What Syntax studies is the principles and processes of sentences in a particular language, including the word order. In this case, the sentences "The dog chased the cat" and "The cat chased the dog" mean different things because of the word order: The dog chased the cat means that the dog was running behind the cat, after him. If the cat chased the dog, the opposite. In this simple example we notice the importance of syntax and the word order in a sentence. It's not the same if we say "The man was helped by the medic" rather than "The medic was helped by the man" even if it shares the exact same words.

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3 years ago

How did the Qin pay for their great building projects, and how did this affect the fall of the Qin Empire?

borishaifa [10]

The Qin dynasty paid for their great building projects by Taxing the people

This affected the fall of the Qin Empire because:

It destroyed the economy and caused a revolt

Some of the building projects that were undertaken by the Qin empire includes:

The Great Wall of China
The Lingqu Canal
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System
The Zhengguo Canal, etc

These great building projects were mostly financed by collecting levies and taxing the people which was so expensive for the people to continue paying. This eventually led to a revolt of the people against the Qin dynasty.