Analyzing Errors Made by Libyan Students When Learning Nominal Clauses

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the errors Libyan students commit when learning English nominal clauses. In order to study these errors a ten-item test was designed and administered to fifteen students enrolled at the English department at the faculty of Arts and Science-Almarj. The data collected shows that participants have trouble in producing English nominal clauses. Their major difficulties lie in the area of nominal clause heads, pronoun retention, verb phrase, wrong clause choice, preposition, omission of subjects and adjacency errors. Additionally, the study provides suggestions for teaching English nominal clauses.