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A STUDY OF ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN ESSAYS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE

Abstract

This study investigates grammatical errors in the written essays of senior secondary school students in North West Senatorial District, Nasarawa State Nigeria, with the aim of improving the spoken and written English of the study populace. The subjects who participated in the study were the randomly selected ten senior secondary schools within the study area. The instrument used for this study was participants’ written essays in English language. The method used for data analysis was simple percentage. The results of the findings revealed that, six hundred (600) grammatical errors were identified and classified into different categories. These errors are: punctuation, spelling, tense, word choice, syntax (sentence structure), number, prepositions, subject/verb agreement, articles, wrong splitting of words and wrong amalgamation of words. The findings also showed that, these errors committed by the subjects were due to Interlingua (mother tongue interference), intralingua transfer and Interlanguage (incomplete learning) phenomenon. Finally, the study curriculum planners and textbook writers should come up with suitable materials that will facilitate the teaching and learning of grammar among teachers and students in secondary schools in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa Area, Nasarawa State.

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Grammar, Errors, Error Analysis, Writing

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