A Study of Translational Errors at Syntactic Level in Intermediate Classes of Government Colleges of Lahore

Abstract

This present study is an analysis of the translational errors at syntactic level in intermediate classes of the government colleges of Lahore, Pakistan. Hundred samples were collected from the three different government colleges of Lahore. Researcher was able to find out the causes and reasons of the translation errors in both languages. Since the aim of this study to investigate the translational syntactic errors: Sentence structure, Conditionals, Subject verb agreement, Participle, Gerund, Double Subject, Pronoun, Number, Passive voice, Relative Clause, Modifier, Conjunction, Tense, Article and Infinitive are included in it. These areas were selected on the basis of the translation from Urdu to English and English to Urdu in text book and the grammar portions that were included in the paper pattern of the intermediate classes. Researcher went on to explain the translational errors and gives the detail as well as plausible interpretations of the both translations.