Syntax

The rules for combining words into sentences in a language.

• Ex: “Tariq texted Owen” and “Owen texted Tariq” use the same words, but a reader uses the word order to tell who sent the text.
• Ex: English speakers put the adjective before the noun (“the white house”), but Spanish speakers put it after (“la casa blanca”).
• Ex: “Store the to went she” breaks the word-order rules of English.

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Last updated: November 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM