Question

How can knowledge of syntax be relevant in the teaching of English language?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

HUH

Answer 3

syntax is the processes in which sentences are constructed in any language..

Answer 4

so syntax is very useful to make sentences in english language

Answer 5

if our knowledge in syntax is good we will be easily able to teach english language

Answer 6

got it..?? @sangta

Answer 7

Deepika, I understood that part of making sentences and in a proper word order so they make sense. But i got to find examples

Answer 8

okay examples..!!

you didnt mention them in the question write..!!

Answer 9

Incorrect - While watching a movie, people who text on their phone are very annoying.
Correct - People who text on their phone while watching a movie are very annoying.
The phrase "while watching a movie" modifies the noun phrase "People who text on their phone" by explaining when they text. The modifier should follow the noun phrase of the sentence.

Answer 10

Incorrect - Happy about her upcoming promotion, the trip home was full of singing.
Correct - Happy about her upcoming promotion, Sammie sang all the way home.
The phrase "Sammie sang all the way home" is more descriptive than "the trip home was full of singing.

Answer 11

Incorrect - Come for a visit I have plenty of food.
Correct - Come for a visit! I have plenty of food.
Breaking the words into two sentences allows for an exclamation mark which increases the impact of "Come for a visit!"

Answer 12

Incorrect - I gave him money I stole from the store.
Correct - I gave him the money I stole from the store.
Adding the word "the" further explains which money was given.

Answer 13

Incorrect - Before we go to the movies.
Correct - I need to rest before we go to the movies.
"Before we go to the movies" is a sentence fragment. Adding "I need to rest" makes the words a complete sentence.

Answer 14

Incorrect - To the movies we are going.
Correct - We are going to the movies.
Reversing the order of the words makes this a more direct sentence.

Answer 15

I tried to give you so many examples so that u can understand it clearly..!! :D

Answer 16

Deepika, thanks for the examples above. I shall now go back to them and make the best use of them. Thanks again

Answer 17

Syntax Examples

Declarative Sentences:-
The cat is running up the tree.
Our universe is expanding.
It is darkest before the dawn.
I really enjoy going to college.
Mixing blue and yellow produces the color green.
Hard work really pays off.
Hurricanes form over warm tropical waters.
“The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.” - Aristotle
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” - Oscar Wilde
“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” - Woody Allen
“The environment is everything that isn't me.” - Albert Einstein
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” - Phyllis Diller
Imperative Sentences

Please be quiet while I am on the phone.
Watch out!
You must have your room clean by tomorrow!
Drive to the next town and turn at the first traffic light.
Sit down and have something to eat.
Just go for it!
Wash your hands before cooking.
Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone.
Turn that music down!
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss
“Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.” - Bill Copeland
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”-John Kennedy
“Open your books to page 394.” - Severus Snape in Harry Potter

Exclamatory Sentences:-
These hailstones are huge!
I can’t believe he did that!
I can’t take it anymore!
What clever students you are!
She loves you so much!
You must tell me the secret!
He can hardly stand the suspense!
Mary is ecstatic about the news.
I don’t want to go to the doctor!
Great, the house is ours!
We are going to Italy next month!
I really did win the lottery!
Today is the last day of school!
I can’t live without you!
This mountain is huge!
The amusement park is so much fun!
“I write music with an exclamation point!” - Richard Wagner
“Give me liberty or give me death!” - Patrick Henry

Interrogative Sentences:-
Did you see my keys?
Are you going to finish your dessert?
Why did you put makeup on the dog?
Where are you going this time of night?
What is the distance from the Earth to the sun?
How many electrons are in a helium atom?
May I see the invitation?
Would you like to visit Hawaii?
“Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?” - Barbra Streisand
“Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?” - Phyllis Diller
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Answer 18

Those question mark things are inverted commas ' " ' " ..!!

Answer 19

thanks again!

Answer 20

:)

Answer 21

sorry i am totally new to Open Study. Shall i send you a medal to thank you, is it how it works?

Answer 22

just click best response in blue next to my name in this question

Answer 23

thats it .. you got it..!!