About the ged writting exam 2 ppt

... for confusion. There are times when the passive voice is preferred, such as when the source of the action is not known or when the writer wants to emphasize the recip- ient of the action rather than the ... sentence, the subject per- forms the action: James filed the papers yesterday. Jin Lee sang the song beautifully. In a passive sentence, on the other hand, the sub...

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... sense in the context of the story. (For example, a story that takes place in the pres- ent tense might use the past tense to talk about actions that happened before the story started.) Otherwise, ... per- forms the action. For example, lie is an action that the subject of the sentence “performs” on itself: I will lie down. The transitive verb lay, on the other hand, is a...

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... IV The GED Science Exam 20 3 Chapter 20 About the GED Science Exam 20 9 Chapter 21 Unifying Concepts and Processes 21 3 Chapter 22 Science as Inquiry 21 7 Chapter 23 Physical Science 22 3 Chapter 24 ... for the GED Language Arts, Writing Exam 87 Chapter 12 GED Language Arts, Writing Practice Questions 91 PART III The GED Social Studies Exam 123 Chapter...

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... who or what the sentence is about who or what is performing the action of the sentence. The predicate tells us something about the subject—what the sub- ject is or does. Thus, in the following ... sentence: The phone is ringing. 41 CHAPTER 6 Sentence Structure TO HELP you do well and feel comfortable during the exams, Chapters 6–9 review the four writing areas covered o...

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... agree with their verbs, pronouns must also agree with their antecedents the words they replace. For example, in the following sentence: Childr en will often believe everything the ir parents tell the m the ... than two things, use the superlative form (–est) of the modifier. To create the comparative form, either: 1. add –er to the modifier or 2. place the word more or less...

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... on the other hand, can lead to a great deal of confusion for your readers and can send a message other than the one you intended. For example, take a look at the following two versions of the ... which woman we’re talking about. ) Nonessential, set off by commas: The dog, lost and confused, wandered into the street. (The fact that the dog was lost and confused is not essentia...

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... to combine these scores and then convert them to the standard 20 0–800 scale. Thus, you will receive one score for both parts of the Language Arts, Writing Exam. Part II, the essay exam, is scored ... both tests to pass the Lan- guage Arts, Writing GED. Questions in Context Unlike many other standardized English exams, the questions on Part I of the GED Language Arts, Writ...

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... represent the legs and c represents the hypotenuse. This theorem allows you to find the length of any side as along as you know the measure of the other two. a 2 + b 2 = c 2 1 2 + 2 2 = c 2 1 + 4 = c 2 5 ... month? a. $24 ,000 + 12 b. $24 ,000 − 12 c. $24 ,000 × 12 d. $24 ,000 ÷ 12 e. 12 ÷ $24 ,000 Answer: d. You know that there are 12 months in a year. To find Sam...

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... at the root of all science. 22 21 7 GED SCIENCE EXAM 50 QUESTIONS, 80 MINUTES Type: 25 conceptual understanding questions, 25 problem-solving questions Format: 25 short paragraph questions, 25 ... generalization about information presented in the question ■ understand cause and effect CHAPTER About the GED Science Exam TO PREPARE effectively for the GED Science Ex...

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... called the thesis or theme of the text) that controls the whole passage. It is this idea that the text will develop. The rest of the text then provides support for that idea in the form of examples, ... I) then at that time, therefore (first this, then that; if you think it’s good, then I’ll do it) their possessive form of they there location; in that place through in one side an...

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