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The document identifies three main causes of grammatical problems in English construction among Tanzanian students: [1] subject-verb disagreement, [2] run-on sentences and comma splices, and [3] use of pronouns in subject position. For each cause, examples are provided along with strategies students can use to overcome these problems, such as ensuring subject-verb agreement and separating clauses correctly with punctuation. Addressing these common grammatical issues will help students construct sentences in proper English.

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ST Augustine Univesity Of: Tanzania

The document identifies three main causes of grammatical problems in English construction among Tanzanian students: [1] subject-verb disagreement, [2] run-on sentences and comma splices, and [3] use of pronouns in subject position. For each cause, examples are provided along with strategies students can use to overcome these problems, such as ensuring subject-verb agreement and separating clauses correctly with punctuation. Addressing these common grammatical issues will help students construct sentences in proper English.

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ST AUGUSTINE UNIVESITY OF TANZANIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
COURSE NAME : BASIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE (LEVEL II)
COURSE CODE : LG 122
SUBMITTED TO : MR. CYPRIAN VUMILIA
GROUP NAME : UPENDO GROUP
SPECIALIZATION : HISTORY AND KISWAHILI
STREAM : BAED 1 “A”
YEAR OF STUDY : 2019/2020
SEMESTER : SECOND
TASK OF WORK : GROUP ASSIGNMENT

NO. NAME REG.NO PHONE SIGN


1 IMBWAGHE JUSTINE RAJABU BAED 73833 0623990279
2 MOLLEL HOSIA L. BAED 72943 0763645558
3 AKONAAY SECIALIA DAHAYE BAED 75225 0682541486
4 DANIEL PETER BAED 74955 0715110722
5 MAHUMBA DENIS THOBIAS BAED 74850 0762194256
6 CHALAMILA GEORGE KAGAMBO BAED 76522 0762321734
7 JOACHIM MSOMA DAMALU BAED 74737 0629114589
8 ALLY NASRI M. BAED 72487 0654633734
9 MAGANGA SCOLASTICA P. BAED 75450 0672674094
10 CLEMENT REVOCATUS KUZENZA BAED 74322 0746118336
11 FELIX JUSTICE BAED 72288 0657823799
12 CHEYO BARAKA B. BAED 71585 0629605871
13 TLAHASA FRANCISCO B. BAED 73547 0789642551
14 LULU EMMANUEL BAED 74458 0768532549
15 JOHN NOELY ANTONY BAED 74605 0622996448
16 SIMBAULANGA AMINA SHABANI BAED 75581 0783594639
17 THOMAS GIBONCE BAED 74798 0758434998
18 JUMANNE JOSIA BAED 76906 0742869231
19 TABU HASSANATHUMAN BAED 76332 0752733589
20 HALULU RAMADHANI ZURAIKA BAED 74732 0754996758
QUESTION:

Students in Tanzania have several problems in constructing grammatical and correct sentence in
English? Base on subject-verb agreement in English, identify and explain major causes of
these problems. Provided two example for each causes after identified the causes of the
problems, suggest strategies that students can use to overcome these problems.
Gramma. Is the whole and structure of the language in general usually taken as consisting of

syntax and morphology including inflections and sometimes also phonology and semantics.

Massamba, Kihore and Msanjila, (2007)

The following below is identification of grammatical problems basing on verb agreement and its

strategies.

I. Subject-verb disagreement, Example 1.

a) Incorrect: The efforts of the cat to reach the cookie jar was in vain.

correct : The efforts of the cat to reach the cooker jar were in vain.

The strategy here at a quick glace the subject seems to reach to be ‘cat’ but the subject here is

actually struggles, since the subject is plural, the association verb also need to be plural

‘were’ instead of singular ‘was’

Example 2.

b) Incorrect: He along with a few other officials were charged in the paper leak case.

Correct: He along with a few other officials was charged in the paper leak case.

II. Run-on sentences and comma splices,Sarah Sadowski(2009).

Example

I love painting and I am getting enough time for it as well but the exhibition.Sentence has three

separative clauses.

Strategies there are two ways to correct this as follows

Examples
1. I love painting, and I am getting enough time for it as well but the exhibition deadline is

stressing me out.

2. I love painting, I am getting enough time for it as well the exhibition deadline is stressing

me out.

III. Use of pronouns in subject position. CyprianVumilia(2018) .

Example ( a) Charles ameondoka. (in Kiswahili)

Charles he has left. (inEnglish)

The correct sentence should be written in this form,

Charles has left.

Example( b) Vivian Nimemuona.(in Kiswahili)

Vivian I have seen her (in English)

The sentence should be written in the following forms of correctness

I have seen Vivian or I have seen her.

In English a subject and its pronoun cannot be usedtogether thus the above sentences has
corrected in a form of giving well meaningful.

REFERENCE

Massamba, D.P, Kihore, Y.M. And Msannjila, Y.P. (2007).Fonolojiaya Kiswahili sanifu. Dar

es salaam: Tuki.

Vumilia, C. (2018). Learn English with ease volume 2 ( a) tridax Africa company limited

Mwanza-Tanzania

Sadowski, S.common problem with grammar (2009). Fitchburg state university.

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