Question

Jesse is writing out his first college term paper. He knows to write "Sigmund Freud was not only a well-known psychoanalyst, he was also a well-known writer" as opposed to "Sigmund Freud only not well-known was psychoanalyst a writer well-known a also." This demonstrates Jesse has a good understanding of _______. Group of answer choices

Answer 1

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Jesse is writing out his first college term paper. He knows to write Sigmund Freud was not only a well-known psychoanalyst, he was also a well-known writer as opposed to Sigmund Freud only not well-known was psychoanalyst a writer well-known a also. This demonstrates Jesse has a good understanding of ________, which seems to be dictated by ________.

A) semantics; grammar

B) syntax; grammar

C) grammar; semantics

D) syntax; semantics

E) pragmatics; phonology

Answer:

I believe the best option is letter B) syntax; grammar.

Explanation:

Grammar is a set of rules. It determines the appropriate organization of elements in a sentence. Grammar can be thought of - subdivided, so to speak - in two parts: morphology and syntax. Syntax refers to the word order in a sentence and the agreement between them. Notice that Jesse knows how to appropriately place the meaningful elements in his sentence, in a way that effectively conveys the message without straining the interlocutor. He has shown knowledge of syntax, which is, in a way, dictated by grammar.