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An Errors Analysis of Using Passive Voice on The Students’ Undergraduate Theses at State Islamic College (STAIN) of Jurai Siwo Metro

Mustika, Dita (2016) An Errors Analysis of Using Passive Voice on The Students’ Undergraduate Theses at State Islamic College (STAIN) of Jurai Siwo Metro. Undergraduate thesis, STAIN Jurai Siwo.

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Abstract

Scientificwriting is one of English for Specific Purposes.There are many requirements needed. One of highlighted requirements which should be seriously paid attention is in the introduction chapterbecauseit is not an easy thing for some scientific writers. The primary goal of this research is to know what passive voice errors are in the introduction chapter of the students’ undergraduate theses at State Islamic College of Jurai Siwo Metro in the Academic years of 2014/2015. A qualitative descriptive was used to approach the data. The writer took 30 introduction chapters as his purposive sample. The data were collected by observation and documentation. Moreover, the researcher observed them by finding the passive voice error. In addition, the mistakes were categorized into five types namely wrong in structures, meaning, omission an agent, diction and tenses.The result of analysis of passive voice errorswas showed that there were45 items (35%) of structure errors, 18items (14%) of meaning errors, 16items (12%) of omission of agent errors, 22items (17%) of diction errors, and 28items (22%) tenses errors.In conclusion, there are still many passive voice errors in the introduction chapter of students’ undergraduate theses at STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro. The passive voice errors arecommonlyrelated tostructure, meaning, omission an agent, diction, and tenses.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Subjects: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Divisions: Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Kependidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Aan Gufroni .
Date Deposited: 17 Feb 2020 02:56
Last Modified: 17 Feb 2020 02:56
URI: https://repository.metrouniv.ac.id/id/eprint/2588

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