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A SHORT OVERVIEW OF ENGLISH SYNTAX

Based on The Cambridge Grammar o !he Eng"ish Lang#age

Rodne$ H#dd"es!on

The %ni&ersi!$ o '#eens"and

This (a(er (resen!s a brie a))o#n! o Eng"ish s$n!a* based on The Cambridge

Grammar o !he Eng"ish Lang#age+,-. (ro&iding an o&er&ie/ o !he main )ons!r#)!ions

and )a!egories in !he "ang#age0 The (resen! &ersion is in!ended (rimari"$ or members o

!he Eng"ish Tea)hers1 Asso)ia!ion o '#eens"and 2ETA'3+ oering an a"!erna!i&e

a((roa)h !o !ha! (resen!ed in !he 4556 &o"#me o !heir 7o#rna" Words8Wor!h b$ Lenore

Ferg#son #nder !he !i!"e 8Grammar a! !he Coa"a)e1 9 in (ar!i)#"ar !he ar!i)"es 8The

s!r#)!#ra" basi)s1 2:ar)h 45563 and 8F#n)!iona" e"emen!s in a )"a#se1 2;#ne 455630 I

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The a)! !ha! !he !/o !$(es o sen!en)e are dis!ing#ished in !erms o )"a#ses im("ies !ha!

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hen)e ea)h o !hem is non9)anoni)a"0

o The$ are a)!i&e@ (assi&e )"a#ses "i

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&ii Coordina!or We sa/ im and a!0 H#rr$ or /e1"" be "a!e0 I!1s )hea( b#!

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