3.1.1.2 Possessive Case
There are nine errors found that done by the second grade students of SMK Swakarsa Ruteng, in all of which cases the students omitthe possessive inflection {–‘s}:
Error:
…the writer language
…the speaker right
…his friend door
Suggested correction:
the writer’ s language
the speaker’s right
his friend’s door
3.1.1.3 Past Participle
Past participle errors involve the omission of past participle inflection {–ed} in the context which requires a past participle verb form seen in the following:
Error:
…all the article use in the conversation…
…contains related studies use in…
Suggested correction:
… the article used …
… studies used …
In both cases, the pattern requires the past participle verb form used instead of the basic verb use, so errors occur as the past participle inflection {–ed} is omitted. Besides, similar cases occur as the past participle verb is misformed as found in the following examples:
Error:
… the movie … bring out by …
… the dialog did among …
Suggested correction:
… the movie … brought out by …
… the dialog done among …
3.1.1.4 Present Participle
Errors in Present Participle fall into two subtypes: omission and misformation of present participle as found in the following examples. In the first case the present participle inflection {–ing} is absent after the auxiliary are, which should be followed by a present participle verb form. In the second case misformation occurs in the context after the verb be.
Error:
…are avoid…
…… is classified the cohesive devices
