Syntax- the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.
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| 5142736669 | Simple Sentence | Contains one independent clause | 0 | |
| 5142736670 | Compound Sentence | Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon. | 1 | |
| 5142736671 | Complex Sentence | Contains and independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses | 2 | |
| 5142736672 | Compound- Complex Sentence | contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. | 3 | |
| 5142736673 | Cumulative Sentence | Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending. The sentence could end before the modifying phrases without losing its coherence. | 4 | |
| 5142736674 | Periodic Sentence | Makes sense fully only when the end of the sentence is reached. | 5 | |
| 5142736675 | Anastrophe | Constructing a sentence o the predicate comes before the subject. This is a device in which typical sentence patterns are reversed to create an emphatic or rhythmic affect. | 6 | |
| 5142736676 | Juxtaposition | Placing two elements sibe by side to present a comparison or contrast., The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development. | 7 | |
| 5142736677 | Parallel Structure | The repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure | 8 | |
| 5142736679 | Rhetorical Question | A statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered | 9 | |
| 5142736680 | Anaphora | The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 10 | |
| 5142736681 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 11 | |
| 5142736683 | Polysyndeton | using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') | 12 |
