GED Language Arts and Grammar Foundations Flashcard

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present. Example: 'She has lived here since 2010.'

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What is the rule for punctuating compound sentences?

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In compound sentences, use a comma before the conjunction (and, but, or) when connecting two independent clauses. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. Example: 'The data is conclusive' (singular) vs. 'The data are conclusive' (plural).

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What is the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Example: 'By next year, I will have graduated from college.'

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What is a non-restrictive clause?

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A non-restrictive clause adds extra information to a sentence but is not essential to its meaning. It is set off by commas. Example: 'My best friend, who lives in New York, is visiting me next week.'

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What is the difference between 'who' and 'whom'?

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'Who' is used as a subject, while 'whom' is used as an object in a sentence. Example: 'Who is coming to dinner?' vs. 'To whom should I address the letter?'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. Example: 'She had finished her homework before dinner.'

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What is a dangling modifier?

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A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. Example: 'Running down the street, the dog barked at me.' (It sounds like the dog was running.)

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive form of 'it,' while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has.' Example: 'The dog wagged its tail.' vs. 'It's going to rain today.'