Example of Error Analysis

ERROR ANALYSIS

Name          :         Ummu Kholifatur R.

Class :         VII B/MORNING

NIM  :         09331799

No.	Identification of Error	Definition and Error Classification	Explanation of Rule
1	She buy a bag yesterday.	Verb Inappropriate verb construction.	“Yesterday” is an adverb that showing the sentence is past tense,so must be use verb 2. Ø  She bought a bag yesterday.
2	They has a new game.	To have Misformation: In which wrong combination of subject and to have.	“They” is the third plural personal pronoun,so,it use have,not has. Ø  They have a new game.
3	I give he a lot of bread.	Object Selection: Incorrect selection of pronoun.	“He” is as subject or  a personal pronoun.If “he” as object,must be change become “him”. Ø  I give him a lot of bread.
4	The mail is send by Novi.	Verb Inappropriate verb construction.	The verb of “Passive voice” is use verb 3. Ø  The mail is sent by Novi.
5	Sugar is very sweat.	Adjective Misordering: Incorrect selection of the letter character in a word.	The written of adjective in the sentence is wrong,because “manis” in English is “sweet”. Ø  Sugar is very sweet.
6	Mrs.Jane teach English now.	Verb Inappropriate verb construction.	“Now” is an adverb that showing the sentence is present tense,so must be use verb-ing. Ø  Mrs.Jane teaching English now.
7	He have a new bike.	To have Misformation: In which wrong combination of subject and to have.	“He” is the third singular personal pronoun,so,it use has,not have. Ø  He has a new bike.
8	He a teacher.	Grammatical error of to be. Omission of direct object.	The structural of non verbal sentence is S+to be+ANA. “He” is subject. “a” is indefinite article. “teacher” is noun. So its sentence lose of to be. Ø  He is a teacher.
9	The pen were taken by him from the table.	To be Misformation: In which wrong combination of subject and to have.	“The pen” is same with “it”,so its to be is was. Ø  The pen was taken by him from the table.
10	Yanti is go shopping.	Verb Inappropriate verb construction.	It is an active sentence,so the verb must be use Verb-ing. Ø  Yanti is going shopping.
11	Umy is eating.	Object/Noun Omission of direct object.	It is an active transitive sentence,so its verb need an object. Ø  Umy is eating fried rice.
12	I’m taller.	Sentence structure Incomplete sentence.	“Taller” is showing comparative degree,so it must be compare with other. Ø  I’m taller than Yanti.
13	I buy a bag and I buy a shoes.	Misformation Unnecessary insertion of double subject andverb.	“And” is a conjunction, so if the first sentence has the same subject and verb.The second subject and verb substitute conjunction “and”. Ø  I buy a bag and a shoes.
14	My book brought was by him yesterday.	To be verb order Misordering/Invension of to be and verb.	Its error in put of to be and verb is invension. Ø  My book was brought by him yesterday.