An analysis on students� errors in using relative pronouns (Who, Whom, Which, Whose): a case study in the second year of Fatahillah senior high school

Main Author: Musonah
Format: Bachelors
Terbitan: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan
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  • The objectives of the research were to know whether the students make errors in using relative pronouns (who, whom, which, whose) in adjective clause and to know the types of errors by the Second Year of SMA Fatahillah. The problem was formulated into do the students make errors in using relative pronouns (who, whom, which, whose) in adjective clause? What the types of errors that the students make? And What kind of relative pronoun which the students often make errors? This research used descriptive qualitative and the intruments of this research were written test and interview. Furthermore, after the writer collected the data, then analyzed them by using formula: % = x 100% So, the writer described and interpreted the data about what the types of errors that the students made in using realtive pronouns (who, whom, which, whose). The finding of this research were about the students� errors on using relative pronouns (who, whom, which, whose) by describing the frequency of error in the squence based on the most to the least frequency of errors, there were: whose, who, whom, and which. Meanwhile, the most students made error in the relative pronoun whose with the highest precentage error 39.75%. Furthermore, in the type of error, most studetns made error in misselection with 70.94%, omission 20.9%, and addition 8.97%. It can be concuded that the most students of the Second Year (Social) of Fatahillah Senior High School have not mastered yet in using relative pronouns (who, whom, which, whose) of adjective clauses especially in using relative pronoun whose.