The students’ ability in gerund mastery at fifth semester of english education departement in IAIN Padangsidimpuan

This research is about students’ ability in gerund mastery at fifth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan. Firstly, students are lack in use sentence in gerund. Secondly, also hesitate whereas the different gerund and present participle. The last, they have low motivation in learning gerund. So, they are weak in understanding gerund. To describe and analyze in gerund mastery and to know their implement and skill at the fifth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan. This research is conducted by quantitative research. The sources of data for this research are students at fifth semester of English Education Department IAIN. The instrument in collecting data is test. Data was processed and analyzed with quantitative process. Based on the result of research, researcher found students’ ability in gerund mastery at fifth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan. Based on the total of sample research were high score 90 and low score 15, mean score 65.89, median 67.5, and modus 80. Based on the data collected, the data has been analyzed to prove hypothesis by using formula of Z-test. It can be seen Zcount = 3.87>Ztabel = 1.96 by level of significance 0.05. So, from the result above the researcher concludes that the hypothesis accepted. So, The students’ Ability In Gerund Mastery At Fifth Semester Of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan are enough ability