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=Syntax=

=Word Order= Standard word order in //**Angos**// is //Subject-Verb-Object//.

Adjectives, adverbs, and particles go before what they modify:

Subject.Modifiers - Subject - Verb.Modifiers - Verb - Object.Modifiers - Object // Bali mao// // hilosu //// me * ala lavi nesumo.// A big cat quickly ate a small mouse.


 * The tense particles (//me// and //ke//) have priority over adverbs. (see "Multiple Modifiers" below)

=Indirect Object= Indirect object phrases are formed with the preposition //de//, and are placed after the direct object. //Wo maya de bukos **de to**// - I buy you a book //Wo vema espan-ango **de le lo**// - I teach them Spanish

=Forming Questions= Questions can be formed with the question particle //ce// or a question word (who, what, when, etc. See Lesson 8).

//Ce// demands a yes/no answer: //**Ce** lo leisos?// - Is it a house? //**Ce** to kala gi-gola//? - Do you like to play soccer?

An interrogative correlative demands an answer that matches its function in the sentence. //Lo **ki** omo?// - Who is it? ("It is what person") //-Lo **bali** omo.// - It is a big person.

//To gia de semyao (hie) ki ceo// - When are you going home? ("You go home (at) what time") //-Wo **post-hiu** gia de semyao// - I'm going home tomorrow ("I tomorrow go home")

=Passive Voice= Object-oriented sentences contain the particle //te//, placed immediately before the verb:

//Na-omo **me** **te tisa** ve tesemo// - The man **was bitten** by the dog //Los **te kasa** ve yulio// - It **is made** of glass

= Multiple Modifiers = This is a list of priorities in case there is more than one modifier:

**Nouns:**
le + -i determiner + adjectives + noun

Examples:
 * // fi ni-omo// - this woman
 * // seyni ni-omo//- old woman
 * // fi seyni ni-omo// - this old woman
 * // le fi seyni ni-omo// - th ese old women

When using possessive pronouns (//wi, ti, li//, etc.), the order changes slightly, in that the possessive pronoun (although an adjective) will precede all other modifiers. This is to prevent confusion with the plural possessive pronouns (//le wi, le ti, le li//):
 * //wi sang-ami bukos// - my red book
 * //wi le sang-ami bukos// - my red book s
 * //le wi sang-ami bukos// - our red book
 * //le wi le sang-ami bukos// - our red book s

**Verbs:**
adverb + ( se, nae ) + ( me, ke ) + te + verb

Examples:
 * //Bukos te via// - The book is read
 * //Bukos me te via// - The book was read
 * //Bukos nae me te via// - The book was not read
 * //Bukos value nae me te via// - The book was often not  read

=Complements and Adjuncts= //Indicative complements// are required pieces of information and are always placed after the subject (as opposed to //modifiers//, which are placed before). //Adjuncts// are extra pieces of information (in this case, prepositional phrases) that also go after whatever they modify.

Indicative Complements
//Lo **nesumo**// - It **is a mouse** //Wo **omo**// - I **am a person** //Mao **bali**// - The cat **is** **large** //Alo **kali**// - The food **is** **good** //Wo **ine leisos**// - I **am in the house**

Prepositional Phrases
Descriptive prepositional phrases can follow the subject or the object of a verb phrase: -//To ansa **de wo**// - You speak **to me** -//Omo ala picaos **nive wo**// - The person eats pizza **near me** (position of the action)

Remember to use //lae// for relative clauses: -//Omo **lae** nive wo ala picaos// - The person **who** is near me eats pizza -//Omo ala picaos **lae** nive wo// - The person eats pizza **that** is near me