'Syntax' is concerned with the arrangement of what?

Correct answer: Words

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I know you know
I know you know
Anyone remember "syntax error " in pre windows computers.
CiaransMom
CiaransMom
Good question.
BotanyBae #63809
BotanyBae #63809
Samantha U. Stephenson, cyberbullying is the act of a small-minded person. It's easy to belittle someone while hiding behind an avatar.
Player #3166168
Player #3166168
structure of a programming language is also called syntax.
Tahoeboy1970
Tahoeboy1970
Russian is a quirky language that has no set word order. I lived in Russia and the Ukraine and at times I would scramble up my words to try and set them off and each time I was understood perfectly. The reason why is a strict usage of conjugation for verbs and the declension of nouns with any modifying adjectives using a case system.
SOOTI
SOOTI
I used to love parsing a sentence when I was in primary school, it taught us how each word in the sentence interacted with the others and what order they should be in. That was almost 50 years ago, and isn't done now which I think is one of the reasons language is changing and generally not for the better.
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
I thought it was the extra $ the government charges for booze and smokes?
JimmyLovesQL
JimmyLovesQL
More people need to study syntax, particularly journalists who are notorious for poor grammar.
Edy17161
Edy17161
Good explanation
Player #10205552
Player #10205552
I got this one right! I guess it paid off taking Linguistics in college!
kronik
kronik
Syntax...there's a church joke there
Alex
Alex
Gghhhh, yeah, let's make a revolution!
emt37786
emt37786
Guillermo Jr., That was hilarious! 😂😂
Artie
Artie
My mother had a PhD in English.
Artie
Artie
My mother was an English professor.
Vona
Vona
Funnily enough, nothing to do with taxes 😝
Feather
Feather
Wow that is so interesting, I have always had Honor's English classes & have worked forever as a proofreader & didn't know that
brickmartian
brickmartian
Lisik, Spanish is an example of one of the latter three orders! I find that quite often the verb follows the subject and object, but also the verb can appear at the beginning of a sentence, depending on what exactly is being said! It sometimes gets confusing for me as I am currently trying to learn the Spanish language! Italian is also similar to Spanish, (I am also trying to learn italian), so I'm feeling a little daunted!
brickmartian
brickmartian
Freddie B, I got it wrong because I rushed to the answer of music, as musical syntax, before i had completely read the list! Face palm!
Miguel
Miguel
i readed more vogue
MCA
MCA
This is a good subject. I never was good in my basic Language classes in school.
Gghhhh
Gghhhh
What am I supposed to do with the coins or stars that I win?
Monica
Monica
I'm interested in syntax it wasn't taught in my schooling. I'm gonna learn what I can now though.
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
SOOTI, I think the lack of good grammar is due to bad influence of music/entertainment industry. The less vocabulary, the more "cool" it is.
Anila
Anila
Player #24716901, that's interesting, I never knew that. I will look it up, thanks
Jax
Jax
atoms..really...!! who's chose ATOMS?? Come on..own up.. no!! you didn't...😁😁😁😁
Lisik
Lisik
Tahoeboy1970, right you are, the Russian language is very undisciplined which makes it difficult to learn. But it's extremely rich and versatile and expressive.
AndyAlwysSmiling
AndyAlwysSmiling
Player #10205552, I got the right answer but did not pass the class, it was very difficult for me.
Taylor
Taylor
Jamien call Damian
Dan
Dan
That's how I knew the answer
Elaine
Elaine
Waldo Lydeker, 😆
Maxim
Maxim
Freddie B, that's humble bragging
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Player #3532216, regarding the order in which adjectives are placed. a big fat pink doll sounds better than a pink fat big doll
Phong
Phong
Rubenovik, llm UK
Phong
Phong
Imhvnfn, okul
Waldo Lydeker
Waldo Lydeker
Really? I thought it was the exorbitant amount added to the price of cigarettes.
Rubenovyk
Rubenovyk
I know you know, yes.
Serafina
Serafina
Player #3166168, This was why I got confused. I was looking for something similar to a programming language. I should've thought of words. Lol.
Cherry Carter
Cherry Carter
it’s coding, algorithms you missed that.
Guvna
Guvna
I know you know, spectrum 48k