THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS OF SMKN 1 PEKANBARU IN IDENTIFYING PARTS OF SPEECH

Abstract

This research aims to examine the ability of second-year students at SMKN 1 Pekanbaru in analyzing parts of speech. The total population was 432 
students. Through the use of cluster random sampling, one class consisting of 36 students was chosen as the sample. The instrument used in this research was a written test with 40 questions, divided into eight categories of parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, pronoun, and interjection. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the students have a good level of skill in identifying parts of speech, as shown by the average score of 87.43, which is classified as “Good.” The highest performance was in identifying nouns, with an average score of 91.11, indicating strong understanding in that area. On the contrary, the lowest score was found in the verb section, with an average of 80.56, which is also categorized as “Good.”