1. The simple sentence

This entry examines salient syntactic differences in simple and complex sentences between Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic (see also verbal clause; nominal clause). In both varieties, the word orders Verb-Subject-Object (VSO), as in (1a) and (2a), and Subject-Verb-Object (SVO), as in (1b) and (2b), are used alternately, although the latter is the unmarked surface order.