Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Chapter 2  Grammatical Foundations: Structure

2.1   Structure

        2.1.1 The building blocks of sentences

        2.1.2 Phrases

        2.1.3 Sentences within phrases

        2.1.4 Structural positions

        2.1.5 Structural terminology

        2.1.6 Labels

        2.1.7 Rules

2.2   Grammatical Functions

        2.2.1 The subject

        2.2.2 The object

        2.2.3 Indirect object

2.3   Testing for Structure

        2.3.1 Substitution

        2.3.2 Movement

        2.3.3 Coordination

        2.3.4 Single-word phrases

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