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syntax [2022/04/08 17:20] – [Syntax and Word Order in Nûrlâm] morgothsyntax [2026/08/16 23:23] (current) – [Declarative sentences] morgoth
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     * [[syntax_subject|Subject]]     * [[syntax_subject|Subject]]
     * [[syntax_object|Object]]     * [[syntax_object|Object]]
-    * [[syntax_agent|Agent]] -- <todo !!>remove this?</todo> 
-    * [[syntax_patient|Patient]] -- <todo !!>remove this?</todo> 
     * [[syntax_determiner|Modifier phrases]]     * [[syntax_determiner|Modifier phrases]]
     * [[syntax_adverbials|Adverbials and adjuncts]]     * [[syntax_adverbials|Adverbials and adjuncts]]
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   * [[syntax_absence|Expressions of absence]]   * [[syntax_absence|Expressions of absence]]
   * [[syntax_possession|Expressions of possession]]   * [[syntax_possession|Expressions of possession]]
 +  * [[syntax_direction|Expressions of direction]]
   * [[syntax_parenthesis|Parenthetic and interpositional clauses]]   * [[syntax_parenthesis|Parenthetic and interpositional clauses]]
   * [[syntax_homogenous|Homogenous parts of the sentence]] (e.g. listing)   * [[syntax_homogenous|Homogenous parts of the sentence]] (e.g. listing)
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 **//Declarative sentences//** are the most common type of sentences. They inform about some event or may describe an object. Declarative sentences do not require any action or response from listener. **//Declarative sentences//** are the most common type of sentences. They inform about some event or may describe an object. Declarative sentences do not require any action or response from listener.
  
-The typical word order in standard Nûrlâm is Subject--Verb--Object (SVO). //Indirect// objects are placed **after** //direct// objects. Nouns in locative or marginal [[grammar_case|case]] are not objects but usually an [[syntax_adverbials|adverbials]], so they don't follow this word order. +The typical word order in standard Nûrlâm is Subject--Verb--Object (SVO). //Indirect// objects are placed **after** //direct// objects. Nouns in locative or marginal [[grammar_case|case]] are not objects but usually  [[syntax_adverbials|adverbials]], so they don't follow this word order. 
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