English Language GCSE
Syntax
What Syntax means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
Topics that use Syntax
- Communicating information and ideas (01) (OCR GCSE)
- Reading: Fiction and Imaginative Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Writing: Fiction and Imaginative Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Register
- Connotation
- Implicit Information
- Juxtaposition
- Semantic Field
- Cyclical Structure
- Discourse Marker
- Discourse Markers
Using Syntax in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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