Syntax

Syntax - “The arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts.” — Encyclopedia Brittanica

This arrangement of words is often called “Word Order”.

The structure of syntax (Syntactic Structure) is not the same in every language.

NOTE: Someone with a large vocabulary and no knowledge of syntax can still have trouble communicating with people who speak the same language.

The basic order of parts of speech in English is:

Subject —> Verb —> Object

In the previous example, “John” is the subject and “home” is object.

“But wait, aren’t they both nouns?”

Yes, but the the subject is usually the word or phrase that does and the object is the word or phrase that has something done to it.

In other words...

The subject is the main noun or pronoun the verb is talking about.

The object is the noun or pronoun the verb is influencing or affecting.