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CLEP English Composition
Congratulations! You are about to start one of the most rigorous CLEP courses. This quiz practice will prove your prowess in English Composition and help you successfully pass the exam. We will help you by providing an equally rigorous practice exam course that simulates what you will experience on exam day. First, lets break down what you will find on the exam.
CLEP English Composition Practice
Welcome to the CLEP English Composition Quiz. These tests are grouped into several sections to make your study easier. The sections include the following:
English Comp Part 1
- Part one of the English Composition test. Basic English concepts: punctuation, capitalization, dependent & independent clauses, subjects, verbs, nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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English Comp Part 2
- Part two of the English Composition test. Concepts include: subject verb agreement, pronouns, pronoun consistency, indefinite pronouns, and past/present/future tense.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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English Comp Part 3
- Part three of the English Composition test. Concepts include: punctuation, coordinating conjunctions, dependent clauses & independent clauses, parenthetical phrases, interjections, capitalizations, and possessive nouns and pronouns.
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Time Required 2 hours |
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English Comp Part 4
- Part four of the English Composition test. Concepts include: redundancy, faulty comparisons, parallel construction errors, subject/verb agreement errors, pronoun errors, and misplaced modifiers.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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English Comp Part 5
- Part five of the English Composition test. Concepts include: conjunction errors, subject/verb agreement, possessive nouns and pronouns, redundancy, independent clauses, tenses, and punctuation.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Simulated English Composition Exam
This is a full length simulated CLEP exam providing a similar experience to the the actual College Board CLEP exam. This timed CLEP exam is geared to prepare you for the pace and format that you'll need to succeed. Use it to test your knowledge while getting as close as you can to the real-life conditions of the exam.
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Time Required 90 Minutes |
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Questions 90 |
English Comp Resources
Read the English exam description.
Textbooks
- Black, Broadview Anthology of British Literature (Broadview)
- Damrosch et al., Longman Anthology of British Literature (Longman)
- Greenblatt, Norton Anthology of English Literature (W.W. Norton)
- Various eds., Oxford Anthology of English Literature (Oxford University Press)
