Crossword Puzzle Syntax
Across
- 1. the study of how words are arranged to form sentences
- 3. a word that gives extra information to the head of a phrase
- 5. a word that introduces a noun (the, a, this)
- 8. a complete thought made up of one or more clauses
- 9. a word that shows an action or a state of being
- 11. what is said about the subject
- 12. a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
- 14. a word showing the relationship between two things (in, on, with)
- 17. a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a head
- 18. a word that describes a noun
Down
- 1. who or what the sentence is about
- 2. diagram a visual picture showing sentence structure
- 4. a verb that takes a direct object (she found a book)
- 6. a natural grouping of words in a sentence
- 7. whether a sentence follows the rules of syntax
- 10. a group of words with a subject and a verb
- 11. a group of words acting as a single unit
- 13. when a sentence or phrase has more than one meaning
- 15. a word that names a person, place, or thing
- 16. the main word in a phrase