Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at hoang quoc viet high school

Hanoi pedagogical university no.2 Foreign language faculty Duong thi thu cuc Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at hoang quoc viet high school (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of bachelor of arts in English) Supervisor: Phi thi tho, B.A Hanoi, May 2013 PART ONE Acknowledgement I would like to take this chance to express my greatest gratitude to Mrs Phi Thi Tho, B.A., my supervisor for her invaluable support and careful guidance as well as encouragement, suggestions and advice throughout the process of writing this thesis Besides, I would like to thank to the librarians of Hanoi Pedagogical University Number who have helped me in the preparation and writing this thesis I would like to express my thanks to my all beloved lectures who always motivated and suggested me to finish my thesis soon Furthermore, I would like to thank all my friends who never stop encouraging me to finish my thesis In addition, I want to express my special thank to students in class 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School because of their support in the survey Last but not least, I own a debt of gratitude to my beloved family, for their whole – hearted encouragement and endless support Abstract It is a fact that adjective is one of the essential parts to form a sentence in English grammar Adjective is frequently used in daily life such as describing things, objects, or expressing feeling, emotion As well known, English adjectives are diversified in many forms, meanings as well as usages It takes learners quite a long time to understand adjectives deeply As a result, students of English often make errors when they use adjectives Therefore, this research work is focused on investigating common errors in the uses of adjectives Actually, the most important purpose is to show how to use the adjectives and to suggest some solutions to the problem Based on material analysis and error analysis, the types of errors and causes have been found Solutions to the problems have been suggested STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Title: Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc Viet High School (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts in English) I certify that no part in this thesis has been copied from any other person’s work without acknowledgement and that the thesis is originally written by me under the instructions from my supervisor Date submitted: May 2013 Student Supervisor Duong Thi Thu Cuc Phi Thi Tho TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement i Abstract ii Statement of authorship iii Table of contents iv PART ONE INTRODUCTION I Rationale II Research presupposition III Research objectives IV Research scope V Research tasks VI Research methods VII Significance of the proposed research VIII Design of the research work PART TWO DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE: THEORETICAL BACGROUND I.1 Literature review in brief I.2 Adjectives I.2.1 Definition of adjectives I.2.2 Classification of adjectives I.2.2.1 Descriptive adjectives I.2.2.2 Limiting adjectives I.2.2.2.1 Demonstrative adjectives I.2.2.2.2 Possessive adjectives I.2.2.2.3 Interrogative adjectives I.2.2.2.4 Quantitative adjectives I.2.2.2.5 Distributive adjectives I.2.2.2.6 Proper adjectives 10 I.2.3 Positions of adjectives 10 I.2.3.1 Adjectives are placed before the nouns 10 I.2.3.2 Adjectives are placed after the nouns 10 I.2.3.2.1 Adjectives are placed after the nouns of measurement 10 I.2.3.2.2 Adjectives are placed after the nouns in certain set phrases 11 I.2.3.2.3 More than one adjective is used to modify a noun 11 I.2.3.3 Adjectives which can come before or after nouns 11 I.2.3.3.1 Adjectives before or after nouns with no change in meaning 11 I.2.3.3.2 Adjectives before or after nouns with a change in meaning 11 I.2.3.4 Adjectives are placed after to be and linking verbs 12 I.2.3.5 Adjectives are placed after the objects (used as an object complement 12 I.2.3.6 Adjectives are placed after indefinite pronouns 12 I.2.3.7 Adjectives are placed after adverbs 13 I.2.4 The uses of adjectives 13 I.2.4.1 Adjectives used attributively and predicatively 13 I.2.4.2 Adjectives used only attributively 13 I.2.4.3 Adjectives used only predicatively 13 I.2.4.3.1 Predicative adjectives beginning with “a” 14 I.2.4.3.2 Predicative adjectives describing health 14 I.2.4.3.3 Predicative adjectives describing fellings 14 I.2.4.4 Adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing 14 I.2.4.5 Present participle verbs and past participle verbs used as adjectives 15 I.2.4.6 Nouns that behave like adjectives 15 I.2.4.7 Adjectives used as nouns 15 I.2.4.7.1 “The” + adjective 15 I.2.4.7.2 Adjectives referring to colors 16 I.2.5 The order of adjectives 16 I.2.5.1 The order of adjectives 16 I.2.5.2 The use of commas and “and” to separate adjectives 17 I.2.5.2.1 Separating adjectives used attributively 17 I.2.5.2.2 Separating adjectives used predicatively 17 CHAPTER TWO COMMON ERRORS IN THE USES OF ADJECTIVES II.1 Survey 18 II.1.1 Purposes of the survey 18 II.1.2 Population of the survey 19 II.1.3.Type of the survey 19 II.1.4 Construction of the test 19 II.1.5 Preparation of the survey 19 II.1.5.1 Test items 19 II.1.5.2 Arrangement of the test items 20 II.1.6 Administration of the try out 21 II.1.6.1 Preparation of the try out 21 II.1.6.2 Try out 21 II.1.7 Method of data analysis 21 II.1.8 Results of the survey 21 II.2 Common errors and causes 25 II.2.1 Errors in ordering adjectives 25 II.2.2 Errors in placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns 25 II.2.3 Errors in the use of predicative adjectives beginning with “a” as attributiveadjectives 25 II.2.4 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after linking verbs 26 II.2.5 Errors in the use of “The” + adjective 26 II.2.6 Errors in the distinction of predicative adjectives and attributive adjectives 27 II.2.7 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after the objects (as object complement) 27 II.2.8 Errors in the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing” 28 II.2.9 Errors in placing adjectives before adverbs 28 II.3 Suggested solutions and suggested exercises 28 II.3.1 Suggested solutions 28 II.3.2 Suggested exercises 30 PART THREE CONCLUSION COCLUSION 31 REFERENCES 33 APPENDICIES 35 TEST SURVEY 35 SUGGESTED EXERCISES 40 INTRODUCTION I Rationale English is used as an international language in many countries all over the world In Vietnam as well as in other countries, there is a greater and greater need to learn English English is used in politics, business dealings, and everyday life No one can deny the importance of learning English in Vietnam at present Therefore, English is being taught at every educational level We know that, studying English nowadays has become an essential demand for everyone However, each language has its own origin, characteristics and values leading to Vietnamese learners have to face many difficulties when they learn this international language It is proved that English grammar is complex, so it often causes embarrassments to learners Adjective is one of the essential parts to form a sentence in English grammar that students have to learn too much at schools English adjectives are diversified in many forms, meanings as well as usages Therefore, using adjectives correctly and effectively is rather complex Though Vietnamese learners are trying to study English, the result does not come up to our expectation due to both subjective and objective causes Due to its various uses, it is assumed that there are many errors which may be made As a student in the Foreign Language Faculty, this thesis is accomplished with the hope of making a contribution to the process of teaching English especially in teaching adjectives for students in high schools For these reasons above, this study is conducted with the aim of focusing on error in using English among the students of English in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High school II Research presupposition Some questions are raised: What kinds of errors in the use of adjectives are made by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet? What are the causes of the errors in the use of adjectives by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School? What are the effective ways to minimize the errors made by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School? III Research objectives The study is aimed at the following goals: To find out the main errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School To find out the causes of the errors in the use of adjectives by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School To offer some suggestions to minimize the errors made by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School IV Research scope The general research area of this study is grammar The phenomenon is focused on the errors in using adjectives made by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High The population involved in the study is 92 students V Research tasks The study involves the following tasks: Studying the definition, formation, classification and meaning of adjectives in English Studying the grammatical features of adjectives in English Conducting a survey to find out error types and causes of the uses of adjectives in English Suggesting some solutions to minimize the students’ errors VI Research methods To achieve the objectives of the study, the following methods have been applied: Synthesizing theoretical materials on English grammar and linguistics Conducting test survey and analyzing the results Offering suggestions and solutions to the problems VII Research significance This study is hoped provide the following: Input for learners of English in order to have better understanding about adjectives in English, specially at high school level Input for learners in order to minimize their errors in using adjectives VIII Research design The research work has three main parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion The part Development has two chapters Chapter one Theoretical Background consists of two sections Section one presents literature review in brief and section two deals with adjectives in English in definition, classification, position, usage, and order Chapter two is Common errors in the use of adjectives It describes the research method It is composed of three sections Section one is devoted to the survey The second deals with error types and causes The last one is solutions to the problems and suggested exercises on adjectives Hopefully, the students in general and the students at Hoang Quoc Viet High School in particular can minimize errors in the uses of adjectives II.3.2 Suggested exercises Exercises on the use of adjectives in grammar and test books could be made to consolidate what students have learnt Moreover, teachers are also advised to design particular exercise types to minimize students’ errors in the use of adjectives Here are some suggested exercises types Find and underline the adjectives in the given sentences Choose the correct form of words: adverb or