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Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies the rules governing sentence formation. Syntax in English concerns the arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order. It is essential to understanding constituency - the term for multiple words acting as a single unit. Only changing the placement of a word can change a sentence's meaning. The basic rules of English syntax include having a subject and verb in every sentence, one main idea per sentence, the subject coming first followed by the verb, and adjectives/adverbs preceding the words they describe. Transformation rules can move or insert elements to change a sentence. There are three types of complements - subject, object, and adverbial - as well as adverbials that provide additional information

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SYNTAX - Dela Vega, Diane Fatima DL.

Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies the rules governing sentence formation. Syntax in English concerns the arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order. It is essential to understanding constituency - the term for multiple words acting as a single unit. Only changing the placement of a word can change a sentence's meaning. The basic rules of English syntax include having a subject and verb in every sentence, one main idea per sentence, the subject coming first followed by the verb, and adjectives/adverbs preceding the words they describe. Transformation rules can move or insert elements to change a sentence. There are three types of complements - subject, object, and adverbial - as well as adverbials that provide additional information

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COLLEGE ENGLISH

SYNTAX
Reporter: Diane Fatima DL.
Dela Vega
Syntax in Linguistic Tree
Syntax is a branch
What is Syntax? of linguistics that
studies the rules
that govern the
formation of
sentences.
SYNTAX
Syntax in English is the arrangement of
words and phrases in a specific order.
Phrase categories
and their Syntax is essential to
structures understanding
constituency, the term
for multiple words acting
as a single unit.
Phrasal Categories
Head

Specifiers
Changing the How important is
placement of a Syntax in English?
word often
changes the
meaning of the
sentence.
1. Only Batman
fights crime.
"only"
2. Batman only
fights crime.

3. Batman fights
only crime.
1. All sentences require a
subject and a verb.
The basic rules of
2. A single sentence should
include one main idea. syntax in English
3. The subject comes first,
and the verb comes
second.
4. Subordinate clauses
(dependent clauses) also
require a subject and verb.
5. Adjectives and adverbs go
in front of the words they
describe.
Transformation Transformation is a
special type of rule that
can move an element
from one position to
another.

Transformation can be in
the form of Inversion
and insertion .
Types of syntax:
7 syntactic patterns
with syntax
examples
Compliments and Adverbial
Complements are There are three types
words or phrases that of complements:
describe other words
in a sentence or
1. subject
clause.
complements
(That test was hard.)
2. object
(That test made me angry.) complements
3. adverbial
(That test took longer than
complements.
usual.)
Compliments and Adverbial
Adverbials are single adverbs
words that we (We ran quickly.),
use to give more
prepositional phrases
information
(We ran in the park.),
about a verb.

adverbials are or noun phrases that


relate to time
usually (We ran this morning.).
composed of:
What’s the
difference
Diction refers to word between syntax
choice. and diction?

Syntax, on the other hand, is


about the arrangement or
order of the words.
Thank You!
Do you have any questions ?
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