ANALISIS KESALAHAN TATA BAHASA DALAM PENGGUNAAN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE PADA TEKS DESKRIPSI YANG DIBUAT OLEH SISWA KELAS DELAPAN SMP NEGERI 9 PALU

This research aims to find out the kind of errors are frequently made by the
students in using simple present tense in descriptive text and the source of
errors made by the students. This research is qualitative descriptive. The
subject was selected by using purposive sampling. The subject of the research
was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 9 Palu consisted of 30 students.
The techniques for collecting the data were tests and questionnaires. The
researcher used the technique of analyzing the data from Ellis and Barkhuizen.
The steps to analyze the data were collecting data, identification, description,
explanation, and evaluation. The result indicates four types of errors namely
omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. The most frequent error
made by the student was omission and the least frequent error was
misordering. The interlingual transfer was the highest gradation of possible
source of students' error in using simple present tense.

Key Words: Error Analysis, Simple Present Tense, Descriptive Text