CLEP College Composition / C0mplete Study Guide / Actual Exam Questions & Correct Answers (Verified Detailed Answers) A Grade.
Quiz____?Ambiguity - Answer✓✓ A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader Quiz____?Colloquial - Answer✓✓ Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal speech Quiz____?Consistency - Answer✓✓ The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in tense or grammatical perspective Quiz____?Convention - Page 1 of 16 1 / 3
Answer✓✓ the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or is used to Quiz____?Economy - Answer✓✓ The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication Quiz____?Formal - Answer✓✓ the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing Quiz____?Grammar - Answer✓✓ the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language Quiz____?Informal - Answer✓✓ the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal letters Page 2 of 16 2 / 3
Quiz____?Non-standard - Answer✓✓ the everyday language of those with little formal education; inappropriate in school, business, or writing Quiz____?Redundancy - Answer✓✓ unintentional repetition, needless duplication Quiz____?Slang - Answer✓✓ extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner Quiz____?Standard - Answer✓✓ the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and government Quiz____?Word - Answer✓✓ parts of speech Page 3 of 16
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