CLEP COLLEGE EXAM WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

Ambiguity - correct answersA possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader Colloquial - correct answersUsed in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal speech Consistency - correct answersThe result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in tense or grammatical perspective Convention - correct answersthe customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or is used to Economy - correct answersThe sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication Formal - correct answersthe kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing Grammar - correct answersthe study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language Informal - correct answersthe kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal letters Non-standard - correct answersthe everyday language of those with little formal education; inappropriate in school, business, or writing Redundancy - correct answersunintentional repetition, needless duplication Slang - correct answersextremely informal language; often used in a disr