GED Grammar and Usage Practice
Grammar is the most learnable part of the RLA test. The exam draws from a short list of rules, and each one can be recognized by a specific signal in the sentence.
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Choose the correct sentence.
Subject-verb agreement
The verb agrees with the subject, not with the nearest noun. In the list of supplies was on the desk, the subject is list, so the verb is singular even though supplies sits right beside it. Cross out prepositional phrases before deciding.
Indefinite pronouns trip people up. Each, everyone, either, and neither are singular. Both, few, and several are plural. Some and all take their number from what follows.
Pronouns and punctuation
Use subject pronouns after a verb of being and object pronouns after a preposition. Between you and me is correct because between is a preposition. When in doubt, drop the other person: you would not write between I.
Comma splices join two complete sentences with only a comma. Fix them with a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon, or a period. Apostrophes show possession or contraction, never plurals — the company's policy, but three companies.
Tense and modifiers
Keep tense consistent within a sentence and a paragraph unless the meaning genuinely shifts in time. She opened the folder and found the invoice is correct; mixing opened with finds is not.
A modifier must sit next to what it modifies. Walking to work, the rain soaked my jacket says the rain was walking. Naming the actor fixes it: while I was walking to work, the rain soaked my jacket.
Frequently asked questions
- How are grammar questions presented on the GED?
- They are embedded in passages. You select the version of an underlined word or sentence that is correct in context.
- Do I need to know grammar terminology?
- No. You need to recognize correct usage, not name the rule.