equivalent is not. The error committed above is due to over- literal translation from Arabic language. Another most common errors in preposition category is the misuse of the prepositions. Most of the preposition misuse errors are considered as a result of interference from Arabic as follows: 2. He laughed from me because I was smoking. 3. From the other hand, smoking harms our hearts. The preposition is used wrongly in sentences 2 and 3. The preposition “from” meaning /min/ in Arabic replaces the English preposition and “from” “at” “on” consecutively. Such errors are due to literal translation from Arabic. The least common errors in this category is the addition of prepositions as follows: 4. when he returned to home, he smoked heavily. In sentence 4, the preposition is an extra added item that does not fit the “to” standard English. Such errors are due to interference because the equivalent Arabic sentence comprises which means The subjects attempt to “ila” “to”. translate word from word from Arabic. C. Articles Another problematic area for the Arabic learners learning English as a foreign language is the use of articles. Nearly twenty two percent of the total errors are in this category. The number of errors is 75 as stated in table 7:
equivalent is not. The error committed above is due to over- literal translation from Arabic language. Another most common errors in preposition category is the misuse of the prepositions. Most of the preposition misuse errors are considered as a result of interference from Arabic as follows: 2. He laughed from me because I was smoking. 3. From the other hand, smoking harms our hearts. The preposition “from” is used wrongly in sentences 2 and 3. The preposition “from” meaning /min/ in Arabic replaces the English preposition “at” and “on” consecutively. Such errors are due to literal translation from Arabic. The least common errors in this category is the addition of prepositions as follows: 4. when he returned to home, he smoked heavily. In sentence 4, the preposition “to” is an extra added item that does not fit the standard English. Such errors are due to interference because the equivalent Arabic sentence comprises “ila” which means “to”. The subjects attempt to translate word from word from Arabic. C. Articles Another problematic area for the Arabic learners learning English as a foreign language is the use of articles. Nearly twenty two percent of the total errors are in this category. The number of errors is 75 as stated in table 7:
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