Asked by moll

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"
Answered by Writeacher
http://www.answers.com/topic/syntax

Do you consider that to be a short sentence??
Answered by moll
no ,but the sentences are combined together run on
Answered by moll
could this be diction
Answered by Writeacher
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.
Answered by Writeacher
Diction refers to the author's choice of words.

http://www.answers.com/diction
Answered by moll
so this is not a syntax so could this be a diction
Answered by moll
no its not a diction and not a syntax is this correct
Answered by Writeacher
There is no correct terminology as "a syntax" or "a diction."

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