14001330232 | Discourse | written or spoken communication | 0 | |
14001330233 | Rhetoric | all strategies and devices a writer can employ to allow the reader to easily accept and understand his or her point of view | 1 | |
14001330234 | Modes of discourse | exposition, narration, description, argumentation | 2 | |
14001330235 | Classification | Separates items into major categories and details the characteristics of each group and why each member of that group is placed within the category | 3 | |
14001330236 | Process | How to do something or how something is done | 4 | |
14001330237 | Definition | Identifies the class to which a specific term belongs and those characteristics which make it different from all the other items in that class | 5 | |
14001330238 | attitude | Can either be formal or informal. Represents the stance or relationship the author has toward his or her subject | 6 | |
14001330239 | Subject consistency | The subjects of the main clauses in a sequence of sentences are consistent | 7 | |
14001330240 | Tense consistency | The use of the same tense throughout the selection | 8 | |
14001330241 | Voice consistency | Use of the active voice and avoidance of the passive voice when possible | 9 | |
14001330242 | Active voice | The writing lets the reader know that the subject is doing the acting | 10 | |
14001330243 | Passive voice | The subject is acted upon or is the goal of the action | 11 |
AP English Language Flashcards
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