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13 Writing is one of the important skills because it helps to give ideas permanently and to stabilize what might otherwise be lost. According to Hyland 2003, writing is a thinking process which is concerned with the act of writing. It also becomes the way to give the ideas which is in the form of writing. Furthermore, writing is one kind of expression in language which is created by particular set of symbol, having conventional values for representing the wordings of particular language which is drawn up visually. Therefore, in writing, the writers need and want thoughtful commentary to show whether they have communicated their ideas and intended meaning or not, so it does not lead the readers to questions or discrepancies Sommers, 1982. According to Richards 2014, writing is among the most important skills that second language students need to develop because it involves composing skills and knowledge about texts, contexts and readers. It also helps to develop the idea that writers need realistic strategies for drafting and revising. Moreover, according to Sommers 1982, teachers know that most students find difficulties to imagine a reader‟s response as a guide in composing. For that reason, the use of teacher‟s comment on students‟ writing is to help the students to become questioning reader because it will help them to evaluate what they have written and develop control over their writing. The teacher‟s comment on students‟ writing can assist them in the process of composing a text. According to Sommers 1982, it creates students‟ motivation for doing something different in the next draft. In commenting on the student‟s writing, the students get to know how to edit the sentences in order to 14 make their writing become more interesting. If it gives positive response for students, students will follow every comment and fix their texts appropriately as requested. Besides, the students‟ response is also known from the process of revising, editing and proofreading their writing as a revision process Sommers, 1982. Therefore, the teacher‟s comment encourage students to concentrate more on their writing, so they can decide what is most important and what is least important. According to Heaton 1975, the writing skills require mastery not only of grammatical and rhetorical devices but also of conceptual and judgement elements. Grammatical skills are the ability to write correct sentence since grammar is a description of structure of a language and the way in which linguistics units, including words and phrase which are combined to produce sentences in language Nunan, 2003. It is different with stylistic skills because according to Scott 2014, it gives students a greater critical awareness of the creative possibilities of language. It is also the ability to manipulate sentence and use language effectively Heaton, 1975. Moreover, it helps students to provide in-depth analysis of a wide range of writing and includes practical exercises to develop writing skills. The other skills is mechanical skills which are the ability to use correctly those peculiar to the written language e.g. punctuation and spelling. According to Heaton 1975, it is the basic fundamental skills that the students need to perform while judgement skill is the ability to write in an appropriate manner for a particular purpose, including the ability to select, organize and order PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI