Syntax is the part of grammar which deals with sentences and combinability of words. The core of syntax is the study of the sentence. Syntax embraces on the one hand the structure of the sentence, that is, its components, their structure and the relations between these components, and on the other hand structural and communicative types of sentences.
A sentence is a unit of speech whose grammatical structure conforms to the laws of the language and which serves as the chief means of conveying a thought. The classification of simple sentences is based on two principles:
- according to the structure of the utterance,
- according to the purpose of the utterance.
STRUCTURAL TYPES OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
According to the structure of the utterance the simple sentence may be of two types: two –member sentenceandone-member sentence.