Investigating English Conjunctive Adverbs Problems Encountered by Libyan Undergraduate Students of English
Keywords:
cohesive devices., , conjuctive adverbs, , conjunctionAbstract
This study investigated the students' knowledge about the use of some common conjunctive adverbs in writing. The subject of the study was 20 students majoring in English at the Faculty of Education, Misrata University. The data was drawn from a multiple choice test, consisting of 17 items. Every item included a different conjunctive adverb. The data was analyzed statistically and presented in two tables and one graph. The results of the study showed that the majority of the students of English were not able to use the conjunctive adverbs appropriately in the given sentences. Their knowledge about the conjunctive adverb was not the same and different from one student to another. More specifically, among the 17 conjunctive adverbs used in the test, only two adverbs were answered by a good number of students answered them correctly. From the students' answers, it seemed that most of the students find some difficulties in understanding and using these conjunctive adverbs in writing. In general the students' answers were below the required level and the students of English need more practice on the use of this type of conjunction.