Often students omit prepositions, "S's", determiners and other constructions that to Native speakers are basic. The question that has always fascinated me is "why do students, especially those that have had years of English study, often continue to omit words and/or letters?" I don't really have an explanation as to why this happens but I do have a few examples of how confusing it can be when it does.
Recently, an English Language student said in reference to a book: "I missed one." I interpreted this statement as he having lost a book. However, after much confusion and conversation, I realized that he had omitted a word. He failed to to say this. "I missed this one." I re-interpreted this statement as he was in need of a book. In fact he was. He had forgotten his textbook at home and was asking me, as best he could, if could borrow a specific book from me.
The point of this story is that even when an English Learner misspeaks, s/he can be much better understood if they include all the necessary grammar elements in their speech.´
Homework: Why do some learners continually have problems with omission?
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