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6. Students mastery of grammar has more or less influence in improving
their ability in writing.
C. Limitation of the Study
As the topic suggests, this study is conducted to prove whether or not there is a significant systematic relations between grammar mastery and the ability in
writing. Therefore, this study is limited to analyze the correlation between grammar mastery and writing ability.
D. Formulation of the Problem
In order to make systematic approach to solve the problem, the writer conducted the research on the correlation between grammar mastery and writing
ability. The research question can be formulated as Is there any significant correlation between students grammar mastery and their ability in writing?
E. Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to know whether there is a significant correlation between grammar mastery and writing ability. Moreover, the study
conducted to get the empirical data from the both scores. Those are grammar 5 scores and writing 3 scores.
F. Significance of the Study
The study is expected to give some contributions to English language teaching and learning.
1. For writer, this research can find whether there is a significant correlation
between grammar mastery and writing ability. Some people assume that without a working knowledge of good grammar, good writing is
impossible. So, the extent to which grammar mastery affects the students ability in writing.
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2. For the English teachers and learners, the finding of the research can
inform them about the relations between grammar and writing. The researcher also hopes that the result of this study will become input to
English teachers and also English learners for their teaching and learning. The students will know whether the grammar mastery will help them
much or not in making a good writing. 3.
For Further researchers who are interested in correlation research, they can
get basic information from this research. So, they can do their research
deeper and better than this research.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A.
Grammar
1. Definition of Grammar
In the context of education especially in the learning and teaching of a foreign language, grammar is usually considered one of the language components
beside the vocabulary and sound system which students should acquire. Knowing grammar means understanding what the text means correctly. The experts Stewart
and Vailette point out that The word grammar means the sort of thing they learned in English class or in other language classes, when they were taught about
subjects and predicates and part of speech, ….
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The statement indicates that the students were taught about the rules of target language in their school. They learn
about it because the teacher aware that as foreign language learners, students should know about the language rules that native speaker use as a communication
tool. Students commonly do not realize that when they express themselves through writing or speaking, what they write or speak have its patterns and they
keep subconsciously applying the patterns in their communication. Grammar gives language users the control of expression and
communication in everyday life. . Grammar deals with the form of sentences and smaller units such as clauses, phrases and words.
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Mastery over words helps speakers to communicate their emotions and purpose more effectively. Otherwise,
communication can sound like a toddler getting frustrated because he or she does not have many words to express his or her thoughts well. Moreover, grammar also
gives effect in written communication. Written communication skills with grammatical precision evince professionalism. Employing inappropriate grammar
in a written communication in a letter or email - such as using LOL or flawed
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Thomas W. Stewart and Jr. Nathan Vailette, Language Files; Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Department of Linguistics The Ohio State University,
p. 8.
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Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum, A Students Introduction to English Grammar, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 1
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