CLEP College Composition Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Ambiguity - Correct answer-A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener
or reader
Colloquial - Correct answer-Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate
only in informal speech
Consistency - Correct answer-The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding
confusing shifts in tense or grammatical perspective
Convention - Correct answer-the customary way of doing things; what a reader or
listener expects or is used to
Economy - Correct answer-The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary
wordiness or duplication
Formal - Correct answer-the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and
writing
Grammar - Correct answer-the study of the forms of words and their arrangement
in a language
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, Informal - Correct answer-the kind of Standard English we use in casual
conversations and personal letters
Non-standard - Correct answer-the everyday language of those with little formal
education; inappropriate in school, business, or writing
Redundancy - Correct answer-unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang - Correct answer-extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful
manner
Standard - Correct answer-the language of our institutions- of school, church,
business, and government
Word - Correct answer-parts of speech
Phrase - Correct answer-group of related words acting together as one part of
speech; not containing both a subject and verb
Clause - Correct answer-group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence - Correct answer-group of words containing a subject and a verb and
expressing a complete thought
Paragraph - Correct answer-group of sentences organized around a central or main
idea
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Questions and Answers
Ambiguity - Correct answer-A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener
or reader
Colloquial - Correct answer-Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate
only in informal speech
Consistency - Correct answer-The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding
confusing shifts in tense or grammatical perspective
Convention - Correct answer-the customary way of doing things; what a reader or
listener expects or is used to
Economy - Correct answer-The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary
wordiness or duplication
Formal - Correct answer-the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and
writing
Grammar - Correct answer-the study of the forms of words and their arrangement
in a language
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, Informal - Correct answer-the kind of Standard English we use in casual
conversations and personal letters
Non-standard - Correct answer-the everyday language of those with little formal
education; inappropriate in school, business, or writing
Redundancy - Correct answer-unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang - Correct answer-extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful
manner
Standard - Correct answer-the language of our institutions- of school, church,
business, and government
Word - Correct answer-parts of speech
Phrase - Correct answer-group of related words acting together as one part of
speech; not containing both a subject and verb
Clause - Correct answer-group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence - Correct answer-group of words containing a subject and a verb and
expressing a complete thought
Paragraph - Correct answer-group of sentences organized around a central or main
idea
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