Grammatical sketch

We will outline some of the main points of English syntax which are necessary for an understanding of later subjects (it does not go into exhaustive detail on any issue).

On a fair number of analytical issues there is currently disagreement between grammarians; only some of the disagreements are mentioned here. It would be impracticable to discuss all alternative proposals. What I have tried to do is provide a single, internally consistent view of the syntax of English.