WordNet
n. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: syntax, phrase structure]
Usage examples of "sentence structure".
The sentence structure was Italian but so many of the words were English.
I use my full vocabulary, together with involved sentence structure, and never hesitate to rely on the reader to fill in what I leave out.
He knew a few words and had a basic understanding of drow sentence structure, so he could put simple ideas together.
He knew a few words and had a basic under standing of drow sentence structure, so he could put simple ideas together.
Oh, God, had Shipley's vocabulary been too advanced, his sentence structure too complex?
I observed that when he was calm he was able to keep his verbs straight instead of relapsing into tortuous German sentence structure.