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A STUDY ON THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS’ ABILITY
IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
By:
POPPY EKI ARIANTI
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
SEPTEMBER 2008

A STUDY ON THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS’ ABILITY
IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to
achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
POPPY EKI ARIANTI
04360023
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 2008
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
“ Don’ t you ever stop till you can reach your
dream…..”
When your brain has been filled by knowledge,
you may be able to fly without wings, because it
allows you to find the real world
(Anonymous)
DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to:
My beloved mother and father
(Ninik S. and A. Arianto)
who have given their endless support,
prayer and motivation to face my bright future,
My families,
My close friends.
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ACKNOWLEDMENT
Alhamdulillah, all praise to Allah, the Merciful and Charitable because of
His guidance, blessing and affection, the researcher can finish this thesis.
The researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to Mrs. Umiati
Jawas, M.Sc as her first advisor and Mrs. Dwi Poedjiastuti, MA as her second
advisor, for their suggestions, invaluable guidance and advice during the
consultation period, and their comments and corrections during the completion of
this thesis.
Her sincere gratitude and appreciation are also extended to Mrs. Iswahyuni
M.Pd as a writing lecturer in class G, fourth semester students of English
Department at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang who had given the
opportunity for conducting the research. Besides, Mr. Teguh Sri Wiyono, S.Pd
and Mr. Sugeng Hariadi S.Pd (The lecturers in Language Center at the University
of Muhammadiyah Malang) for their kindness to be her first and second raters.
Finally, special thanks goes to her beloved mother, father, all of her
families and her close friends for their encouragement, love, care, and prayer, so
she can finish this thesis.
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Malang, October 2008
Poppy Eki Arianti

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
APPROVAL ............................................................................................... i
LEGALIZATION ...................................................................................... ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................. iii
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... vi
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study.................................................. 1
1.2 Statement of the Problems ............................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study ....................................................... 5
1.4 The Significant of the Study............................................. 5
1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study ................................... 6
1.6 Definition of Key Terms ................................................. 6
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Tenses .......................................................................... 8
2.1.1 The Simple Present Tense .................................... 8
2.1.2 The Simple Past Tense ......................................... 14
2.1.3 The Present Perfect Tense..................................... 16
2.1.4 The Future Tense (Will) ....................................... 17
2.1.5 The Present Progressive Tense.............................. 18
2.2 An Overview of Writing Skill ....................................... 20
2.2.1 The Types of Writing ........................................... 22

2.2.1.1 Narrative .................................................. 22
2.2.1.2 Descriptive ............................................... 23
2.2.1.3 Report....................................................... 25
2.2.1.4 Process Analysis ....................................... 26
2.2.1.5 Cause-and Effect Analysis ........................ 27
2.2.1.6 Classification ........................................... 27
2.2.1.7 Comparison and Contrast ......................... 28
2.2.1.8 Definition.................................................. 29
2.2.1.9 Persuasive Argument ................................ 30
2.2.2.0 Summary and Response ............................ 30
2.3 Paragraph...................................................................... 31
2.3.1 The Elements of a Good Paragraph....................... 32
2.4 Ability........................................................................... 33
2.5 Problem ........................................................................ 34
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design .............................................................. 37
3.2 Population and Sample..................................................... 38
3.3 Instruments ...................................................................... 39
3.4 Data Collection ............................................................... 41
3.5 Data Analysis................................................................... 41
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Finding ............................................................................ 44
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4.1.1 The Students’ Ability in Using Simple Present Tense in
Writing Descriptive Paragraph ...................................... 44
4.1.2 The Students’ Problems in Using Simple Present Tense
in Writing Descriptive Paragraph ................................. 46
4.2 Discussion ....................................................................... 49
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
5.1 Conclusion....................................................................... 52
5.2 Suggestion ....................................................................... 53
5.2.1 To the Lecturers of English Department ............... 53
5.2.2 To the Students of English Department................. 53
5.2.3 For Further Researcher......................................... 54
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