Syntax – Ordering of language.

A sentence is a grammatically complete idea.

Subject – the noun/pronoun part.

Predicate – the verb part. = κατηγόρημα.

Three types of sentence

1. Declarative 2. Interrogative 3. Imperative

A declarative sentences makes a statement, a fact or an opinion. It is a

beautiful day. Lavender hated baseball.

Simple and Compound Sentences

Simple Sentence: One subject and one predicate. I bought my friends some
candy.
Compound Sentence: Two subjects and two predicates. I visited the beach and
I got a really bad sunburn.

Complex Sentences

Independent clause + dependent clause

When we buy hir birthday, we have to make sure it’s lemon.

Although our tent was zipped up, the sound of hyenas in the distance still
frightened us.

Compound complex=independents+dependents

After the storm passed, I went outside, and I picked flowers, beause they are
beautiful

Though he has a crippling walnut alergy, Alberto bravely walked through the
walnut grove, but he made sure to wear long sleeves.

Phrase: a group of words that acts like a part of speech it can’t be a sentence!.
My best friend (noun), with the blue shirt (prepositional phrase adj) for twenty
days (adverbial phrase).

Clause:It can be a sentence (not always though) – has a subject and a verb –
can be dependent (not a sentence) The wizard who cast a spell – Can be
independent The wizart cast a spell
Dependent and Independent Clause

Ind. Clause=a sentence

I ate the pineapple. Sub predicate

Dependent clause=can’t be a sentene; begins with a subordinating conjunction

Because it was delicious.

Independent clauses – Dependent clauses

The bear roared, while the salmon flopped.
Maureen pointed out the monster that she saw last night.
That’s not our pet rabbit – unless I’m mistaken

Relative Clauses

A dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun: who, that , which,
whose, where.