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Example Question #1 : California Teacher Of English Learners (Ctel)
Syntax refers to ____________________.
the arrangement of syllables in a word
None of these
the words chosen for a sentence
the arrangement of grammatical units in a sentence
the arrangement of grammatical units in a sentence
This is a simple definition question. "Syntax" refers to the arrangement of grammatical units into a cohesive sentence, this includes words, phrases, clauses, punctuation. The words chosen in a sentence is called "diction."
Example Question #2 : California Teacher Of English Learners (Ctel)
The last element of fluent writing most second language learners develop is _______________.
None of these
accurate diction
syntactical variety
grammatical correctness
syntactical variety
Second language learners tend to develop the ability to write grammatically correct sentences far before they develop the ability to write sentences that are syntactically varied, using multi-clause sentences, a variety of introductory phrases, and so on.
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