Syntax error

Syntax is the way a sentence is put together according to grammatical rules. It is the rule-governed arrangement of words in sentences. Sometimes your syntax will be skewed so that its meaning becomes unclear. When I underline parts of your sentences and write "syntax error" in the margin, try looking at the arrangement of words in the sentence. Read it aloud, and see if you can tell that the syntax is out of clear or grammatical order. Then rework the sentence into a different arrangment.

Example of syntax errors

These issues I had to work on and talk to him and handle each and every conflict by myself because my parents thought it would be a good experinece for my college life and for the rest of my life.

Possible revised word order

I had to work alone on these moments of conflict with him. No one would be there to help me with interpersonal conflicts in the future; in that difficult relationship, I was in training for how I would handle conflicts in my future life in college.