Chapter I.The subject matter of Syntax. 1.1. Syntax as a basic language and speech unit.. 1.2 Sentence theory in English. 1.3 Semantic types of sentences. 1.4 Structural types of sentences. Chapter II. The analysis of semantic and structural types of sentences in "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. II.1Brief information about the author of the work, his creations and his story "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. II.2 Semantic types of sentences according to the aim of communication in the "The Notebook" by II.3 The use of structural types of sentences in the story "The Notebook" II.4 Set of exercises and tasks on theoretical topic on the base of the instances from the literary work.