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Error Analysis: A Case Study Of Malaysian Efl Learners

Table 2:

No. Type of Error Frequency Percentage
1. Word selection or collocational clash 181 32.08%
2. Word order or use of awkward expressions 72 12.74%
3. Verb tenses 67 11.85%
4. Word spellings 48 8.49%
5. Use or deletion of prepositions 40 7.07%
6. Punctuation 27 4.77%
7. Auxiliaries 24 4.24%
8. Singularity or plurality 23 4.07%
9. Omission or incorrect use of articles 19 3.36%
10. Word redundancy 17 3.05%
11. Word omission 16 2.83%
12. Subject-verb agreement 9 1.59%
13. Verb to be 7 1.23%
14. Omission or incorrect use of pronouns 4 0.70%
15. Verb voice 4 0.70%
16. Incomplete sentences (fragments) 4 0.70%
17. Conjunctions 3 0.53%
Total 565 100%
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