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Models of English Syntax

The table below is interactive. By clicking on the hyperlinks in the first column, you will be able to add different sorts of words, phrases and clauses. This will give you the general idea of the different grammatical elements that can make up a sentence in English.

The various exercises in English Toolkit will teach you about all those different types of words, phrases and clauses, so do not worry if you do not understand all the grammatical terms yet. The table is a road map showing you the sorts of things that you are going to learn about in this app. It is a summary of English grammar.

As your knowledge grows, it would be a good idea to return to this reference table from time to time to see how your understanding has grown.

HELPFUL HINT: Make sure you have read the Parts of Speech pages before doing this page.

	SUBJECT				PREDICATE
Simple Sentence	definite article	noun			verb	indefinite article	noun
Simple Sentence	The	engineer			built	a	robot.
Add a noun in apposition (i.e. a noun positioned next to another noun to define it)	definite article	noun	indefinite article	noun	verb	indefinite article	noun	indefinite article	noun
	The	engineer	, a	genius,	built	a	robot	, a	humanoid.
Add a noun clause (with its own verb)	definite article	noun			verb	noun clause
Add a noun clause (with its own verb)	The	engineer			built	what is known as a humanoid robot.
Add an adjective (to add information about a noun)	definite article	adjective	noun		verb	indefinite article	adjective	noun
Add an adjective (to add information about a noun)	The	robotics	engineer		built	an	intelligent	robot.
Add an adjectival phrase (to add information about a noun)	indefinite article	noun	adjectival phrase		verb	indefinite article	noun	adjectival phrase
Add an adjectival phrase (to add information about a noun)	An	engineer	with experience in robotics		built	a	robot	with artificial intelligence.
Add an adjectival clause (to add information about a noun)	indefinite article	noun	adjectival clause		verb	definite article	noun	adjectival clause
Add an adjectival clause (to add information about a noun)	An	engineer	who had a lot of experience in robotics		built	a	robot	that could make simple decisions.
Add a participial phrase (to add information about a noun)	indefinite article	noun	participial phrase		verb	indefinite article	noun	participial phrase
Add a participial phrase (to add information about a noun)	An	engineer	experienced in robotics		built	a	robot	able to make simple decisions.
Add an adverb (to add information about a verb, adjective or another adverb)	definite article	noun			verb	indefinite article	noun	adverb
	The	engineer			built	a	robot	successfully.
Add an adverbial phrase (to add information about a verb, adjective or another adverb)	definite article	noun			verb	indefinite article	noun	adverbial phrase
	The	engineer			built	a	robot	to do the dangerous work in the factory.
Add an adverbial clause (to add information about a verb, adjective or another adverb)	definite article	noun			verb	indefinite article	noun	adverbial clause
	The	engineer			built	a	robot	because some jobs in the factory were dangerous for humans.