ERRORS IN THE USE OF PREPOSTIONS BY UZBEK LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM

Abstract

The research is an attempt to investigate prepositional errors by Uzbek learners on English usage. Prepositional rules in  English language are inconsistent; that is certain prepositions can be applied in one form, but not in  another. More so, prepositions are polysemous. Thus, Uzbek learners often become frustrated when they have to  determine prepositional meanings and when to use them appropriately. The research is guided by the  following objectives; identifying prepositional related errors in learners' composition and describing the  errors. The study concludes that prepositional errors  are more of lexical errors since they affect the meaning of the entire sentence. Thus, the study recommends  that learners should be taught rules of prepositions systematically and that a revision of course books  should provide specific rules that may lead to proper acquisition of prepositions.