Grammatical Error of the Third Semester Students in Writing Report Text at Nommensen HKBP University, Pematangsiantar

Abstract

This research aims to find out error analysis in writing report text by the third semester students at Nommensen HKBP University Pematangiantar. The writer uses some relevant theories, such as: Djauhari (1985), Dulay et.al.(1982), Gerot and Wignell (1994), Harmer (2001), and Keegan (2009).This research is conducted as qualitative research. The data shows that there are some errors the students make such as omission, addition, miss-formation, and miss-ordering. And the dominant error made by the students is miss-formation. As the conclusion, to solve the students’ errors, the lecturers should give exercises continuously to their students and encourage them to memorize the form of Simple Present Tense used in a report text. And the students are suggested to pay more attention in writing report text in order to improve their mastery of tenses, especially in Simple Present Tense.