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Syntax Flashcards

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Syntax

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Sentence structure, how to put words together

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Entity

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Subject

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Predicate

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Verb + Objects

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XP

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Spec, Head, Complement

IP (inflectional phrase): Inlf. (abstract, words that give tense) NP VP

NP: det, N

VP: V

PP: Prepositional Phrase

CP: Complementizer Phrase

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Things to Remember:

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  1. If there is a trace, you cannot contract words. If there is, you contract.
  2. In relative clauses there is an IP within an NP
  3. Wh-words are not complement, but NPs
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