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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study is done to find out: (1) the common errors in the use of
sentence structure and (2) the similarities and differences on the types of errors in
the use of sentence structure between original draft in the first topic, second topic,
and third topic of Written English 4B class English Department in Petra Christian
University. In order to answer the research questions, the writer chooses the
theory of common errors in the use of sentence structure as proposed by Ho
(2005). The findings of this study show that there are seven (7) out of eight (8)
types of errors that occur in the students’ drafts. Fragmented Sentence is the most
common error made by the students in their drafts. In addition, there were
similarities and differences on the types of errors and the patterns of errors among
the students. The similarity was all of the students did not have errors in
Inappropriate Subordinating Conjunction. The students also had differences on the
pattern of Fragmented Sentence. In conclusion, most of the students have
understood about the use of sentence structure.