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What is the difference between english syntax and english grammar?

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Question added by Fida Abo Alrob , Sr. Copywriter , Imena Digital
Date Posted: 2013/10/02
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Grammar is a set of structural rules that governs the composition of clauses, phrases, words and sentences in a language. It refers to the study of such rules. Grammar includes phonology and phonetics (study of sounds), morphology (study of words), syntax (study of sentences), semantics (study of meaning)..... So, syntax is a branch of grammar. :)

Dr Yasmeen Majeed
by Dr Yasmeen Majeed , Trainer and HOD

Syntax is about the ingredients of language such as phrases, punctuations, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, homonyms, synomyms, antonyms whereas grammar is about usage and correct formation of sentences.

Nader Haidar
by Nader Haidar , Official IELTS Instructor , IDP IELTS LEBANON

I think grammar is a generic word and syntax is a part of grammar. If I'm not wrong, syntax is the study of the structure of the sentence.

Ahmed Gendy
by Ahmed Gendy , English Senior Inspector , Ministry of Education (MoE)

grammar is the rules but syntax is how the sentence is formed (is it active or passive ? is it short or long? )

Jamal Uddin
by Jamal Uddin , Translation Project Manager , Translation Specialists

Syntax, for example, is how the English language is put together, compared to other language systems. Syntax looks mostly at word order and sentence formation between multiple languages. 

Sarah Shalaby
by Sarah Shalaby , Examination Assistant Supervisor , British Council - Egypt

Syntax is a constituent part of grammar, a subordinate if you like. 

Muhammad Rashid Muhammad Din
by Muhammad Rashid Muhammad Din , 16 scale , al.hafiz school lahore

in simple words grammar is mother of english and syntex is her son ....grammar is based on rule ...syntext is its branch aramdment of words

احمد المغاريز
by احمد المغاريز , مترجم , Knowledge Point

The word syntax means to go back to the roots of a language and how we arrive to the language which we are using now

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