AN ANALYSIS OF USING “TO BE” THROUGH SINGULAR AND
PLURAL NOUNS AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP
NEGERI 1 KALIWEDI KABUPATEN CIREBON
(QUALITATIVE RESEARCH)
ERNA VIDIASTUTI: “An analysis of using “to be” through singular and
plural nouns at the seventh grade students of SMP
Negeri 1 Kaliwedi Kabupaten Cirebon”
Many students have problems in English learning, especially about
grammar structure. Because it have many functions to understand for other skill in
English Language, such as listening, speaking, reading or writing, that are needed
for four skill it are. It is make us must be to understand about the meaning of
sentence and the grammar structure also. The mains of this research is to find out
the students‟ competence to use “to be” relating to singular and plural nouns in the
English sentences.
The writer formulates the aims of the research, as follow: (1) To find out
the students‟ competence to transform singular nouns into plural ones, (2) To find
out the students‟ competence to use “to be” relating to singular and plural nouns
in the English sentences, (3) To find out the English teachers‟ solution to the
students‟ problem in using “to be” relating to singular and plural nouns in the
English sentences. This thesis is based on Mitcheel‟s theory that plural nouns
consist of two types, there are regular of plural and irregular plural nouns.
Mukarto‟s theory that using “to be” consists of two time that are present simple
and past of “to be”.
The approach of this research is qualitative approach. In this research the
researcher analysis of 34 students at class VII D of the seventh grade students of
SMP Negeri 1 Kaliwedi Kabupaten Cirebon. The researcher collecting the data by
observation, interview, and giving the students test. The validity of instrument test
using the validity, reliability, distinguishing, and index of difficulty. The
technique of analysis data in this research based on Miles and Huberman‟s theory
there are consists of reducing, displaying, and conclusion. The validity of data in
this research use two types there are the triangulation of data and the triangulation
of data source.
The results of this research are the researcher finds out the students do
incompetence to transform singular nouns into plural ones. The students‟
competence to use “to be” relating to singular and plural nouns in the English
sentences is not good. The English teachers‟ solution to the students‟ problem in
using “to be” relating to singular and plural nouns in the English sentences is
gives the assignment to remember all of the forms of “to be” and structure to
transform singular nouns into plural ones.
The conclusion in this research is the students‟ competence to use “to be”
relating to singular and plural nouns in the English sentences is not good.
Teaching and learning process should be interesting to study it. Where the English
teacher is use the strategy unique in the learning proces
