ENG100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 26: Dangerous Mission, Wart, Chin Augmentation
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To write sentences that are easy to read, we need to follow the expected syntactic pattern: syntax: arrangement of words to create a well formed sentence. Because of the placement of words and the way they relate to each other, we can answer many questions about them. Syntactical and grammatical coherence of the line tells us the role that each word plays, so we can make sense out of it: grammar and syntax allows us to encode our thoughts and ideas. Francis christensen said that: what we say (the content) is shaped by how we say it (the grammar and syntax) In english, the most common syntactic pattern for sentences and paragraphs is: the main subject or claim comes first, the subordinate or coordinate elements come second. Verbs: report action (ex. run, write), condition, (ex. bloom, sit), or state of being (ex. Pronouns: takes the place of nouns (ex. Adjectives: describes a noun or pronoun (ex.
