Abstract:
The results of the data showed that there were 7 types of syntactical errors
done by the students. They are errors on the use of number as many as 2 errors
(1,28%), 6 errors on the use of article (3,85%), 31 errors on the use of pronouns
(19,87%), 6 errors on the use of prepositions (3,85%), 51 errors on subject and verb
agreement (32,69%), 23 errors on the omission of verb (14,74%), and 7 errors on
word order (4,49%). In addition, 30 errors of the other types of syntactical error
which were not based on Linguistic Category Taxonomy were also found (19,23%).
It could be concluded that the students still made some syntactical
errors in their descriptive text writing. The English teacher is suggested to give more
explanation and exercises in teaching grammar so that the students can master
English grammar perfectly. It would also be better if the teacher gives more practices
in writing so that the students will be more familiar with English writing.
