is this syntax because the author uses short sentences "why, no one on our side had even though of firing a gun, because when you came right down to it, we didn't like guns and did not believe in them"

Answer 1

http://www.answers.com/topic/syntax

Do you consider that to be a short sentence??

Answer 2

no ,but the sentences are combined together run on

Answer 3

could this be diction

Answer 4

That's not a run-on. That's a complex sentence. It has one main (independent) clause and two subordinate (dependent) clauses.

The syntax of the sentence tells me what kind of sentence it is.

Answer 5

Diction refers to the author's choice of words.

http://www.answers.com/diction

Answer 6

so this is not a syntax so could this be a diction

Answer 7

no its not a diction and not a syntax is this correct

Answer 8

There is no correct terminology as "a syntax" or "a diction."

What are your exact directions for this?