CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION EXAM STUDY
SHEET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ 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
SHEET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ 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
