The document discusses syntax, which is the arrangement of words and clauses to form sentences. Syntax contributes to and enhances meaning and effect. It is how authors put words and phrases together to effectively make their points. An author can control pacing through shorter or longer, simpler or more complex sentences. When analyzing syntax, consider questions like whether sentences are simple or complex, if repetition or parallel structure is used, and if rhetorical questions are present. Syntax involves the arrangement of ideas and sentence structures like loose, periodic, parallel, natural order, and inverted order sentences. The four basic sentence structures are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Authors purposefully vary syntax to achieve different effects, so the reader should not assume sentences are composed