Sentence Writing Jeopardy Created by Sharon Bittle Based on the Fundamental of Sentence Writing University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
FormulasInfinitives And Prepositions DefinitionsPunctuationMiscellaneous
Formulas for $100 John went to the store to buy milk.
SV What is Subject, Verb?
Formula for $200 Mary and her mother sing in the choir.
SSV What is Subject, Subject, Verb?
Formulas for $300 44
4 What is: How many simple sentence formulas are there?
Formulas for $400 The big black dog and little terrier ran and chased each other in the park.
SSVV What is Subject, Subject, Verb, Verb?
Formulas for $500 The balloon rose high in the air and disappeared from view.
SVV What is Subject, Verb, Verb?
Infin. & Prep. For $100 The purest form of a verb – to ____
Purest form of verb What is an infinitive?
Infinitives and Prepositions for $200 A group of words that shows place or time.
A group of words that shows place or time. What is a prepositional phrase?
Infinitives and Prepositions for $300 To swim
To swim What is an infinitive?
under the desk Infinitives and Prepositions for $400
under the desk What is a prepositional phrase?
Daily Double
Infinitives and Prepositions for $500 to school
To school What is a prepositional phrase or an infinitive depending on how it is used in the sentence?
Definitions for $100 the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about
the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about What is the subject?
Definitions for $200 The word that shows the action or state-of-being of the subject
shows the action or state-of-being of the subject What is the verb?
Definitions for $300 A word that describes a noun
A word that describes a noun What is an adjective?
Definitions for $400 Words that help the main verb show action in a sentence
Words that help the main verb What are helping verbs?
Definitions for $500 Words that link the subject to another word that describes the subject.
Words that link another word to the subject What is a linking verb?
Punctuation for $100 Must have this to be a complete sentence
What is end punctuation?
Punctuation for $200 Must come at the end of question
Comes at the end of a question What is a question mark?
Punctuation for $300 Must come at the end of a declarative sentence
Comes at the end of a declarative sentence What is a period?
Punctuation for $400 Used when expressing surprise or intense emotion
Intense emotion or surprise What is an exclamation point?
Punctuation for $500 Used in an imperative sentence
Used in an imperative sentence What is a period or an exclamation point?
Miscellaneous for $100 PENS
PENS What is: –Pick a formula –Explore the words to fit the formula –Note the words –Search and Check ?
Miscellaneous for $200 am, is, are, was, were, seem, be, been become
Am, is, are… What are linking verbs?
Miscellaneous for $300 S V. ? !
What are the requirement for a complete sentence, or: –Start with a capital letter –Have end punctuation –Have a subject –Have a verb –Make sense S V. ? !
Miscellaneous for $400 MARK
MARK What is: –Mark out imposters –Ask “Is there a verb?” –Root out the subject –Key in on the Beginning Ending meaning
Miscellaneous for $500 The 23 helping verbs CHAD B SWIM
Can have am do be shall was is may Could has are does being should were might had did been will must would