Error Analysis of English Relative Clauses in Argumentative Essays Written by Thai EFL Learners
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This research aimed to study English relative clauses (RCs) in argumentative essays written by Thai EFL learners by analyzing 1) the frequency of RCs, 2) the frequency of RC types on the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy (NPAH), 3) typical errors in RCs, and 4) the frequency of errors regarding RC positions. The participants were 22 second-year English major students. The instrument was final exam papers in the Essay Writing course. The results showed that 1) RRCs were used more frequently than NRRCs; 2) three RC types on the NPAH were used; 3) the most typical errors in RRCs were subject-verb agreement, omission of a main verb in RCs, and incorrect use of a verb phrase in RCs, while those in NRRCs were omission of commas in NRRCs and use of relative pronoun “that” in NRRCs; and 4) center-embedded RCs were used more incorrectly than right-embedded ones.
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