Syntactic Erros in Sentence Construction .

Syntactic Erros in Sentence Construction .

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22/05/2026

she slap me on Sundays

correct tense
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she slaps me on Sundays

slaps is a singular verb while slap is plural.

so because the subject " she " is single, it should follow with singular verb.

u understand?

22/05/2026

this is where I writed: wrong

we don't have writed in English.

so instead of saying that , you can say , This is where I wrote it then.

21/05/2026

the list of items are on the table

it's wrong like this ,

you can put it like this;

the list of items is on the table.

this is because list is said to be a single word so it must go with is , the singular verb

21/05/2026

*Syntactic errors* are mistakes in how words are arranged to form a sentence. The sentence breaks the grammar rules, so it feels "off" even if you get the meaning.

Here are common types with examples:

# # # 1. *Subject-Verb Agreement Error*
The subject and verb don’t match in number.
- Wrong: _The list of items are on the table._
- Right: _The list of items is on the table._
*Why*: "List" is singular, so the verb should be "is".

# # # 2. *Dangling Modifier*
A descriptive phrase doesn’t clearly connect to the word it’s supposed to modify.
- Wrong: _Walking down the street, the buildings looked tall._
- Right: _Walking down the street, I saw that the buildings looked tall._
*Why*: It sounds like the buildings were walking.

# # # 3. *Run-on Sentence / Comma Splice*
Two independent clauses joined incorrectly, usually with just a comma.
- Wrong: _I was tired, I went to bed early._
- Right: _I was tired, so I went to bed early._ or _I was tired. I went to bed early._
*Why*: Comma alone can’t join two full sentences.

# # # 4. *Sentence Fragment*
An incomplete sentence missing a subject, verb, or both.
- Wrong: _Because it was raining._
- Right: _We stayed inside because it was raining._
*Why*: "Because it was raining" doesn’t express a complete thought.

# # # 5. *Misplaced Modifier*
The modifier is placed so it modifies the wrong word.
- Wrong: _She only eats vegetables on Mondays._
- Right: _She eats only vegetables on Mondays._
*Why*: "Only" is in the wrong place, changing the meaning.

# # # 6. *Faulty Parallelism*
Items in a list or series don’t use the same grammatical form.
- Wrong: _She likes reading, hiking, and to swim._
- Right: _She likes reading, hiking, and swimming._
*Why*: All items should be gerunds for parallelism.
7. *Double Negative*
Two negative words cancel each other out or create confusion.
- Wrong: _I don’t need no help._
- Right: _I don’t need any help._ or _I need no help._
Why: "Don’t" + "no" makes it sound like you _

19/05/2026
19/05/2026

Examples of tautological words.
he is very very fine.

you can't use very twice , it's wrong.

19/05/2026

Tautology in English means repeatation of desame words in a sentence.

18/05/2026

He have got the answer


rather say;

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she has got the answer.

has goes with singular verb and while have agrees with plural verb.

15/05/2026

Goes, go ,gone.

goes_____ singular verb

go____ plural verb

gone _____ past particle

ask your question if you are confused 🤔😕

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