INTRODUCTION
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had), do (does, did) and be (am, is, are). While auxiliary verb is a helping
verb which help main verb because auxiliary verb can add meaning to the
main verb itself.
Auxiliaries include some words, they are can, could, will, would,
shall, should, may, might, and must. These auxiliaries add to a special
semantic component such as ability, obligation, possiblity. They have
special grammatical features, have more than one meaning, and also
complex. Some modal change meaning in the negative must be expressed
with other auxiliaries. Eventhough the modals are used only with the
simple form of the verb. And here the students still have difficulties to
make the sentence using auxiliaries and decide the meaning of the modal.
Each modal has more than one meaning or use.
Modal do not take final -s, even the subject is, he, she, or it
Correct
: He can do it
Incorrect
: He cans do it
: He can do it
Incorrect
complicated and which make them confused. When the students learn
English, they tend to avoid the grammar because it is confusing and
difficult to understand. For some students who have a lack of knowledge
in grammar, of course they will get confused about how to different
meaning the verb in spoken and written, why the verb in sentence must
change, etc.
Error are not always harmful, sometimes error is needed for some
purposes, error can be used as a tool of evaluation for measuring the
mastering of language being learnt, in addition, error can also help the
teacher even the curriculum designer to improve the material given or
designed.
According to Crystal, error analysis in language teaching and
learning is the study of the unacceptable forms produced by someone in
learning language, especially foreign language.
Guntur Tarigan said: Error analysis is a procedure which is
usually used by the language researchers and teachers, consisting of the
identification sample collection, the explanation of the errors, the
classification of the errors, the classification of the errors based on its
cause and evaluation of seriousness phrase of error.
Based on that explanation, the writer wants to make a research
about The Error of Modal Auxiliaries at the Seventh Grade Students of
SMP N. 4 Peureulak. Here, the writer wants to find out the error of
modal which are made by the students.
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which are:
1. What are the errors of modal auxiliary which are made by the students at
seventh grade at SMP N. 4 Peureulak?
2. What are factors that caused students make the errors about the using of
modal auxiliary in the sentence?
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are:
1. To know the errors of modal auxiliary which are made by the students at
seventh grade at SMP N. 4 Peureulak.
2. To know the factors that caused students make the errors about the using
of modal auxiliary in the sentence.
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into two classification based on the tenses, present and past. To limited the
explanation in this research, the writer only focus on present auxiliary.
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Absolutely this research has certain purpose that can be useful, either
from theoretically side or practically.
1. Theoretically
The writer hopes that this research can help English learner in learning
English well. This research shows them how modal auxiliary are used in English.
By reading this research, the reader can get information about modal auxiliary and
its using so that can add their knowledge about English.
2. Practically
By knowing about modal auxiliary and its using, it will help us to make
our English become more beautiful and literature. This research paper will help us
in making good writing and speaking because language or how somebody speaks
will give impression for the listeners.