Syntax
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After looking at how morphemes combine to build words, syntax allows us to study how words form groups within sentences to have a meaning. It investigates how nouns, adjectives, verbs etc combine into phrases that combine into sentences. A sentence is not just a plain set of words; they can be divided into groups or words that seem to blend together better than others.
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Phrases are made up of a number of basic functions:
1. Subject
- It is essentially what the sentence is about
2. Object
- They are mostly described as linked to the verb but it can have a wide range of semantic roles that labels are not very useful
3. Adverbials
Minor elements such as location, manner and attitude
1. Subject
- It is essentially what the sentence is about
2. Object
- They are mostly described as linked to the verb but it can have a wide range of semantic roles that labels are not very useful
3. Adverbials
Minor elements such as location, manner and attitude