An Analysis of Gerund and To Infinitive in Argumentative Essays
Abstract
This article is about gerund and to infinitive usages made by students in their argumentative essays. The research identified grammatical problems occurred in argumentative essays. The theories of Dulay about errors and Harmer about grammar were used. The writers used taxonomies in classifying errors into four types which are omission, addition, misformation and misordering. The method used was library research. In collecting the data, the researchers used students’ papers taken from two classes of a university. The writers concluded that the most common problem in using gerund and to infinitive is misformation. Students found it difficult to use gerunds and to infinitives. It also showed that practice is needed to solve the grammatical problems faced by the students.
Full Text:
PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.33365/ts.v15i1.14
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2017 Jurnal Tekno Sastik
Teknosastik: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra
Publisher: Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia
Address: Zainal Abidin Pagaralam Street 9-11, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Website: https://ejurnal.teknokrat.ac.id/index.php/teknosastik/index

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License