Syntax Rules

adjective relating to or occurring before a noun

• The prenominal adjective in this sentence is 'beautiful'.
• I don't really understand the concept of prenominal adjectives.
• I never pay attention to prenominal stuff when I'm writing.
• The prenominal phrase added a touch of elegance to the sentence.

noun a person who specializes in syntax, the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

• The syntactician analyzed the sentence structure for any errors.
• The syntactician is the go-to person for grammar questions.
• That guy is a total grammar nerd, a real syntactician.
• She approached the problem with the precision of a syntactician.

adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it

• The adjectival form of the noun 'strength' is 'strong.'
• I couldn't remember the adjectival form of that word for the quiz.
• She used a really cool adjectival phrase to describe the movie.
• His adjectival skills were on point when describing the sunset.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating manner, time, place, or degree

• The adverbal 'quickly' modifies the verb 'ran' in the sentence.
• I added an adverbal to make my story more interesting.
• She always uses adverbals to spice up her writing.
• His adverbal choices painted a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

• The author adverbializes their writing to provide more detailed descriptions.
• She always adverbializes her stories to make them more interesting.
• He totally adverbializes his Instagram captions for extra flair.
• The artist adverbializes their paintings with vibrant colors and bold strokes.