GED Writing
Sentence Skills
Punctuation
Social Studies
Confusing Words
100

How many minutes do you have to complete the writing portion of the GED?

45 minutes

100
The beginning of every sentence needs to be this.

Proper nouns also need to be this. 

Capitalized

100

Use this punctuation mark at the end of titles, abbreviations, and complete sentences.

Period.

100

What is the area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.?

Geography

100

I want to come to your/you're birthday party.

your

200
True or False? When writing the essay on the GED, you are writing about your opinion of the topic. 

False!

200

An incomplete sentence is called a...

Fragment

200

This punctuation mark is used after conjunctions. 

Comma

200

Name the 3 branches of government.

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

200

They went to there/they're/their lake house last weekend. 

their

300

How many articles must you read before you write the GED essay? 

Two

300

Two complete sentences put together without punctuation is called...

Run-on Sentence

Fused Sentence

300

Name this punctuation mark: 

;

Semicolon

300

What was the Declaration of Independence?

The document that said the colonies were free from Great Britain. 

300

I don't accept/except what you're telling me. 

accept

400

Name the 3 parts of an essay.

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

400
What are the 7 conjunctions we use to combine ideas into one sentence? Hint: FANBOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

400

Quotation marks are put _______ the words being quoted.

 before
 after
 before and after

before and after

400

Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Religion are part of the ________.

Bill of Rights

Constitution

400

Who's/Whose been studying for the GED exam?

Who's

500

The most important sentence of your essay. It says which article is the strongest and why. 

Thesis Statement

500

Two complete sentences joined together is an error. What is the error called? 

Comma Splice

500

What does this punctuation mark : mean 

"the following"

500

a science concerned with the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought

Economics
500
When writing an essay, make sure to sight/cite/site your sources

cite