Syntax

Question 1

What is syntax?

Answer 1

the study of sentence structures

Question 2

Phrases

Answer 2

a collection of words that have a grammatical relationship with each other, may have a noun or a verb or neither but never both

Question 3

Clauses

Answer 3

units of grammar that contain a subject and a verb

Question 4

Main clause

Answer 4

the part of the sentence that can stand alone as its own sentence

Question 5

Subordinate clause

Answer 5

part of the sentence that cannot stand alone as its own sentence

Question 6

Subject

Answer 6

noun/pronoun at the beginning of a clause, what the clause/sentence is about

Question 7

Object

Answer 7

in a typical clause, object is the person or thing being acted upon

Question 8

Adverbial

Answer 8

single words, phrases, or clauses that provide extra information about an element, typically in relation to time, place, or manner

Question 9

Complement

Answer 9

phrase or clause that provides extra information about an element, which has already been mentioned within a sentence or clause

Question 10

Sentences

Answer 10

group of words that contain at least one main clause and may also contain other clauses,
makes sense as a whole and can stand on its own to create meaning

Question 11

Declarative

Answer 11

making a statement, subject + predicate

Question 12

Interrogative

Answer 12

posing a question, auxiliary + subject + rest of predicate

Question 13

Imperative

Answer 13

issuing a directive/order, (you) + predicate

Question 14

Exclamative

Answer 14

making an exclamation, (what/how) + subject + predicate

Question 15

Coordination

Answer 15

uses coordinating conjunctions to combine clauses into sentences i.e. FANBOYS

Question 16

Subordinating

Answer 16

uses subordinating conjunctions to change main clauses into subordinating clauses

Question 17

Sentence fragments

Answer 17

groups of words that can look like sentences, but aren’t, are either missing subject or main verb

Question 18

Simple sentence

Answer 18

contain a single main clause

Question 19

Compound sentence

Answer 19

contain two or more simple sentences, sentences are either joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction or with a semicolon

Question 20

Main clause

Answer 20

stands alone, no conjunction to start/coordinating conjunction to start

Question 21

Subordinating clause

Answer 21

cannot stand alone, subordinating conjunction to start

Question 22

Complex sentence

Answer 22

contains a single clause and one or more subordinating clauses, subordinating clause can come at the beginning, end or middle of the main clause

Question 23

Compound-complex sentence

Answer 23

contain two main clauses and at least one subordinate clause, simple + complex sentence