A Comparative Study of Prepositional Errors in English among 10th Grade Students of Private and Public Schools in Punjab

Abstract

This study explores comparative investigation of prepositional errors in English among 10th Grade Students of public and private schools in Punjab. The main objective is to identify the common types of prepositional errors, explore their possible causes and examine the differences in frequency of errors between two school sectors. Corder’s errors Analysis along with a mixed-method approach of qualitative and quantitative analysis have been employed. Data is being collected from written essay samples. The errors are being classified into omission, addition, substitution and misuse types. It is concluded that private school students make fewer prepositional errors because of greater exposure to English. The findings reveal the prepositional usage differences between private and public school sectors and provide some valuable strategies to enhance grammatical competence among students of secondary level.