CLEP College Composition exam 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
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
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
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
