Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to find out the types of students? error in
using personal pronouns in writing narrative text. The indicators are: (1)
Omission, (2) Addition, (3) Selection, (4) Ordering. From these indicators, the
researcher would know the kinds of error that made by the students in using
personal pronouns in writing narrative text.
This was a qualitative descriptive study. The population was X grade
students of SMAN 1 Rambah Samo. The samples were 29 students. The
researcher used random sampling to take the samples. The instrument was writing
test.
From the finding of the study, it can be seen that the high frequency of error
is error of selection with 75 errors which means 60 % of error total. The next most
error made by the students was error of ordering with 23 errors or 19 %. The
students made 20 errors of error of omission or 16 %. They also made 6 errors of
addition or 5 %. Based on these findings, it can be conclude that the students still
have problem in using personal pronouns in writing narrative text.