Name:
Period:
Syntactic Categories
*Syntax is the arrangement of ___________ and _______________to create
well-formed ___________________________.
Category
1. Sentence
Explanation
A phrase that can stand
alone
2. Noun
A person, place, or thing
3. Determiner
Comes in front of nouns
4. Noun Phrase
A noun or pronoun and all
of its complements
5. Adjective
A word describing a noun
6. Verb Phrase
The verb and all of its
complements
Example
Name:
7. Transitive Verb
8. Ditransitive Verb
9. Sentential Verb
10. Adverb
Period:
“Active verb”
Requires a direct object
Requires a direct and
indirect object
Verbs that require a
sentence compliment in
order to form a verb phrase
A word describing a verb
11. Preposition
When combined with a
noun phrase, it makes a
prepositional phrase
12. Prepositional Phrase
Consists of a preposition
and a noun phrase