Problems associated with relative pronoun usage among junior high school students a case study in Adankrono ma jhs

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify possible errors students make in using the relative pronouns which include: the use of who, which, whom, whose and that. The study also identifies several causes of the errors which include: interlingual transfer, interlingual transfer, wrong method of teaching, absence of library, inadequate time and context of learning. The study also identifies other approaches which includes: learner-centered approach, strengthening the student’s English knowledge, teaching in a systematic way and increase the students’ language input and output to help improve the student’s performance in English. A qualitative analysis of a gap sentences test answered by 20 students in Adankrono M/A JHS 2 revealed several errors in using the relative pronouns, the result suggest that who is difficult to use by Adankrono M/A JHS 2 students.