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- 1SyntaxThe rules for sequencing words so as to show their relationships of meaning within sentences.
- 2SentenceThe largest purely grammatical unit in a language. They always contain a subject and a finite verb.
- 3ClausesThe largest grammatical unit smaller than a sentence, it is any group of words that includes a verb
- 4Complex SentenceA sentence that contains a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
- 5ConjunctionsMembers of a word class whose function is to join together words, phrases clauses and sentences.
- 6PhraseOccupy the grammatical hierarchy between words and clauses. They are a unit of one or more words that form a single element of clause structure.
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- English Language Grammar - Characteristics of the English Language (Syntax) Flashcards on Syntax Flashcards, created by Holly Dono on 21/03/2017.
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