An Error Analysis on the Use of Preposition on Students’ Writing Descriptive Text

Students with different first languages will make an error when learning a second language or foreign language. It occurs in spoken written form. Based on the researcher’s observation and interview English teacher at SMK Negeri 1 Gunungsitoli Alo’oa, researcher found some students’ problems using preposition writing descriptive text. The purpose of research is to analyze type errors that made by tenth grade Agriculture Department Alo’oa text.. used Corder’s theory classification namely, omission, addition, misformation, misordering. As result, students 57.14% 26.53% 10.21% 6.12%