Syntax – syntaxe
Let's Define It!
What's *syntax*?
Syntax (named syntaxe in French) is the study of sentence structure.
In other words, studying syntax is studying how words are combined with each other to form a clause or syntax.
When you hear the word syntax, think about word order.
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Let's Pronounce It!
What does it sound like in French?
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Let's Have an Example or Two!
Can a little reinforcement do the trick?
Syntax is the study of word order. Thus, syntactically, the following two sentences are not the same:
a) Steve écoute Alain [Steve listens to Alain]
b) Alain écoute Alain [Alain listens to Steve]
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