GED Vocabulary Words And Definitions Flashcards
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True or false:
You can put single words and clauses together in the same series.
False
Verbs in a list should be the same what?
Form and tense. Example: past tense, pre tense, future tense.
Example (Parallelism: All Infinitive Form):
“Before the party, she needed to buy groceries, decorate the house, and send out invitations.”
Explanation: All verbs are in the base/infinitive form.
Phrases in a list should be parallel in what?
Form and writing.
For example, if one phrase begins with the word “the” the others should too.
“How do you ensure parallelism in a list?”
“By making sure all list items are the same grammatical type (word, phrase, or clause).
“This means all items in a list should be grammatically similar:
Correct: “He likes hiking in the mountains, swimming in the lake, and fishing by the river.”
Incorrect: “He likes hiking in the mountains, to swim in the lake, and he fishes by the river.”
Key: Don’t mix different grammatical forms within the same list!”
Define “predicate”
The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or describes something about it.
Define “modifier”
Something that makes writing clearer and more interesting.
Define “prepositional phrase”
A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.
Define “preposition”
A word usually preceding a noun or pronoun that expresses a relation to another word or element in the clause.
Examples:
The man on the platform.
She arrived after dinner.
What did you do it for?
(in, at, on, of, to)
What is a “dangling modifier”?
A word at the beginning of a sentence that has no clear subject to describe.
What is a “misplaced modifier”?
A word in a sentence that is not clear which word it modifies, or it modifies the wrong word.
Define “verb”
A word that expresses action, a state of being, or an occurrence.
Define “coordinating conjunction”
And, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. These words are used to join the independent clauses.
Define “independent clause”
A simple sentence with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought.
You can join two or more independent clauses to make a compound sentence.
Define “subordinate clause”
A clause that has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
A subordinate clause adds to or completes the information given in the main clause.
What does a complete sentence need to have?
At least one subject and one verb.
What is a subject (in a complete sentence)?
The person, place, or thing the sentence is talking about.
Example: Elane took notes on the meeting.
(Elane being the subject in this example.)
Define “verb”
The word in a sentence that tells what action the subject is doing, or links the subject to a modifier.
Example: Elane took notes on the meeting.
(“took” is the verb in this example.)
What is a linking verb?
A word that connects the subject of a sentence to more information about that subject, like a noun, pronoun, or adjective, without describing an action.
They show a state of being rather than an action.
Examples:
The fabric feels soft.
The leaves turned gold.
He became a doctor.
the flowers appear to be wilting.
she remained calm.
