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“SYNTAX” IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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TEACHER: HECTOR PEREZ

STUDENTS:

DALESKA CHACALIAZA LIMAYLLA

KAREN VILCA PADILLA

COURSE: GRAMMAR II

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Introduction

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Syntax is the study of how words are combined and arranged to form sentences.

Therefore, the minimum unit of study in synthesis is the sentence, in which the words acquire a precise meaning and a syntactic function.

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What is the syntax?

It is a branch of grammar that studies the principles of ordering and combining words and the groups that they form within the sentence, called phrases.

What does it consist of?

In the study of how the types of sentences are constructed according to the order and the way in which the words within a sentence or sentences are related in order to express the content of a discourse or concept in a clear and coherent way.

Sentences

Simple sentence with SN:

All night long we await the arrival of your cousin.

sentence comp. with noun subordinate clause.

All night long we waited for your cousin to arrive.

Syntax Features

Fundamental Elements

In them, however, the meaning of the noun has been developed, forming a structure in which the two fundamental elements of the sentence appear: subject and predicate.

NOMINAL

They express the same thing as a nominal element (noun, pronoun, nominal phrase) of the simple sentence.

FUNCTIONS

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Analyze the correct order of words so that the phrases, sentences, texts and ideas are expressed correctly so that the message to be conveyed can arrive.

SYNTAX TYPES:

SYNTAX EFFECTS:

Types, Effects and Relevance of Syntax

  • Regular syntax.
  • Irregular syntax.

Transmit a message.

Reveal the level of creativity of the writer.

SYNTAX RELEVANCE:

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES - DISADVANTAGES

  • Without an order in the words the texts are not understood.
  • There would be no clear language.
  • It will be difficult for us to express our ideas.
  • It teaches us to order words.
  • It allows us to distinguish between what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
  • Vary the method of how we structure sentences.

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Sentence Structure

The sentence: according to its definition, syntax is the part of grammar that studies the way in which words and the groups they form are combined to express meanings.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

CONCLUSION

Syntax establishes the order in which the subject, verb and predicate must go in a sentence.

Thank you!

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