CLEP College Composition(questions with verified solution)2023

CLEP College CompositionAmbiguity - 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 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