CLEP College Composition Exam
Questions and Answers8
Ambiguity - ANSWERS-A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader
Colloquial - ANSWERS-Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal
speech
Consistency - ANSWERS-The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in
tense or grammatical perspective
Convention - ANSWERS-the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or
is used to
Economy - ANSWERS-The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication
Formal - ANSWERS-the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing
Grammar - ANSWERS-the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language
Informal - ANSWERS-the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal
letters
Non-standard - ANSWERS-the everyday language of those with little formal education;
inappropriate in school, business, or writing
, Redundancy - ANSWERS-unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang - ANSWERS-extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner
Standard - ANSWERS-the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and
government
Word - ANSWERS-parts of speech
Phrase - ANSWERS-group of related words acting together as one part of speech; not containing
both a subject and verb
Clause - ANSWERS-group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence - ANSWERS-group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete
thought
Paragraph - ANSWERS-group of sentences organized around a central or main idea
Verb - ANSWERS-a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement
Subject - ANSWERS-a word or words naming person, place, thing, or idea about which
something is being said
Compound Subject/Compound Verb - ANSWERS-Two or more subjects or verbs connected by
and or or
Questions and Answers8
Ambiguity - ANSWERS-A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader
Colloquial - ANSWERS-Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal
speech
Consistency - ANSWERS-The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in
tense or grammatical perspective
Convention - ANSWERS-the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or
is used to
Economy - ANSWERS-The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication
Formal - ANSWERS-the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing
Grammar - ANSWERS-the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language
Informal - ANSWERS-the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal
letters
Non-standard - ANSWERS-the everyday language of those with little formal education;
inappropriate in school, business, or writing
, Redundancy - ANSWERS-unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang - ANSWERS-extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner
Standard - ANSWERS-the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and
government
Word - ANSWERS-parts of speech
Phrase - ANSWERS-group of related words acting together as one part of speech; not containing
both a subject and verb
Clause - ANSWERS-group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence - ANSWERS-group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete
thought
Paragraph - ANSWERS-group of sentences organized around a central or main idea
Verb - ANSWERS-a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement
Subject - ANSWERS-a word or words naming person, place, thing, or idea about which
something is being said
Compound Subject/Compound Verb - ANSWERS-Two or more subjects or verbs connected by
and or or
