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Grade: 8 

Subject : English

Teacher`s name: 
Mahpara Ferdous 

Date: 1st September, 2020


Learning objective: Students will
be able to learn about syntax
and use it in their writing.
What is syntax?

Syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences. The format in


which words and phrases are arranged to create sentences is called
syntax. Examples of Syntax :

The boy jumped happily.


The boy happily jumped.
Happily, the boy jumped.

By rearranging just one word in the sentence, a varied syntax is


formed.
Difference between Syntax and Diction
• What is the difference between syntax and
diction?
• What is diction? • Syntax and diction are closely related but they
are different concepts in grammar and in
Diction is word choice. literature.
The following examples have similar syntax but
different diction.
• The boy jumped happily.
• The girl sang beautifully.
• The dog barked loudly.
• Each of these sentences has the same syntax.
Each sentence follows the structure of subject-
verb-adverb. But each sentence uses different
diction (word choice).
Any question?

Next lesson: Punctuation

Have a good day !

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