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GED Language Chap 1
GED Language Chapter 1 Sentence Basics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Action Verb | a verb that describes the action in a sentence (The tall man GATHERED up his coat and hat.) |
| Antecedent | the word or words that a pronoun refers to in a sentence (Yolanda saw the BOOK and immediately bought it.) |
| Command | a sentence that tells someone to do something; the subject is always understood to be "you" (Be at the warehouse at noon!) |
| Compound Subject | a subject that consists of two or more simple subjects (The MANAGER and her STAFF went out to lunch.) |
| Compound Verb | a predicate that consists of two or more verbs (James SIGNED his timecard and HANDED it in.) |
| Direct Address | a noun set off by commas that refers to the subject in a sentence; never the subject of the sentence (JOHN, please sign here.) |
| Here or There Statement | a sentence that starts with the word here or there; the subject comes after the verb (HERE are the order forms. THERE seems to be something wrong.) |
| Homonyms | two or more words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings (The disk should be put back in ITS sleeve. I believe IT'S time for our lunch break.) |
| Linking Verb | a verb that links the subject of a sentence to words that describe or rename it (The tall man SEEMS older with his hat on.) |
| Noun | a word that labels a person, place, thing or idea (The TROLLEY in WASHINGTON, D.C. is a wonderful FORM of TRANSPORTATION on which to see the CITY.) |
| Plural Noun | a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea (TOURISTS from all over the world enjoy the narration of the tour guide.) |
| Possessive Noun | a noun that shows possession of something; usually ends in 's (The EMPLOYEES' union voted to strike last Monday.) |
| Predicate | the part of a sentence that tells the reader what the subject is or does (My wife's sister WON THE LOTTERY.) |
| Pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence (Yolanda saw the book and immediate bought IT.) |
| Proper Noun | a noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea (The excitement of seeing GEORGE WASHINGTON'S house is beyond description.) |
| Question | a sentence that asks something; at least part of the verb comes before the subject (Does Julio want the job?) |
| Sentence | a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought; the basic building block of clear, effective writing (My dog is my best friend.) |
| Sentence Fragment | a group of words that does not fulfill the three requirements of a complete sentence (My wife's sister.) |
| Simple Subject | the key word in the subject of a sentence that tells the reader whom or what the sentence is about (My wife's SISTER won the lottery.) |
| Subject | the part of a sentence that tells the reader whom or what the sentence is about (MY WIFE'S SISTER won the lottery.) |
| Verb | the key word in the predicate of a sentence that tells what the subject is or does (My wife's sister WON the lottery.) |
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