Volume V Special Issue I January 2025

Name of Author : Wid Wajdi

Title of the paper : Errors committed by Iraqi EFL University students in using stative and dynamic verbs in writing composition

Abstract: The objective of the study is to investigate the Errors committed by Iraqi EFL University students in using stative and dynamic verbs in writing composition at the University of Babylon. The design of this study is descriptive qualitative research. The sample of the study comprised 20 students in their third year, and it was selected randomly. The findings of the study showed that 75% of the students were unable to distinguish between dynamic and stative verbs in writing their composition. The findings show that errors frequently appear in the choice of defining verbs that can be used as stative and dynamic, depending on the context they appear in the groups of verbs of appearance verbs, describing mental processes and verbs of senses. L1 interference and overgeneralization are the two most common sources of errors. This study recommends students should be well trained on how to use stative and dynamic verbs in text because stative verbs are usually not compatible with the progressive while dynamic verbs can be used in the simple and perfect forms as well as the continuous or progressive forms.

Keywords : dynamic, stative verbs, EFL, writing, errors.

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Page Number : 120-125