... doing the action is the subject ofthe sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject ofthe sentence and the thing ... short – comings which should be lessened The next section will discuss the probable causes oftheerrors Probable causes oftheerrors 3.1 Interlingual errors These errors are found inthe misselection ... misselection of voice One ofthe factors leading to these errors is that the students have a habit of thinking in their mother tongue This account can be used to explain why a large number of students use...
... article instead ofthe indefinite in both tests were of intralingual origin Selection of a instead ofthe Selection ofthe indefinite article instead ofthe definite was the most common strategy in ... to the correct useofthe articles, then finding the indefinite article no real problem However, according to the students’ explanations, the omissions ofthe indefinite article should be of intralingual ... classification of errors: (1) interlingual errors (2) intralingual errors -14- (3) developmental errorsThe interlingual errors are those caused by the influence ofthe learner’s mother tongue on...