Question

Write short notes on Syntax : A study of sentence formation.

Answer 1

Syntax is the part of linguistics that studies the structure and formation of sentences. It explains how words and phrases are arranged to form correct sentences. A sentence could make no sense and still be correct from the syntax point of view as long as words are in their appropriate spots and agree with each other. Here is a classic example by Noam Chomsky, a linguist, that illustrates a case in which a sentence is correct but does not make sense:

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

To create grammatically correct and acceptable English sentences, we have to follow the English rules for syntax.