Question

studying informational text unit test
in which scenario is a reader using syntax to determine the meaning of an unknown word? (1 point)
the reader breaks the word into parts in order to analyze them.
the reader determines if a word is an adjective or an adverb.
the reader looks for examples and illustrations in the text.
the reader decides if synonyms are used in the sentence.

Explanation:

Syntax involves the study of the rules for constructing sentences and the functions of words in a sentence. Determining if a word is an adjective or adverb is related to its syntactic function in a sentence. Breaking a word into parts is morphology, looking for examples is context - based, and checking for synonyms is semantic - related.

Answer:

The reader determines if a word is an adjective or an adverb.