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Syntax is the study of the rules for forming grammatical sentences.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syntax Syntax]</ref> When linguists describe sentence structure in languages, they typically look at the relationship between the Subject, the Object and the Verb and classify the language by the order of those words.
Syntax is the study of the rules for forming grammatical sentences.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syntax Syntax]</ref> When linguists describe sentence structure in languages, they typically look at the relationship between the Subject, the Object and the Verb and classify the language by the order of those words.
*'''Subject''' is the agent of the action (such as a person).
*'''Subject''' is the doer of the effect (such as a person).
*'''Verb''' is the action being undertaken (the thing being done e.g. buying).
*'''Verb''' is the effect being undertaken (the thing being done e.g. buying).
*'''Object''' is the item, person or thing that has the action done to it (e.g. the paper).
*'''Object''' is the item, person or thing that has the effect placed on it (e.g. the paper).
'''SVO''' refers to '''subject''', '''verb''', '''object'''. An [[English]] example of this is '''I (s) buy (v) the book (obj)'''. In [[German]] this would be rendered '''Ich (s) kaufe(v) das Buch(o)'''.
'''SVO''' refers to '''subject''', '''verb''', '''object'''. An [[English]] example of this is '''I (s) buy (v) the book (obj)'''. In [[German]] this would be rendered '''Ich (s) kaufe(v) das Buch(o)'''.