adjective Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence Change the form of the words using suitable form of adjectives As for the first exercise type, the students have to find the adjectives in each sentence This exercise is designed to consolidate what students have learnt about adjectives in terms of positions, uses and the meaning It required students to understand the uses of adjectives The second exercise type is designed to help students to distinguish between the use of adjectives and adverb By doing this exercise, students can minimize error in the use of adverb instead of adjective The third exercise type is aimed at helping student master the order of adjectives By practicing this exercise, students can minimize the errors in ordering adjective As for the last exercise type, students have to distinguish between the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing” It requires students to understand the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing” Therefore, they can minimize errors To sum up, these exercises are hoped to improve students’ understanding of adjectives, and minimize their errors 36 PART THREE CONCLUSION Grammar plays a center role in the language system In other words, it is the foundation on which all learners have to base themselves to master a new language It is undeniable that adjective is one of the essential parts to form a sentence in English However, English adjectives are diversified in many forms, meanings as well as usages Therefore, students often face difficulties and make mistakes when dealing with them For this reason, the study has focused on errors in the uses of adjectives among the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School The analysis has shown that most students cannot grasp all types of adjectives Many students admitted that they often feel confused in the uses of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing” It is difficult for them to remember the order of adjectives The thesis gives an understandable picture of the adjectives such as definition, classification, positions and uses Hopefully, the students will have a full look at the adjectives Then a survey was conducted with the aim of testing the students’ understanding of the adjectives, and finding the common errors in the use of adjectives The survey was well prepared with the effort from the author as well as the consultancy from reliable sources of material Diversified exercises were included in the survey with the hope that the students would feel more interested in doing them The outcome of the survey has proved the eleventh-grade students at Hoang Quoc Viet High School often make mistakes in the use of adjectives The survey shows that the highest percentage of errors is in ordering adjectives, which account for 63.50% The second commonest are the errors in the placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns, which stand 62.15% The errors related to placing adjectives before adverbs are fewest, only 31.53 % From the result the survey, it can be seen that the major causes are students’ limited understanding of the adjectives That makes students confused in the uses of adjectives 37 Based on the analysis, the following notes are useful: To teachers: Lecture on the importance of adjectives Present the uses of adjectives with clear examples Provide students with sufficient knowledge of adjectives Introduce the ways and techniques to memorize and use adjectives Introduce adequate exercises related to adjectives To students: Be aware of the importance and usefulness of adjectives Grasp the theory of adjectives and their uses Do as many exercise related to adjectives as possible Read the instructions and analyze the sentences carefully when dealing with exercises Apply the rules when dealing with exercises It is hoped that study has made certain contributions to the English teaching and learning practice in Vietnam Although I have made efforts, mistakes and shortcomings are avoidable I would be much grateful to welcome all possible comments from readers to accomplish the work 38 REFERENCES Alexander, L.G (1988) Longman English Grammar New York: Longman Publishing Aik, K.C & Hui, K K (1999) Longman Dictionary of 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Written English England: Longman Swan, M (1984) Basic English Usage Oxford: Oxford University Press Thomson, A J & Martinet, A.V (1989) A practical English Grammar Oxford: Oxford University Press 39 Walker, E & Elsworth, S (2000) Grammar Practice for Intermediate Students Essex: Longman Walk, E & Elsworth, S (2000) Grammar Practice for Pre-intermediate Students Essex: Longman Walk, E & Elsworth, S (2000) Grammar Practice for Upper-intermediate Students Essex: Longman 40 APPENDICIES TEST SURVEY This test is designed to collect data for my study on common errors in using adjectives of English students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High We pledge that all the information related to the respondent will be kept confidential and will not be used for any other purpose We would like you to answer the questions (by ticking the boxes) and the attached exercises Exercise 1: Say whether the adjectives in the following sentences are used as predicative or attributive by ticking (v) your answer Sentences Predicative Attributive She looks very attractive in this dress He bought a new hat My father is still asleep He is an honest boy He is very tired These pretty flowers smell sweet at night She is a charming woman He never gets angry This material feels soft 10 That was a frightening story II Exercise 2: Put the given adjective at the end of each sentence into correct place by rewriting the sentence in black space Example: She is a girl (beautiful) She is a beautiful girl ………………………………………………… 41 11 Bring me something to drink (cool) ………………………………………………… 12 Shelley is a poet all over the world (famous) ………………………………………………… 13 Ping-pong is a sport for boys and girls (good) ……………………………………………… 14 I have nothing to give you (interesting) ………………………………………………… 15 Vietnam is a country (rich and beautiful) …………………………………………………… 16 He is still in his bed (asleep) …………………………………………………… 17 Constant rain kept the river (full) ……………………………………………………… 18 Wealth does not make man (happy) ……………………………………………………… 19 The engineer gave us remarkably explanations (clear) ……………………………………………………… 20 Isn't the boy (clever)? