In their favorite class, students will be analyzing SYNTAX in literature. What will they be examining?

structure of phrases and sentences

dictionary definitions of words

Imagine that you are sitting down at a table to write the great American novel. You’re about to write a sentence. The way you form that sentence is syntax. Do you make the sentence long with many dependent clauses? Do you make your sentences short, choppy, rhythmic? Do you repeat the first word again and again? Repeat the last? --- Why does this matter?

The combination of all these different options for syntax help the author convey different meanings, different emotions, and different emphasis.

It doesn't matter at all. A sentence is a sentence.

This matter because you should only focus on one element of syntax to truly create meaning in a text.

Syntax allows the author to manipulate what the reader pays attention to. As a reader, when you identify what an author emphasizes, this helps you find the main idea. What questions should you ask as you read?

When analyzing syntax, especially ideas that seem to be emphasized due to syntax, you should ask ALL of these questions.

Why is this emphasized over that?

What is the emphasis supposed to show us?

Is the author hiding something deeper under the emphasis of something else?

When analyzing syntax, see if there are any patterns in how an author starts sentences or ends them. Repetition of a certain word or phrase is meant to draw your attention. Look especially for groups of three in either the first or last words of a sentence. Groups of three tend to be a particular favorite among literary authors. ---- which excerpt below does NOT exemplify this?

Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, / Who countest the steps of the Sun: / Seeking after that sweet golden clime / Where the travellers journey is done.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

In every cry of every Man, / In every infant's cry of fear, / In every voice, / in every ban...

Syntax is the study of_______________.

Phrases, clauses, and sentences

How language is used to communicate within its situational context

To quicken the reader's pace, an author will use

longer, more complex and convoluted sentences.

To slow the reader's pace, an author will use

longer, more complex and convoluted sentences.

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Syntax Quiz

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English

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12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.2.1F, L.9-10.2B, L.3.1H

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship is a _________.

clause

phrase

elipsis

preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

part of speech that connects clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

adverb

conjunction

pronoun

adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

A clause that can stand alone is an ________ clause.

dependent

preposition

independent

adverbial

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

A writer's word choice

diction

characterization

structure

adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

An exclamatory sentence ends with

a comma,

a period.

a question mark?

an exclamation point!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

A declarative sentence ends with

a comma,

a period.

a question mark?

an exclamation point!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 3 pts

The common sentence structure in English is

verb-object-subject

object-verb-subject

subject-verb-object

subject-subject-verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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Syntax Quiz

30 questions

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship is a _________.

part of speech that connects clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

A clause that can stand alone is an ________ clause.

A writer's word choice

An exclamatory sentence ends with

A declarative sentence ends with

The common sentence structure in English is

Withholding of syntactic closure (completion of grammatical structure) until the end of a sentence

Reach syntactic closure early relieving tension and allowing reader to explore the rest of the sentence without urgency.

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