Grammar Attack! A Review Game

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. THE DOG RAN AWAY; NO ONE EVER FOUND IT. 2. THE DOG RAN AWAY, NO ONE EVER FOUND IT.

Answer: 1. The dog ran away; no one ever found it.

WHAT IS THE SIMPLE SUBJECT IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE? EACH OF THE CHILDREN TOOK TURNS WITH THE TOY TRUCK.

Answer: Each

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE UNDERLINED WORD? THE SOUP TASTES SOUR.

Answer: Linking Verb

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. I CAN’T SEE TIM’S CAR, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. 2. I CAN’T SEE TIM’S CAR: THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

Answer: 2. I can’t see Tim’s car: There must have been an accident.

WHAT IS THE SIMPLE PREDICATE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE? IT COULD HAVE BEEN SAID MORE LOUDLY.

Answer: could have been said

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE UNDERLINED WORD? NORMAN GAVE SUZY THE FLU.

Answer: Indirect Object

WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECTLY PUNCTUATED? 1. MANY AWARDS—THE OSCAR, THE GOLDEN GLOBE, AND THE EMMY—WERE GIVEN OUT LAST WEEK. 2. MANY AWARDS, THE OSCAR, THE GOLDEN GLOBE, AND THE EMMY, WERE GIVEN OUT LAST WEEK.

Answer: 1. Many awards—the Oscar, the Golden Globe, and the Emmy— were given out last week.

WHERE DOES THE QUESTION MARK GO FOR THE FOLLOWING QUOTE? DID SHE SAY, “TURN IN YOUR WORK”

Answer: Outside of the quotes!!! Did she say, “Turn in your work”?

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE UNDERLINED WORD? I REVIEWED FOR MY EXAM TODAY.

Answer: Adverb

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. I HAVE TO BUY ORANGES, BANANAS, AND APPLES, BUT I FORGOT MY COUPONS! 2. I HAVE TO BUY ORANGES, BANANAS, AND APPLES; BUT I FORGOT MY COUPONS!

Answer: 2. I have to buy oranges, bananas, and apples; but I forgot my coupons!

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE UNDERLINED WORD? KAREN HAD PLANNED EVERYTHING PERFECTLY.

Answer: Helping Verb

WHERE DOES THE QUESTION MARK GO WITH THE QUOTE? JEDIDIAH INQUIRED, “WHAT DAY IS THE PROJECT DUE”

Answer: Inside the quote!! Jedidiah inquired, “What day is the project due?”

IDENTIFY THE UNDERLINED VERB AS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE: HE JUMPED FROM THE HIGHEST POINT TO THE WATER.

Answer: Intransitive

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. THE LADIES’ BOOK CLUB MEETS ON TUESDAY’S. 2. THE LADIES’ BOOK CLUB MEETS ON TUESDAYS.

Answer: 2. The ladies’ book club meets on Tuesdays.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE. 1. “SUNDAY MORNING” IS ON SONGS ABOUT JANE BY MAROON “SUNDAY MORNING” IS ON SONGS ABOUT JANE BY MAROON 5.

Answer: 2. “Sunday Morning” is on Songs about Jane by Maroon 5.

IDENTIFY THE UNDERLINED VERB AS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE: I STUDIED MY NOTES IN ORDER TO PASS MY EXAM.

Answer: Transitive

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: I (HAVE, DON’T HAVE) BUT EIGHT DOLLARS.

Answer: I HAVE but eight dollars.

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE UNDERLINED WORD? THE DRYER SHRUNK MY FAVORITE SWEATER!

Answer: Direct Object

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: HER ADVICE IS HARDLY (EVER, NEVER) BAD.

Answer: Her advice is hardly EVER bad.

WHICH WORD IS THE ANTECEDENT? AFTER SHE RECEIVED THE SCHOLARSHIP, ROSE CELEBRATED WITH HER FAMILY.

Answer: Rose

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. DAYS TURNED INTO YEARS THE YEARS SEEMED ENDLESS. 2. DAYS TURNED INTO YEARS, AND THE YEARS SEEMED ENDLESS.

Answer: 2. Days turned into years, and the years seemed endless.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: SHE (IS, IS NOT) BARELY OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE HER LICENSE.

Answer: She IS barely old enough to have her license.

WHICH WORD IS THE ANTECEDENT? LINK MADE HIS SWORD MORE POWERFUL.

Answer: Link

IDENTIFY THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: THE CAT IN THE TREE MEOWED ALL NIGHT.

Answer: In The Tree

WHICH OF THE TWO SENTENCES IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? 1. SHE ALWAYS ENJOYED SWEETS: CHOCOLATE, MARSHMALLOWS, AND TOFFEE APPLES. 2. SHE ALWAYS ENJOYED SWEETS; CHOCOLATE, MARSHMALLOWS, AND TOFFEE APPLES.

Answer: 1. She enjoyed sweets: chocolate, marshmallows, and toffee apples.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS CORRECT? 1. THE AVE MARIA PLAYED ON THE “TITANIC.” 2. THE “AVE MARIA” PLAYED ON THE TITANIC.

Answer: 2. The “Ave Maria” played on the Titanic.

WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECT? 1. THE MAGNA CARTA WAS SIGNED. 2. THE MAGNA CARTA WAS SIGNED.

Answer: 1. The Magna Carta was signed.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: YOU (DID, DID NOT) HARDLY FINISH YOUR BEANS.

Answer: You DID hardly finish your beans.

Now it’s time for some head to head. Sentences will be displayed. You will select one person from your team to represent you. It must be someone different every time your team goes up. You will “race” one other team to diagram the displayed sentence.

Jeff and Marie sing and dance.

Did you eat the chocolate cake?

Study hard!

The fat, ugly dragon chased the short hobbits.

Every student read quietly.

I happily ate the last cookie.

The young child is very smart.

That noise was really annoying.

I gave Thomas my copy of Macbeth.

After school, Mike raked the leaves in the yard.

Rory and Amy traveled to France, and they sent me a postcard.

I studied for my exam; therefore, I will pass.

Annie didn’t go to ballet class because she sprained her ankle.

Evan tripped over his feet; he lost the race.