What term describes how words are arranged in a sentence?

• A. Syntax
• B. Morphology
• C. Semantics
• D. Pragmatics

Answer: (A)

Syntax describes how words are arranged in a sentence and how their relationships are organized to form grammatical structures. It governs the order of subject, verb, and object, and how phrases connect to build meaning. Morphology deals with the forms of words themselves (roots and affixes), semantics with meaning, and pragmatics with language use in context. So when the focus is on the order and arrangement of words to produce a grammatical sentence, syntax is the best fit. For example, the typical English sentence follows a subject–verb–object order, and changing that order can alter both grammaticality and clarity, illustrating the role of syntax in sentence structure.