead them to make grammatical errors in their descriptive text  writing. A descriptive qualitative design was used for this study. Based on the  surface strategy taxonomy, the researcher assessed and characterized the errors of  the students. The subjects were 32 students of class 8A from SMP Negeri 3 Natar  in 2022/2023. The instruments of this study were a descriptive writing test with two  different topics and an interview. The findings of this study show that students  committed all types of errors in terms of surface strategy taxonomy: omission  (25.7% and 39.5%), addition (8.6% and 6.5%), misformation (63.6% and 53.2%),  and misordering (2.1% and 0.7%). Misformation was the most prevalent error  category found in student writings, while misodering was the least common. The  students' errors were caused by a lack of understanding the material, a lack of  careness, first language interference, and forgetfulness.   Keywords: error analysis, descriptive writing, surface strategy taxonomy