THE ERROR ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS' MASTERY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE AT SMPN 8 PURWOREJO IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2021/2022

Abstract

This research involves analyzing the sentences and types of errors made by students when answering the simple past tense in the class VIII SMP N 8 Purworejo narrative writing test in the school year 2021/2022. This study is based on student observations. Students have difficulty in learning English. This study uses descriptive qualitative method. This study focuses on student error types based on surface strategy classification and describes common mistakes made by students. The subjects of this study are grade VIII students of SMP N 8 Purworejo for the school year 2021/2022. The number of students is 192 students. The sample taken was 32 students. This study used a single instrument. It was a test. The analysis results show that the average score of the students is 63.43 on the ability to master the simple past tense in the narrative text, which is 56-65, which is at the D-category level. There are 234 errors made by students reflected in student responses. These errors are classified into four categories. There are 43 additional items of 18.37%, 50 items with errors 21.36%, 101 items of false information 43.16%, 40 items with errors in the order 17.09%.