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The main problem in this study is how the errors in the use of punctuation in the explanatory text composition of class V students of SD Negeri Tombolo. K and aims to find out the description of the errors in the use of punctuation in the explanatory text composition of class V students of SD Negeri Tombolo. K. This type of research is qualitative descriptive research. The data and data sources in this study are the explanatory text compositions of class V students of SD Negeri Tombolo. K, Gowa Regency. The instruments used in this study were observation, interviews, and data from the results of students' explanatory text compositions. The results of the study showed that the results of the compositions analyzed using descriptive analysis were still partly found errors in the use of punctuation. It can be seen from the percentage of errors in the use of period punctuation 59.09%, comma punctuation 21.21%, hyphen punctuation 12.12%, quotation marks 4.54%, and quotation marks 3.03%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that errors in writing the use of punctuation in students' explanatory text compositions are still found errors in writing the use of punctuation, especially in period and comma punctuation.

This study aims to analyze errors in the use of Enhanced Spelling (EYD) in writing explanatory texts by grade 6 elementary school (SD) students. Explanatory text is an important type of text in learning Indonesian, but students often make mistakes in using EYD when writing this text. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with content analysis and interview techniques. Data were obtained from explanatory texts written by 6th grade elementary school students and the results of interviews with the principal, homeroom teacher, and 15 students. The research results show that students still make many mistakes in using EYD, especially in the use of capital letters, punctuation and writing words. This error is caused by students' lack of understanding about EYD, lack of practice in writing explanatory texts, lack of teacher attention to EYD teaching, and lack of support from the home environment. This research recommends that teachers pay more attention to EYD teaching, provide regular explanatory text writing practice to students, increase collaboration with parents, and create a learning environment that is conducive to the development of students' writing skills.