THE STUDENTS' ABILITY IN USING PREPOSITION IN GUIDED WRITING OF SEVENTH GRADE SMP NEGERI 25 MALANG

This study was written to observe the students' ability in using preposition in guided writing, and to show the presentage of students' ability based on the test. The design of this research is descriptive quantitative research, this research uses numbers to know the students ability' in using preposition. The target population of this research is the seventh grade students of SMPN 25 Malang. There are four classes of the seventh grade (VII A, VII B, VII C, and VII D). The sample of this research is as many as 60 students. They were randomly selected from 4 different classes. The data were collected by distributing a test. The students were required to complete the sentences by using correct preposition. The test consisted of 50 items which is the students should complete the sentences by using the correct preposition. The result of the analysis showed that the students' ability in using preposition was poor. Only one students (1.7%) got (18-20) or very good, twenty one students (35%) got (12-15) or good, thirty eight students (63.3%) got (8-11) or pass, and there were not students (0%) got weak (5-7) and very poor (0-4). The most of students pass the test and only 1 students (1.7%) got very good score. It can be stated that the students' ability in using preposition was considered pass