Syntax

Question 1

Syntax

Answer 1

The set of grammatical structures that allow for the combination of words into phrases and sentences

Question 2

Main take aways

Question 3

Sentence structure: constinuent/phrases

Answer 3

Sentences are not just strings of words they have internal structure; units larger than word and smaller than the whole sentences
Evidence: sunstitutioo
Suzi looked at the purple purse vs suzie looked at it
The purple purse acts as the unit

These units in sentences are called constituents

Question 4

Constituents

Answer 4

a subpart of a higher unit or one or more words that make up the syntactic unit

Question 5

Syntactic constituents are also called…

Answer 5

… phrases
It and the purple purse are called noun phrases

Question 6

phrases

Answer 6

Phrases are named after their most core element: their head
Heads are obligatory
And determin the tpe of phrase it is
He other words in the phrase are dependents of the head, dependents further describe or modify the head

Question 7

2. Evidence for constituents

Question 8

3. Noun phrases (Nps)

Answer 8

Phrase which center around a noun
The head of an np is a noun or a pronoun

Question 9

4. Adpositional Phrases (PPs)

Answer 9

a proud of words acting as a unit and whose head is a P

Question 10

5. Verb phrases

Answer 10

• A phrase headed by a verb