THE ANALYSIS OF INDONESIAN SENTENCE ERROR IN PRINTED/ELECTRONIC MASS MEDIA

This paper will only describe the incorrect use of sentence structure. There are minimum three forms of error related to structure, which are the errorr due to (1) no-subject sentence e.g. Dengan perubahan zaman telah menuntut para pendidik untuk mencari metode yang baru.; (2) no-object sentence e.g. Menteri Pendidikan mengungkapkan tentang berbagai masalah yang timbul berkenaan dengan pendidikan.;and (3) the use of participle form e.g. melihat situasi memanas,petugas dari Depnaker mengambil alih pimpinan dialog. No-subject sentence is frequently found in spoken and written language. No-subject sentence is probably due to the lack of understanding standard sentence structure in Indonesian. No-object sentence occurs due to (1) the lack of understanding standard sentence structure in Indonesian or (2) being influenced by the translator who is not fluent in foreign language. The use of participle form is a sentence begun with verb. One of the theory used is structural theory claimed by Verhaar which is a synthesis of some modern syntactic theories. Besides that, this paper also uses the concept contained in the third edition of Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia.