Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find and analyze phrasal verb mistake based on surface strategy taxonomy in English essays written by students. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach with content analysis methods. The data source of this research is the first semester students of the Accounting Program Prof. Dr. Hazairin, SH University in academic year 2019/2020. The data consisted of 24 essays written by students. The results of this study indicate that there are 76 errors from four categories of errors including: obmission, misformation, addition, and misordering. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the highest error is found in misformation namely 30 times (86%). Causing a misperception between the writer and the reader. Therefore phrasal verb is indispensable in writing essays in English.
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