CLEP College Composition Test Questions And Answers

CLEP College Composition Test Questions And Answers Ambiguity - ANSWER- A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader Colloquial - ANSWER- Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal speech Consistency - ANSWER- The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in tense or grammatical perspective Convention - ANSWER- the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or is used to Economy - ANSWER- The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication Formal - ANSWER- the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing Grammar - ANSWER- the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language Informal - ANSWER- the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal letters Non-standard - ANSWER- the everyday language of those with little formal education; inappropriate in school, business, or writing Redundancy - ANSWER- unintentional repetition, needless duplication Slang - ANSWER- extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner Standard - ANSWER- the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and government Word - ANSWER- parts of speech Phrase - ANSWER- group of related words acting together as one part of speech; not containing both a subject and verb Clause - ANSWER- group of related words containing a subject and a verb Sentence - ANSWER- group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought