English Literature GCSE
Syntax
What Syntax means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
Topics that use Syntax
- Section A (20%) Post 1914 Prose/Drama (Eduqas GCSE)
- Writing – Accurate Standard English (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Cyclical Structure
- Didactic
- Dramatic Irony
- Embedded Quotation
- Foreshadowing
- Juxtaposition
- Microcosm
- Standard English
Using Syntax in the exam
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