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… III Exercise 3: Choose the correct form of words in the following sentences 21 Your cold sounds terrible/ terribly → 22 Please keep quite/ quietly! I am learning my homework → 23 She looks very beautiful/beautifully with this dress → 24 I not know She seems angry/angrily → 42 25 I always feel happy/ happily when the sun is shining → 26 I am tired/ tiring of my job → 27 Are you interesting/interested in football? → 28 I enjoyed the football match It was quite exciting/excited → 29 It was a terrifying/terrified experience Afterwards everybody was very shocking/shocked → 30 I had never expected to be offered the job I was amazing/amazed when I was offered it → 31 Everybody was surprised/ surprising that he passed the examination → 32 She invented a new kind of wheelchair for the disabled/the disabled people → 33 The hostages must be very afraid/frightened people → 34 They made me happy/ happily → 35 The two sisters alike/similar jobs → IV Exercise 4: Put the adjectives in the correct order Example: valuable/ three/ Chinese/ old Three valuable old Chinese vase 36 yellow/ long/ beautiful/ her .skirt 43 37 ugly/ red/ old/ my blouse 38 your/ wool/ new/ nice .coat 39 dirty/ leather/ old/ those shoes 40 lovely/ his/ silk/ new tie KEY: I predicative attributive predicative attributive predicative attributive/ predicative attributive predicative predicative 10 attributive II 11 Bring me something cool to drink 12 Shelley is a famous poet all over the world 13 Ping-pong is a good sport for boys and girls 14 I have nothing interesting to give you 15 Vietnam is a rich and beautiful country 16 He is still asleep in his bed 17 Constant rain kept the river full 18 Wealth does not make man happy 19 The engineer gave us remarkably clear explanations 44 20 Isn't the boy clever? III 21 terrible 22 quiet 23 beautiful 24 angry 25 happy 26 tired 27 interested 28 exciting 29 exciting 30 terrifying, shocked 31 amazed 32 surprised 33 the disabled 34 frightened 35 happy 36 similar IV 37 Her beautiful long yellow skirt 38 My ugly old red 39 Your nice new wool coat 40 Those dirty old leather 41 His lovely blue silk 45 SUGGESTED EXERCISES Exercise 1: Find and underline the adjectives in the following sentences The musician played an expensive guitar My boss invited me to a fancy dinner He always made her happy The hungry man lived on the streets He was afraid to talk to the beautiful woman The perfume in the glass container is fragrant The shiny car caught his attention in the parking lot The homework in science was very difficult I didn’t want to sit on the wet ground 10 The professor taught a fascinating class KEY expensive fancy happy filthy afraid/ beautiful fragrant shiny difficult wet 10 fascinating Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of words 11 He (correct/ correctly) defined the terms The answer sounded (correctly/ correct) 12 She worked (careful/ carefully) with the sick child She was a very (careful/ carefully) worker 46 13 He was a very (sensible/sensibly) person He acted very (sensible/sensibly) 14 The mechanic's tools were (well/ good) The fore man said that his work was (good/ well) done 15 It was a (dangerously/ dangerous) lake to swim in The gas smelled (dangerously/ dangerous) 16 Andrea knows the material very (good/ well) She always treats us (good/ well) 17 Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful) She sang the song (exact/ exactly) as it was written 18 She performed(magnificent/ magnificently) It was a (magnificent/ magnificently) beautiful performance 19 Mike wrote too (slow/ slowly) on the exam He always writes (slow/ slowly) 20 Talk (softly/ soft) or don't talk at all The music played (softly/ soft) KEY: 11 correctly, correct 12 careful, carefully 13 sensible, sensibly 14 good, well 15 dangerous, dangerous 16 well, well 17 beautiful, exactly 18 magnificently, magnificently 19 slowly, slowly 20 softly, softly Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer 21 He was wearing a shirt A dirty old flannel B flannel old dirty 47 C old dirty flannel 22 Pass me the cups A plastic big blue B big blue plastic C big plastic blue 23 All the girls fell in love with the teacher A handsome new American B American new handsome C new handsome American 24 I used to drive car A a blue old German B an old German blue C an old blue German 25 He recently married a woman A young beautiful Greek B beautiful young Greek C beautiful Greek young 26 This is a movie A new Italian wonderful B wonderful Italian new C wonderful new Italian 27 She is a supermodel A beautiful slim Brazilian B Brazilian beautiful slim C slim Brazilian beautiful 28 It's in the container A large blue metal B blue large metal C blue metal large 29 He sat behind a desk 48 A big wooden brown B big brown wooden C wooden big brown 30 She gave him a vase A small Egyptian black B black Egyptian small C small black Egyptian KEY: 21 A 22 B 23 A 24 B 25 B 26 C 27 A 28 A 29 B 30 C Exercise 4: Change the form of the words using “ing” or “ed” 31 We all were (horrify) when we heard about the disaster 32 It's sometimes (embarrass) when you have to ask people for money 33 Are you (interest) in football? 