syntax
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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
She’s a cracking storyteller, don’t get me wrong, but sentence to sentence there’s not a lot going on, and there are hiccups in her grammar and syntax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
I would also hate it if a photo of me “disappeared” my hair or captured me from “underneath angles,” famously the worst angles, and goddammit, Trump has once again gifted us some incredible syntax here.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025
The Academy noted the author's flowing syntax with long, winding sentences devoid of full stops that has become his signature.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
No matter what sound-making device is placed at their disposal, creatures in general do a great deal of gabbling, and it requires long patience and observation to edit out the parts lacking syntax and sense.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing syntax
The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Write Makes Might: Words About Written Language
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Narrative Writing, List 1
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