Abstract:

It is not possible to carry out language teaching without grammar. If the student does not have enough knowledge about the linguistic pattern and structure of the language he learns, the communicative language performance cannot develop. In the process of language acquisition, it is expected at the A2 level, the achievements will be taken to the measurable stage and the students will be able to apply the knowledge of the grammar rules to the application level in writing studies. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of students to apply the knowledge of grammar at the level of knowledge to the level of application in writing skill studies. The research includes writing practices at B1 and B2 level of 30 students studying at Gazi University TÖMER. Document analysis method was used in the study. Research data were analyzed by content analysis, frequency and percentage statistics. Findings revealed that the subjects and predicates, which are the two basic elements of the sentence, are not used in terms of singularity and plurality. The common subject in the sequential sentences shows that the subject is not suitable for the predicates and therefore the incoherency occurs. As a result, it has been observed that subject-verb agreement, which is one of the basic conditions of establishing a correct and complete sentence, has not reached the desired level of application in writing studies in teaching Turkish as a foreign language.

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