1. What is Syntax? 2. Syntax is the way words and clauses are arranged to form sentences. That arrangement contributes to and enhances meaning and effect. 3. Or more simply:…

Slide 1What is Syntax? Syntax? Slide 2 Syntax is the way words and clauses are arranged to form sentences. That arrangement contributes to and enhances meaning and effect.…

Slide 1  What are we trying to do when we are writing descriptively? Slide 2 WHAT DO WORDS DO? Slide 3 Noun  A person, place, thing, or idea Slide 4  Nouns  The…

Everything You Need to Know About Subject/Verb Agreement* (*But were afraid to ask… or you really just didn’t care.) Texas State University Writing Center Can you spot…

Diagramming Begins! What is diagramming? Sentence analysis Shows relationship of each word to the rest of the sentence Think of frog dissection First⦠We already know:…