syntax

SYNTAX

DEFENITION

syntax is one of the branch of linguistics that studies the rules that determine how words form phrases and phrases to form sentences. Etymologically. term syntax is putting together words into sentences and groups of words or groups of words into sentence. There are some part of the structure of the sentence namely subject, verb, object, complement, and adverb.

            There are two parts of a sentence that is very important to analyze syntax, ie phrases and clauses.

A. Phrase

The phrase is a group of words that functions as a unit in a sentence (a group of words that form a grammatical unit). Phrase (Phrase) are divided into several, namely;

1. Noun Phrase
2. Verb Phrase
3. Adjective Phrase
4. Adverb Phrase
5. prepositional Phrase

B. Clause

 Grammatically clause is a unit contained in the grammar, wording of the clause has exceeded the phrase but less equipped to be a sentence. Clause has the form of a group of words which at least consists of a subject and a predicate
1. Independent Clause
2. Dependent ClausE
        Noun Clause
        adjective Clause
        adverbial clause