(3rd person singular , Verb Tenses and Punctuation Marks) At University level

This paper represents an attempt to investigate some errors in writing free composition which are commonly committed by students of first stage Department of English , college of Education , University of Thi-Qar . It is believed that the paper would shed light on the type or the nature of such errors as well as the reasons behind committing them . The paper falls in the domain of error analysis . The area of research is interested is interested in investigation the various types of errors which the language users may commit . According to Crystal (1980 : 38) , in language teaching and learning error analysis is : “a technique for identifying , classifying , and systematically interpreting the mistakes made by someone learning a foreign language , using any of the principles and procedures provided by linguistics “ .See also Corder (1973 :115).