The analysis of students error in using simple present tense in writing descriptive text at the eight grade students of mtsn2 deli serdang

Abstract

This research aims to describe the students’ error in using simple present tense
writing descriptive text text. This research uses quantitative research descriptive
methods. The research subject are VIII- 5 students of MTSN 2 DELI SERDANG
who had error when writing descriptive text using simple present tense, the data of
the research are there the result of the students’ worksheet an the students’ answer
in interview This research use documentation interview to collect the data. Data
reduction, data display an drawing conclusion was used to analyze the data. The
result of this research shows that the students of VIII-5 MTSN 2 DELI
SERDANG have error in using simple present tense in writing descriptive text,
They get difficulty to put the word when they make a text, make error in
grammar, especially in using simple present tense in wrting descriptive text . Not
only make the mistake in using simple present tense in descriptive text but also
the students lowest ability in using simple present tense especially in using
subjects verb agreement , adverb an usage. Students did not unestand why some
sentence used auxiliaries do and does.
Keywords: Descriptive text, Writing students, Present tense