English 101- Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers

Rhetoric - Answer-the art of using persuasive language. This is accomplished through the author's diction and sentence structure. Grammar - Answer-tells a writer how words should be used and sentences formed Audience - Answer-the group for whom a work is intended Purpose - Answer-the commitment on the part of authors to explain what they plan to write about Formal/Standard English - Answer-the English of educated speakers and writers Informal English - Answer-based on the familiar grammatical patterns and constructions of everyday speech Technical English - Answer-formal English that uses the vocabulary of a specialized field Voice - Answer-the presence or the sound of self chosen by an author Diction - Answer-the choice of words a writer uses in an essay or other writing Denotation - Answer-the specific and literal meaning of a word, as found in the dictionary Connotation - Answer-the implication or emotional overtones of a word rather than its literal meaning Point of View - Answer-the perspective from which a piece of writing is developed Thesis Statement - Answer-the basic idea of an essay, usually stated in a single sentence Topic Sentence - Answer-expresses the paragraph's central idea Supporting Details - Answer-facts, instances, and examples that make a point and adequately support it Transition - Answer-words, phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs that indicate connections between the writer's idea