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This research was conducted in order to find out what kinds of grammatical errors
frequently committed by first grade students of SMAN 5 Kabupaten Tangerang in
Academic Year 2018/2019. The population of this research was the first grade
students of SMAN 5 Kabupaten Tangerang. In selecting the sample, the writer
used purposive sampling technique. The sample of this research was students of X
MIPA 1 class which consisted of 36 students. In conducting this research, the
writer used qualitative research method. Moreover, the instrument used for this
research was an essay test which was about writing a descriptive text in order to
collect the data of students’ grammatical errors in writing descriptive text. The
result of this research shows that the students commited some grammatical errors
in writing descriptive text, especially in the use of adjectives, adverbs, articles,
nouns, pronouns, preposition, and verbs. Based on the result, the errors in use of
verbs is the most common errors in students’ descriptive text writing products.