GED Language Arts and Reading
Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository
writing is extremely important to clarity. - Correct answer-When judging the
organization of a piece of writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal
letter, you should look for a clear and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. - Correct answer-*Does each piece of
writing contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps
using first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository - Correct answer-Intended to explain or describe
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, Singular - Correct answer-(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one
person or thing
Adjective Verb - Correct answer-A word used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear,
become, happen
Subject - Correct answer-A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or
dealt with.
Plural - Correct answer-A plural word form
Compound subject - Correct answer-A type of subject where two or more
individual noun phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase - Correct answer-Compound subjects cause many difficulties in the
proper usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities
(verbs, pro nouns, etc)
Independent clause - Correct answer-(Main clause) is a clause that can stand by
itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject
and a predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses - Correct answer-Are clauses that express a complete thought.
They can function as sentences.
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Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository
writing is extremely important to clarity. - Correct answer-When judging the
organization of a piece of writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal
letter, you should look for a clear and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. - Correct answer-*Does each piece of
writing contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps
using first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository - Correct answer-Intended to explain or describe
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, Singular - Correct answer-(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one
person or thing
Adjective Verb - Correct answer-A word used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear,
become, happen
Subject - Correct answer-A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or
dealt with.
Plural - Correct answer-A plural word form
Compound subject - Correct answer-A type of subject where two or more
individual noun phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase - Correct answer-Compound subjects cause many difficulties in the
proper usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities
(verbs, pro nouns, etc)
Independent clause - Correct answer-(Main clause) is a clause that can stand by
itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject
and a predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses - Correct answer-Are clauses that express a complete thought.
They can function as sentences.
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