How do you use the word "syntax" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "syntax" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "syntax": The syntax of Python scripts is very simple. Am I to contribute either colourful and interesting sentences or those that illustrate basic syntax?

Syntax Meaning

/ˈsɪn.tæks/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

nounThe formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

Sentence Examples

The syntax of Python scripts is very simple.

Am I to contribute either colourful and interesting sentences or those that illustrate basic syntax?

CEFR Practice Quiz

The programming error was due to incorrect punctuation showing a mistake in ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The computer programmer had to fix a small error in the ____ of the code before the software would run properly today.

Word Origin & History

Partly from Late Latin syntaxis and partly from its etymon, Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to arrange”). Doublet of syntaxis.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The incorporation of a rule of V MOVEMENT into our description of English Syntax turns out to have fundamental theoretical implications for our overall Theory of Grammar: it means that we are no longer able to posit that the syntactic structure of a sentence can be described in terms of a single Phrase-marker representing its S-structure. For, the postulation of a rule of V-MOVEMENT means that we must recognise at least two different levels of structure in our Theory of Grammar — namely, a level of D-structure (formerly known as ‘Deep Structureʼ) which serves as input to the rule, and a separate level of S-structure which is formed by application of the rule." — 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 8, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 410:

"[Otto] Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing." — 2021 May 29, Richard Nordquist, “What Is Headlinese?”, in ThoughtCo, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2021:

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