AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL COHESION ON STUDENTS' WRITING AT MAN 1 TANJUNG JABUNG BARAT

The aim of this research was to describe the grammatical and lexical cohesion
on students’ writing at MAN 1 Tanjung Jabung Barat. This research was
conducted by using descriptive qualitative design. The technique of data
collection used in this research was documentation. The data was collected
through students’ descriptive writing. In analyzing the data, this research used
content analysis. The subject of this research was 10th grade students at MAN 1
Tanjung Jabung Barat. The result of this research showed that the 10th grade
students were able to use all the grammatical cohesion items in their writing such
as reference and conjunction except substitution and ellipsis. Besides, all of the
students were able to use all kinds of grammatical and lexical cohesion in their
writing.