AN ANALYSIS OF SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ERRORS IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITTEN BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 2 UNGARAN

The Indonesian language is significantly different from the English
language in terms of learning. Although Indonesian sentences can have singular or
plural subjects and can take place in the present, the past, or even the future, the
verbs are not altered. English verbs, on the other hand, are always subject-
dependent. The researcher used the quantitative research method. This research
design was consisted of one grup class. The researcher used the purposive
sampling technique. The number of sample was 34 students in eleventh grade in
SMA Negeri 2 Ungaran. The data was gained from test. The result of the test
showed that the types of errors are omission, addition, misinformation, and
misordering. The total errors types are 76 and the dominant error is omission, in
percentage 38% or 29 total errors. Then, the contribution did this research to
teaching descriptive text is because subject-verb agreement is taught in English
curriculum. It is possible that the students can produce perfectly correct sentences
and understand the rules of grammar, especially in subject-verb agreement.
Keywords: subject-verb agreement, descriptive text, error, analysis