Grammar Flashcards

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What is Syntax?

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Study of how words are arranged in a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that make sense and most sentences consist of a subject and a verb. Most consist of one complete action or clause

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What is a clause?

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Has a:
Subject
A verb - can describe actions or states (be, have do, which are auxiliaries and can work as main verb or help other verbs create tenses)
Objects

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