An Error Analysis on the Students’ Descriptive Writing at the Tenth Grade of SMK Uswatun Hasanah Pinang Ranti Jakarta at The Second Semester in 2016/2017 Academic Year

herwin kurniawan, s.e., m.m. ; daram heriansyah, s.e., m.si.; drs. siswana, m.pd.; drs. zuhad ahmad, m.pd.;

SURAHEDI AMRIYATNA. 1001065218. An Error Analysis on the Students’ Descriptive Writing at the Tenth Grade of SMK Uswatun Hasanah Pinang Ranti Jakarta at The Second Semester in 2016/2017 Academic Year. The Paper, Jakarta. The Study Programme of English Education, the School of Teacher Training and Education, the University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka, Jakarta 2017.
The objective of the research was to find out the descriptive writing error that the students mostly make in their descriptive writing. In collecting the data the students were asked to make a descriptive writing. Then, the writer analyzed the errors that the students made in their writing according to the types of error. This research was conducted at the tenth grade of SMK Uswatun Hasanah Pinang Ranti Jakarta on the second semester which consists of 23 students
From the calculation, the writer came to the conclusion that the most typical errors in the students’ writing were errors in Omit a word (12.50%), error in Word choice (12.50%), error in Add a word (5.17%), error in Capitalization (8.18%), error in Spelling (9.05%), error in Singular-Plural (7.32%), error in Word form (6.03%), error in Article (9.05%), error in Incomplete sentence (0.43%), error in Word order (6.03%), error in Verb tense (8.18%), error in Meaning not clear (0.43%), error in Punctuation (9.48%), and error in Run on sentence with (5.60%)
The research shows that the most typical errors were made by students were Word choice and Omit a word. Then it was followed by error in Punctuation and then error in Spelling and Article. After seeing the result of the study, it indicated that some students needed more practice in order to develop their writing.