<![CDATA[The aims of this research are to find out the types of error and dominant error in students’ writing Descriptive Text by using Proofreader as analysis tool, at the grade X of SMA Negeri 1 Portibi. The researcher used purposive random sampling at the grade X IPA 1 with the number of sample were 33 students. The result showed that types of errors made by students in writing Descriptive Text were; spelling(27,8%), style(10,1%), punctuation(3,7%), grammar(7,3%), capitalization(32,7%), collocation(1,1%), typography(9,9%), redundant phrase(2,1%), and miscellaneous(4,9%). The dominant errors in students’ writing Descriptive Text were; capitalization in the highest percentage that is 32,7% with total error 139, and followed by spelling(118), style(43), typography(42), grammar(31), miscellaneous(21), punctuation(16), redundant phrase(9), and collocation(5)]]>
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