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11 Cards in this Set
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(1.)
USAGE Three types of punctuation marks can be used at the end of a sentence. • Period • Question mark •Exclamation Point |
•A period is used at the end of a statement.
The mustang ran among the poppies in the field. • A question mark is used following a question. Where did the mustang go? • An exclamation point is used to express sentence emotion. Catch that mustang! |
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(2.)
USAGE Sentences must be complete, and parts of sentences must be joined together correctly. |
Example: of correctly joined sentences and parts of sentences:
•My dog barks at all cats that enter our (yard, but) my sister doesn't like his barking. •My dog barks at all cats that enter our (yard. My) sister doesn't like his barking. • My dog barks at all cats that enter our (yard; my) sister doesn't like his barking. |
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(3.)
USAGE Avoid confusing pronoun references in your writing. |
Incorrect: Ashleigh asked Jillian to take (her) dress to the alteration shop before the big event.
CORRECT: Ashleigh asked Jillian to take (Ashleigh's) dress to the alteration shop before the big event. The antecedent of her is not clear in the first sentence. For clarity, (Ashleigh's) must be used, not her. |
The antecedent of her is not clear in the first sentence. For clarity, (Ashleigh's) must be used, not her.
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(4.)
USAGE A singular pronoun requires a singular verb. |
Examples:
(Does) anyone (want) to go to the movies tonight? (Anyone) is a Singular pronoun and requires a singular verb, does want. Everybody (is waiting) for the weather report. (Everybody) is a singular pronoun and requires a singular verb, is waiting. Somebody they know (works) in the editing department. (Somebody) is singular pronoun and requires a singular verb, works. |
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(5.)
USAGE It is important to know irregular verb forms, especially the past tense. They are frequently tested on the GED. |
PRESENT TENSE, PAST TENSE
( catch ) ( caught ) ( eat ) ( ate ) ( feel ) ( felt ) ( give ) ( gave ) ( lay (place) ( laid ) ( lie (recline) ( lay ) ( teach ) ( taught ) ( throw ) ( threw ) |
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(6.)
USAGE Pronouns must be used correctly in sentences on the GED. |
• (She) and ( I ) are very competitive when it comes to school.
If you take out "she and" you will know that "I" is the correct pronoun to use in this sentence. •The teacher has noticed the competition between (her) and (me). The word "between" requires pronoun such as "her," "him," "me. Remember: "Her and I" and "him and I" are (never) correct. "She and me" and "he and me" are also (never) correct. |
Remember: "Her and I" and "him and I" are (never) correct.
"She and me" and "he and me" are also (never) correct. |
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(7.)
USAGE The subject and verb must agree in every sentence. |
(Shawn and his friend) (are) waiting in line for the newest 3d movie.
Subject = Shawn and his friend; verb = are (There) (is) one way to write a formal letter. Subject = There; verb = is |
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(8.)
USAGE One of the effective methods of building homes are hiring one contractor to coordinate all of the subcontractors. Which correction should be made to the sentence? (1) insert a common after homes (2) change (are)to (is) (3) change (subcontractors) to (subcontracters) (4) remove (all of the) (5) no change is necessary |
The correct answer is (2) change (are) two (is).
The subject of the sentence is "One" (not "methods" and not "homes"). Therefore, the singular verb "is" must be used to agree with the singular subject "One." |
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(9.)
USAGE It is important to know how to use regular verb tenses correctly on the writing portion of the GED. |
PRESENT PAST FUTURE PRESENT PERFECT
live lived will live has/have lived make made will make has/have made change changed will change has/have changed |
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(10.)
USAGE Beware of common errors in usage. |
(could have), not (could of)
(should have), not (should of) (would have), not (would of) when you hear the sentence "I could have gone swimming today" spoken aloud, the words (could have) often sound like (could of ). However, if you were to write "I could of gone swimming today," the sentence would be ungrammatical. |
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(11.)
USAGE (Whose) shows possession. ( Who's) is contraction meaning "who is." |
Whose
• (whose) pencil is this? • we have to decide (whose) team we wanted to join. Who's • My teacher, (who's) my favorite this year, asked me to join the debate team. • (Who's) afraid of the roller coaster |
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