AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING ARTICLES (A, AN, THE) AT SMA CENDANA PEKANBARU
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- The purpose of this research is to determine the students’ ability in using articles (A, An, The) at SMA Cendana Pekanbaru. There were 62 students as samples by using total sampling technique. This research approach was descriptive quantitative method. In collecting the data, the researcher distributed the test to the respondents to assess the students’ ability in using article a, an, the, which consisted of 30 questions. The questions were constructed based on the article diagnostic test by Master and Mashadi. The researcher used Ms. Excel and SPSS 20.0 Program to analyze the data. The result of this research showed that the students’ ability in uing article “A” was 56. The students’ ability in using article “An” was 53. The students’ ability in using article “The” was 70. It can be concluded that the students’ ability in using article “A” was less, the students’ ability in using article “An” was less and the students’ ability in using article “The” was enough. Key word: Analysis, Ability, Using, Articles (A, An, The)