Jeopardy Game Grammar Edition By Robert Pittman

Punctuation Parts of Speech Sentence Patterns Words and Phrases Terminology 200 400 600 800 1000

Punctuation 200 These are the possible options to ending a sentence. (Click to see a hint) Hint: There are three. Question

Punctuation 400 Inserting this at the end of a sentence makes it interrogative. Question

Punctuation 600 This punctuation mark has the ability to make nouns possessive. It can also be substituted for a letter missing in a contraction. Question

Punctuation 800 This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses which are similar to each other. Question

Punctuation 1000 This punctuation mark is used to omit certain information from a text. Question

Parts of Speech 200 This word can be made plural and/or possessive. Question

Parts of Speech 400 This word can show tense, such as present and past. Question

Parts of Speech 600 This word acts as a modifier of verbs, and it contributes information of time, place, reason, manner, and the like. Question

Parts of Speech 800 This word is considered independent of the main sentence, often punctuated with an exclamation point. (Click to see an example sentence) Example sentence: Wow! That’s not what I expected. Question

Parts of Speech 1000 This word is one of the determiner classes, including the indefinite a, or an, which signals only countable nouns, and the definite the, which can signal all classes of nouns. Question

Sentence Patterns 200 This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below The dog is upstairs. Question

Sentence Patterns 400 This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below His mom appears upset. Question

Sentence Patterns 600 This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below The dogs were hungry. Question

Sentence Patterns 800 This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below The students consider the course a challenge. Question

Sentence Patterns 1000 This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below On Friday, Bill drove very slowly through the storm. Question

Words and Phrases 200 Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below The girl with the black hair is sitting over there. Question

Words and Phrases 400 Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below Many students in my class are preparing to become teachers. Question

Words and Phrases 600 Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below The pepperoni pizza was very tasty. Question

Words and Phrases 800 Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below This paper is well-written. Question

Words and Phrases 1000 Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below We have been eating pizza. Question

Terminology 200 This term encompasses the many rules a language has. Question

Terminology 400 This term describes usage of a language that does not conform to the rules that native speakers follow. Question

Terminology 600 This term is the version of our language that has come to the be the standard for written public disclosure—for newspapers and books and for most of the writing you do in school and on the job. Question

Terminology 800 This term describes the combination of sounds into meaningful units and words. Question

Terminology 1000 This term describes the systematic combination of words into meaningful phrase structures and sentence patterns. Question

Punctuation 200 What is a period, question mark, and exclamation point? . ? ! Game Board

Punctuation 400 What is a question mark? ? Game Board

Punctuation 600 What is an apostrophe? ‘ Game Board

Punctuation 800 What is a semicolon? ; Game Board

Punctuation 1000 What is an ellipsis? . . . Game Board

Parts of Speech 200 What is a noun? Game Board

Parts of Speech 400 What is a verb? Game Board

Parts of Speech 600 What is an adverb? Game Board

Parts of Speech 800 What is an interjection? Game Board

Parts of Speech 1000 What is an article? Game Board

Sentence Patterns 200 What is sentence pattern I? (Click to see this sentence described in detail) The dog (subject) is (predicating verb) upstairs (adverbial). Noun phrase + predicating verb + adverbial/time/place = Sentence Pattern I Game Board

Sentence Patterns 400 What is sentence pattern IV? (Click to see this sentence described in detail) His mom (subject) appears (linking verb) upset (adjectival). Noun phrase + linking verb + adjectival = Sentence Pattern IV Game Board

Sentence Patterns 600 What is sentence pattern II? (Click to see this sentence described in detail) The dogs (subject) were (predicating verb) hungry (adjectival) Noun phrase + predicating verb + adjectival = Sentence Pattern II Game Board

Sentence Patterns 800 What is sentence pattern X? (Click to see this sentence described in detail) The students (subject) consider (transitive verb) the course (direct object) a challenge (object complement). Noun phrase + transitive verb + direct object + object complement = Sentence Pattern X Game Board

Sentence Patterns 1000 What is sentence pattern VI? (Click to see this sentence described in detail) On Friday, Bill (subject) drove (intransitive verb) very slowly through the storm. Noun phrase + intransitive verb = Sentence pattern VI Game Board

Words and Phrases 200 What is an adjective? Game Board

Words and Phrases 400 What is a prepositional phrase? Game Board

Words and Phrases 600 What is a qualifier? Game Board

Words and Phrases 800 What is a demonstrative pronoun/determiner? Game Board

Words and Phrases 1000 What is an auxiliary verb? Game Board

Terminology 200 What is grammar? Game Board

Terminology 400 What is ungrammatical? Game Board

Terminology 600 What is Edited American English? Game Board

Terminology 800 What is morphology? Game Board

Terminology 1000 What is syntax? Bibliography Game Board

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