Syntax

Syntax

Syntax

Syntax is the arrangement of words to form sentences. It is important to understand syntax when you are learning a new language so that you know how to correctly form sentences. 

Syntax Terms:

• Grammar is a process which governs the formation of phrases, clauses, and their placement with words in a sentence.

• Syntax is the arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence.

• A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and a verb which forms a complete thought. It is also called an independent clause because it can stand alone for its complete meaning.

Sentence

• Subject: A noun, pronoun, phrase or clause about which the sentence is purposed.

• Verb: Word(s) which state the action or existence of the subject

• Complement: A noun, phrase or clause which complements the verb.

Adjective: A word, phrase or clause which describes a noun or noun phrase.

• The tall man

• A happy child

• A dark street

• A Spanish woman

• The red ball

• A cold winter

• The glass table

Adverb: A word, phrase or clause which describes a verb, adjective or other adverb.

• Time: never get up early at the weekends.

• Manner: Walk across the road carefully!

• Place: When we got there, the tickets had sold out.

• Frequency: I’m always losing my keys.

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• are cute Dogs and cats

• Dogs and cats are cute

• house. came Yesterday, my my to friend

• Yesterday, my friend came to my house

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• apples like and I bananas. 

• I like apples and bananas - I like bananas and apples

•  likes She basketball and football, judo.

• She likes judo, basketball and football

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• are They pub. playing in a

• They are playing in a pub.

• is Marc intelligent an student

• Marc is an intelligent student.

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• playing mother father my are My cards

• My mother and father are playing with my cards

• loves Jessica kinds of animals. all

• Jessica loves all kinds of animals

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• girl. big she baby, little is a is not a Nelly

• Nelly is not a little baby, she is a big girl.

• this am the student I of university

• I am student of this university

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• table! There is on spider a the

• There is a spider on the table

• more Give please me one chance

• Give me one more chance, please

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• come ? do you Where from

• Where do you come from?

• I how ask am. don't Just me

• Just don't ask me how am I