34 I enjoyed the football match It was quite (excite) 35 Everybody was very (shock) when she appeared 36 I had never expected to be offered the job I was really (amaze) when I was offered It 37 The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages It was really (disgust) 38 Do you easily get (embarrass)? 39 Everybody was (surprise) that he passed the examination 49 40 Why you always look so (bore)? KEY: 31 horrified 32 embarrassing 33 interested 34 exciting 35 terrifying 36 amazed 37 disgusting 38 embarrassed 39 surprised 40 bored 50 [...]... survey analysis, the errors made by the students at grade 11 in Hoang Quoc Viet High School were pointed out in the table 1 Table 1: Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc Viet High School Error Errors in the use of adjectives % 1 Errors in placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns 62.15 2 Errors in the use of predicative adjectives beginning with “a”... % The errors related to placing adjectives before adverbs are fewest, only 31 % Overall, the results obviously showed that there are many errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc Viet High School 30 II.2 Common Errors and Causes II.2.1 Errors in ordering adjectives The errors in ordering adjectives among the eleventh -grade students at Hoang Quoc Viet High School. .. predicative adjectives and attributive 39.25 adjectives 9 Errors in placing adjectives before adverbs 28 31.00 From the data in the table 1, it can be idefinite which error level of the use of adjectives is highest and which is the lowest The order is in the table 2 Table 2 Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc Viet High School Error Errors in the use of. .. of adjectives % 1 Errors in ordering adjectives 63.50 2 Errors in placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns 62.15 3 Errors in the use of predicative adjectives begining with “a” as 49.28 attributive adjectives 4 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after linking 46.50 verbs 5 Errors in the use of The + adjective 42.00 6 Errors in the distinction of predicative adjectives and attributive... knowledge of adjectives, the thesis has identified common errors made by Vietnamese students Making errors in the use of English adjectives is unavoidable However, due to the framework of the study, it is impossible to map out errors made by learnersof English at all educational levels Therefore, the thesis only focuses on common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students at grade 11 in Hoang Quoc. .. 49.28 attributive adjectives 3 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after linking 46.50 verbs 4 Errors in the use of The + adjective 42.00 5 Errors in the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “- 36.35 ing” 6 Errors in ordering adjectives 63.50 7 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after the objects 37.20 (as object complement) 8 Errors in the distinction of. .. the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “-ing” 4 Errors in the distinction of predicative adjectives and attributive adjectives 5 Errors in the use of The + adjective 6 Errors in the use of predicative adjectives beginning with “a” as attributive adjectives 7 Errors in placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns 8 Errors in placing adjectives before adverbs 9 Errors in ordering adjectives. .. for the students at grade 11 in Hoang Quoc Viet High School The use of adjectives was taught in secondary school, and being taught in high school Naturally, the students have been taught the meaning and the use of adjectives However, there are still certain ones that they have not grasped The questionnaire tests the students ability to master vocabulary items The number of students participating in the. .. in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc Viet High School As can be seen from the bar chart, the highest errors are in ordering adjectives, which account for 63.50% It is followed by the errors in the placing adjectives before indefinite pronouns which stand at 62.15% while the third highest errors, the errors in the use of predicative adjectives beginning with “a” as attributive adjectives make up 49.28% The errors. .. adjectives 7 Errors in the use of adverbs instead of adjectives after the objects 37.20 (as object complement) 8 Errors in the use of adjectival participles ending in “-ed” and “- 36.35 ing” 9 Errors in placing adjectives before adverbs 29 31.00 The specific percentage of these errors is given in the following chart: The bar chart shows common errors in the uses of adjectives made by the students in ... causes of the errors in the use of adjectives by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School? What are the effective ways to minimize the errors made by the students in grade 11 at. .. errors made by the students at grade 11 in Hoang Quoc Viet High School were pointed out in the table Table 1: Common errors in the use of adjectives made by the students in grade eleven at Hoang Quoc. .. Hoang Quoc Viet High School To find out the causes of the errors in the use of adjectives by the students in grade 11 at Hoang Quoc Viet High School To offer some suggestions to minimize the errors