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In Malaysia, students from Tamil vernacular school adopt Malay language as their second language, while the primary language used in teaching and learning is the Tamil language. One of the grammatical elements of Malay language included in the field of morphology is function words (kata tugas) which consist of seventeen types, and one of them is prepositions. Students encounter difficulties in the usage of prepositions "dari" and "daripada", leading to frequent grammatical errors in their writing. Consequently, this study is conducted to identify and discuss errors in the use of the prepositions "dari" and "daripada" among Tamil vernacular school students. The study is based on Corder's Error Analysis Theory (1973), focusing on the two language errors made by students, which are the selection of unnecessary and inaccurate elements in answering questions. The study sample consists of a total of 50 Year 5 students from the Ladang Highlands Tamil vernacular school, Klang. Data is collected through a survey method, using a questionnaire related to the usage of the prepositions "dari" and "daripada" as the research instrument. The findings indicate that students do not fully understand the usage of the prepositions "dari" and "daripada." The highest errors made by students for the preposition "dari" that are related to locational function, with 11 students equivalent to 22% of the students chose the wrong answer. Meanwhile, for the preposition "daripada," the highest errors occur in its function related to the source of origin with 25 students equivalent to 50% of the students selected the wrong answer. Therefore, this study is essential to assist educators in improving students' understanding of the prepositions "dari" and "daripada" in their writing.
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Subramaniam, V., Vasuthevan, P., & Kunasegran, K. (2024). Usage of Prepositions " " among Tamil Vernacular School Students Based on Corder’s Error Analysis Theory (1973). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(4), 89–97.
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