Assessing English Syntactic Structures Experienced by Secondary Schools Students in Sudan A Case Study of Oumdrman Locality (2013-2014) By: Dr. Omer Elsheikh Hago Mrs. Mai Hassan Ahmed Ali ABSTRACT This study aims at investigating the English syntactic structures experienced by Sudanese Students at secondary schools. The researcher used the analytical descriptive method in this study and a test as a tool for collecting data. The sample of the study was about ninety nine students at secondary schools in the academic year (2013-2014). After the analysis of the types of errors made by the subjects, the study has come out with many findings. Here are some of the important results: The major problem behind the students errors is the mother tongue interference, the Sudanese learners of English in general seem not to have an adequate proficiency in understanding the meaning and semantics when they express themselves in English syntactic structures. Students need a supplementary method in order to express themselves accurately. Finally the researcher has recommended certain areas such as: Teachers and students should be aware of the importance of writing in relation to other skills. Activating English literature lessons and providing a library for extra activities. Students need enough time to practice writing in the class room because the time allotted for teaching English is not matched to the content of the syllabus designed. Students should be prepared to use the language for a variety of purposes beyond the classroom. Overview There is no doubt that language studies constitute a very important field of knowledge, because no person can live a normal life without a language. Al-samawi (2000) defines language as a sign of the honor that Allah has given to human beings; and by the language the human become distinguished from other creatures. From the performance of English foreign language learners the presence of many errors when writing in English can be noted. Traditionally, when students write in a foreign language the purpose of the writing activity is to catch errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation…. etc. Students get good marks if they write texts with as few errors as possible. 1