STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING PREPOSITION OF TIME AND PLACE (AT, IN, ON) IN SMA NEGERI 2 ENREKANG

ABSTRACT

Sitti Nur Aisyah 2022 “Students’ Ability in Using Preposition of Time and Place (At, In, On) in SMA Negeri 2 Enrekang” supervised byAbidin Pammu and Nasmilah.
A few students may be confused about which prepositions can be used appropriately for certain conditions. In other words, they may fail to distinguish the proper use of each preposition because it has different meanings in the sentence. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the ability of students to use the prepositions of time and place: at, in, on at SMA Neg.2 Enrekang students in class IX science, with the aim of identifying errors that occur in the use of prepositions of time and place: at, in, on in an English sentence.
The type of research used in this study is quantitative, where the data taken from 50 multiple choice questions related to the use of the prepositions of time and place at, in, on were given to thirty students.
The results showed that the average score of students' ability to use prepositions of time and place at, in, on was 22%. In conclusion, students' ability to use prepositions of time and place at, in, on is included in the "very poor" category.
Keywords: Ability and Preposition of Time and Place at, in, on.
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