Shakespeare turned in a paper in his English composition class. The teacher returned it with a note that he needs to work on sentence structure (i.e., the order in which words are placed in a sentence). To which aspect of language does this comment refer?

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The comment about sentence structure indicates a need to work on syntax, which refers to the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence. Phonology refers to the sound system of a language, morphology deals with the internal structure of words, and prosody is the study of rhythm and intonation in speech. None of these aspects specifically relate to sentence structure.

Shakespeare Turned in a Paper in His English Composition Class