GED ELA Exam 2

B. She had a bad day. A period is only used at the end of a sentence, and not anywhere in between. See Lesson: Punctuation.

A. Rome, Italy. Cities and countries are capitalized. See Lesson: Capitalization.

A. They went to dinner after the movie. With an independent and dependent clause, a subordinating conjunction is used to connect them. “After” is the only choice that makes sense. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

C. This sentence is in present progressive tense, and it describes something that is happening at this moment. See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

B. We know and she sees have the correct subject-verb agreement.See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

A. The prefix that means “former” is ex- as in the word ex-husband.

D. American Civil Liberties Union. National organizations need to be capitalized. See Lesson: Capitalization.

C. Which. The word "which" signifies the beginning of a dependent clause and is the only conjunction that makes sense in the sentence. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

B. Criticism is the only correct spelling. See Lesson: Spelling.

A. Ruthless has a negative connotation. See Lesson: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies.

C. The verb are agrees with the subject dancers. On the stage is a prepositional phrase; it is not the main subject. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

B. The subject news is third person singular, so it takes the verb was. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

C. The meaning of mask in this context is “conceal.” The phrase “hiding” helps you figure out which meaning of mask is being used. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

B. Yet. It is the only conjunction that fits within the context of the sentence. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

A. Our is a possessive pronoun, showing ownership of the noun house. See Lesson: Pronouns.

A. Quaff is an action that you do with a beverage in the same way that garnish is an action you do with a plate of food. See Lesson: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies.

B. Susan is a noun; the other answers have pronouns as their subjects. See Lesson: Nouns.

A. The meaning of range in the context of this sentence is “an assortment of things.” See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words.

C. These words are pronouns. See Lesson: Pronouns.

A. The meaning of miserly in the context of this sentence is “stingy.” See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words

C. Distraught is the word that shows the strongest degree in the list of synonyms. See Lesson: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies.

D. The Constitution is a direct object of the verb write. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

C. And is a conjunction. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

B. Honesty is the best policy. All the other sentences are missing some punctuation. See Lesson: Punctuation.

C. The meaning of boisterous in this context is “noisy and active in a lively way.” The phrase “hooted and howled” helps you figure out the meaning of boisterous. See Lesson: Context Clues and Multiple Meaning Words

B. Slowly is an adverb that describes the verb ran. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs.

B. The prefix mono- means “one” so a monolingual person would only know how to speak one language.

A. This word is irregular in that the plural is the same as the singular.See Lesson: Spelling.

A. Black is a modifier; it is an adjective that describes dog. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

C. Family and area are common nouns and should not be capitalized.See Lesson: Nouns.

C. Who is a relative pronoun.See Lesson: Pronouns.

C. The root locu means “speak,” so a loquacious person would be talkative. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

D. Closely is a modifier; it is an adverb that describes following.See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

A. This sentence combines the information using parallel structure. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

A. Deer is both the singular and plural form for the noun deer. See Lesson: Nouns.

B. This sentence correctly fixes the run-on sentence. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

D. Friendly is an adjective that describes the noun advice. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs

D. There should be commas before and after unfortunately. Commas are used to set off thoughts and emotions.See Lesson: Punctuation.

A. Let's meet does not contain a preposition. At, in and of are prepositions. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

A. Snore is intransitive and cannot take a direct object. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

D. That's great contains the contraction That is. Is is a verb. See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

B. The root word magn means “great or large,” so, a magnate would be a wealthy and powerful person. See Lesson: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes.

C. Cells is the direct object of the verb viewed. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

A. A pediatrician is an example of a doctor in the same way that a harp is an example of an instrument. See Lesson: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies.

C. These words are adjectives that describe the noun racehorse. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs

B. Despite is a preposition, and despite the rain is a prepositional phrase. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

D. Royal, beautiful, and meaningful describe wedding. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

D. The subordinate conjunction “because” combines the sentences and puts the focus on Tony preparing for his job interview. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

B.Were grabbing is past progressive, and broke is simple past.See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

B. Escaped is the main verb in this sentence; it is not a modifier.See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.