GED REASONING THROUGH
LANGUAGE ARTS (RLA): WRITING
complete.simple.sentence.-.ans-✔✔has.at.least.one.subject.and.one.verb
subject.-.ans-
✔✔the.noun.in.a.sentence-.a.person,.place,.thing.or.idea.that.the.sentence.is.talking.about
verb.-.ans-✔✔tells.the.action.that.the.subject.is.doing
independent.clause.-.ans-
✔✔has.a.subject.and.a.verb.and.expresses.a.complete.thought;.also.called.a.simple.sente
nce;.can.stand.on.its.own
compound.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔using.a.coordinating.conjunction.that.relates.to.the.ideas.to.join.two.or.more.independe
nt.clauses.with.a.comma.placed.before.the.coordinating.conjunction
coordinating.conjunction.-.ans-
✔✔used.to.join.independent.clauses;.remember.FANBOYS-.for,.and,.nor,.but,.or,.yet,.so
complex.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔made.up.of.an.independent.clause.and.a.subordinating.clause.
(has.a.subject.and.a.verb,.but.does.not.express.a.complete.thought).combined.with.a.subo
rdinating.conjunction.that.shows.a.relationship.between.the.two.clauses.with.a.comma.afte
r.the.subordinate.clause
subordinating.conjunction.-.ans-
✔✔shows.the.relationship.between.the.subordinate.and.independent.clauses;.because,.in
.order.that,.so.that,.after,.as,.before,.once,.since,.until,.when,.whenever,.while,.where,.whe
rever,.if,.whether,.although,.even.though,.though
run-on.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔two.or.more.sentences.that.are.connected.without.correct.punctuation
comma.splices.-.ans-✔✔two.sentences.are.joined.with.only.a.comma
LANGUAGE ARTS (RLA): WRITING
complete.simple.sentence.-.ans-✔✔has.at.least.one.subject.and.one.verb
subject.-.ans-
✔✔the.noun.in.a.sentence-.a.person,.place,.thing.or.idea.that.the.sentence.is.talking.about
verb.-.ans-✔✔tells.the.action.that.the.subject.is.doing
independent.clause.-.ans-
✔✔has.a.subject.and.a.verb.and.expresses.a.complete.thought;.also.called.a.simple.sente
nce;.can.stand.on.its.own
compound.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔using.a.coordinating.conjunction.that.relates.to.the.ideas.to.join.two.or.more.independe
nt.clauses.with.a.comma.placed.before.the.coordinating.conjunction
coordinating.conjunction.-.ans-
✔✔used.to.join.independent.clauses;.remember.FANBOYS-.for,.and,.nor,.but,.or,.yet,.so
complex.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔made.up.of.an.independent.clause.and.a.subordinating.clause.
(has.a.subject.and.a.verb,.but.does.not.express.a.complete.thought).combined.with.a.subo
rdinating.conjunction.that.shows.a.relationship.between.the.two.clauses.with.a.comma.afte
r.the.subordinate.clause
subordinating.conjunction.-.ans-
✔✔shows.the.relationship.between.the.subordinate.and.independent.clauses;.because,.in
.order.that,.so.that,.after,.as,.before,.once,.since,.until,.when,.whenever,.while,.where,.whe
rever,.if,.whether,.although,.even.though,.though
run-on.sentence.-.ans-
✔✔two.or.more.sentences.that.are.connected.without.correct.punctuation
comma.splices.-.ans-✔✔two.sentences.are.joined.with.only.a.comma
