syntax
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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Even the mystery she’s trying to unravel depends on correctly parsing the meaning of syntax and conjugation.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 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
Necessity is the mother of invention, and over the centuries the English language has developed workarounds for its rigid syntax.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing syntax
The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Keystone Exams: English Composition Glossary
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