CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ambiguity b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpossible bdouble bmeaning bthat bmay bconfuse ba
blistener bor breader
Colloquial b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Used bin bsome bdictionaries bto blabel bwords
bappropriate bonly bin binformal bspeech
Consistency b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bresult bof bstaying bwithin bone bpattern band
bavoiding bconfusing bshifts bin btense bor bgrammatical bperspective
Convention b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bcustomary bway bof bdoing bthings; bwhat ba
breader bor blistener bexpects bor bis bused bto
Economy b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bsparing buse bof bwords, bavoiding bunnecessary
bwordiness bor bduplication
Formal b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bkind bof bEnglish bappropriate bin bserious bdiscussion
band bwriting
Grammar b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bstudy bof bthe bforms bof bwords band btheir
barrangement bin ba blanguage
Informal b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bkind bof bStandard bEnglish bwe buse bin bcasual
bconversations band bpersonal bletters
Non-standard b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the beveryday blanguage bof bthose bwith blittle
bformal beducation; binappropriate bin bschool, bbusiness, bor bwriting
Redundancy b- bcorrect banswer✔✔unintentional brepetition, bneedless bduplication
Slang b- bcorrect banswer✔✔extremely binformal blanguage; boften bused bin ba
bdisrespectful bmanner
, Standard b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the blanguage bof bour binstitutions- bof bschool, bchurch,
bbusiness, band bgovernment
Word b- bcorrect banswer✔✔parts bof bspeech
Phrase b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof brelated bwords bacting btogether bas bone bpart bof
bspeech; bnot bcontaining bboth ba bsubject band bverb
Clause b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof brelated bwords bcontaining ba bsubject band ba
bverb
Sentence b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof bwords bcontaining ba bsubject band ba bverb
band bexpressing ba bcomplete bthought
Paragraph b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof bsentences borganized baround ba bcentral bor
bmain bidea
Verb b- bcorrect banswer✔✔a bword bthat bexpresses baction bor bhelps bto bmake ba
bstatement
Subject b- bcorrect banswer✔✔a bword bor bwords bnaming bperson, bplace, bthing, bor
bidea babout bwhich bsomething bis bbeing bsaid
Compound bSubject/Compound bVerb b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Two bor bmore bsubjects bor
bverbs bconnected bby band bor bor
Direct bObject b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnoun bor bpronoun bthat banswers bthe bquestion
bwhom bor bwhat bafter ban baction bverb. bIt breceives bthe baction bof bthe bverb.
Subject bComplement/Predicate bNominative b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnoun bor bpronoun
b(or badjective) bwhich bfollows ba bbe bor blinking bverb band brenames bor bdescribes bthe
bsubject. b(Think bof ba bbe bor blinking bverb bas ban b= bsign)
Nomative bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔used bas bsubject bor bsubject bcomplement b(I,
byou, bhe, bshe, bit, bwe, bthey, bwho, bwhoever)
Objective bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔used bas ban bobject bof bverb bor bof
bpreposition b(me, byou, bhim, bher, bit, bus, bthem, bwhom, bwhomever)
Possessive bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔shows bownership b(my, bmine, byou, byours,
bhis, bher, bhers, bits, bour, bours, btheir, btheirs, bwhose, bwhosoever)
Pronoun bRule b#1 b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Anyone, beveryone, bsomeone, beverybody,
bsomebody, banybody, band bnobody bare bsingular. bThe bsingular bpronoun bhis bis bused
bwith bthem
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ambiguity b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bpossible bdouble bmeaning bthat bmay bconfuse ba
blistener bor breader
Colloquial b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Used bin bsome bdictionaries bto blabel bwords
bappropriate bonly bin binformal bspeech
Consistency b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bresult bof bstaying bwithin bone bpattern band
bavoiding bconfusing bshifts bin btense bor bgrammatical bperspective
Convention b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bcustomary bway bof bdoing bthings; bwhat ba
breader bor blistener bexpects bor bis bused bto
Economy b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bsparing buse bof bwords, bavoiding bunnecessary
bwordiness bor bduplication
Formal b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bkind bof bEnglish bappropriate bin bserious bdiscussion
band bwriting
Grammar b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bstudy bof bthe bforms bof bwords band btheir
barrangement bin ba blanguage
Informal b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bkind bof bStandard bEnglish bwe buse bin bcasual
bconversations band bpersonal bletters
Non-standard b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the beveryday blanguage bof bthose bwith blittle
bformal beducation; binappropriate bin bschool, bbusiness, bor bwriting
Redundancy b- bcorrect banswer✔✔unintentional brepetition, bneedless bduplication
Slang b- bcorrect banswer✔✔extremely binformal blanguage; boften bused bin ba
bdisrespectful bmanner
, Standard b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the blanguage bof bour binstitutions- bof bschool, bchurch,
bbusiness, band bgovernment
Word b- bcorrect banswer✔✔parts bof bspeech
Phrase b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof brelated bwords bacting btogether bas bone bpart bof
bspeech; bnot bcontaining bboth ba bsubject band bverb
Clause b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof brelated bwords bcontaining ba bsubject band ba
bverb
Sentence b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof bwords bcontaining ba bsubject band ba bverb
band bexpressing ba bcomplete bthought
Paragraph b- bcorrect banswer✔✔group bof bsentences borganized baround ba bcentral bor
bmain bidea
Verb b- bcorrect banswer✔✔a bword bthat bexpresses baction bor bhelps bto bmake ba
bstatement
Subject b- bcorrect banswer✔✔a bword bor bwords bnaming bperson, bplace, bthing, bor
bidea babout bwhich bsomething bis bbeing bsaid
Compound bSubject/Compound bVerb b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Two bor bmore bsubjects bor
bverbs bconnected bby band bor bor
Direct bObject b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnoun bor bpronoun bthat banswers bthe bquestion
bwhom bor bwhat bafter ban baction bverb. bIt breceives bthe baction bof bthe bverb.
Subject bComplement/Predicate bNominative b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bnoun bor bpronoun
b(or badjective) bwhich bfollows ba bbe bor blinking bverb band brenames bor bdescribes bthe
bsubject. b(Think bof ba bbe bor blinking bverb bas ban b= bsign)
Nomative bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔used bas bsubject bor bsubject bcomplement b(I,
byou, bhe, bshe, bit, bwe, bthey, bwho, bwhoever)
Objective bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔used bas ban bobject bof bverb bor bof
bpreposition b(me, byou, bhim, bher, bit, bus, bthem, bwhom, bwhomever)
Possessive bPronoun b- bcorrect banswer✔✔shows bownership b(my, bmine, byou, byours,
bhis, bher, bhers, bits, bour, bours, btheir, btheirs, bwhose, bwhosoever)
Pronoun bRule b#1 b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Anyone, beveryone, bsomeone, beverybody,
bsomebody, banybody, band bnobody bare bsingular. bThe bsingular bpronoun bhis bis bused
bwith bthem
