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A sentence must contain these two elements in order to be complete. A 100

a subject and a verb A 100

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: A 200 In the morning, the glowing sun peeked over the distant mountains.

sun A 200

Indentify the complete subject in the following sentence: A 300 The three small children in the gift shop played dangerously close to a display of expensive crystal.

The three small children in the gift shop A 300

Identify the auxiliary verb and the main verb in the following sentence: A 400 The students should be prepared on the day of the mid-term exam.

auxiliary verb = should main verb = be A 400

Change this active sentence into the passive voice: A 500 The radio station has given away several tickets to this weekend’s concert.

Several tickets to this weekend’s concert have been given away (by the radio station). A 500

A compound sentence contains. B 100

two or more simple sentences B 100

Name the two types of clauses. B 200

dependent and independent B 200

Name three coordinating conjunctions. B 300

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so FANBOYS B 300

Identify the subordinating conjunction and the dependent clause in the following sentence: B 400 The outdoor patio in the café is open daily for lunch unless it rains.

subordinating conjunction = unless dependent clause = it rains B 400

What are the two components of a transitional expression? B 500

a semicolon (;) and a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however, furthermore, meanwhile) B 500

What is a fragment? C 100

an incomplete sentence C 100

Name one of the two types of run-on sentences C 200

a comma splice a fused sentence C 200

This type of fragment has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone. C 300

a dependent clause fragment C 300

DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

Use the appropriate punctuation marks to correct the following run-on sentence: C 400 Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people, according to the Koran, God revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams.

Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people. According to the Koran, God revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams. C 400

A fragment might begin with an infinitive verb phrase, which is a phrase that begins with. C 500

the base form of the verb preceded by to (e.g. to walk, to sleep) C 500

Name the two types of main verbs D 100

action and linking D 100

What does the simple present tense indicate about an action? D 200

that the action is a general fact or a habitual activity D 200

What are the two (verb- related) components that make up the present perfect tense. D 300

have/has + past participle of verb D 300

Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentence with the correct simple past or past progressive form of the verb. D 400 Juliana (witness) a car accident while she (wait) for the bus.

Juliana witnessed a car accident while she was waiting for the bus. D 400

Combine the sentences using the word in the parentheses. (Be sure to change one of the verbs to the past perfect tense): D 500 We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant. (because) We already ate dinner at home.

We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant because we had already eaten dinner at home. D 500

Define is subject-verb agreement. E 100

the subject(s) and verb(s) of a sentence agree in number E 100

Are collective nouns, which refer to a group of people or things, singular or plural? E 200

singular exception: police is always plural E 200

Correct the error in subject- verb agreement in the following sentence: E 300 Studies show that many people is afraid of heights.

Studies show that many people are afraid of heights. E 300

Correct the tense shift in the following sentence: E 400 Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opens his own restaurant shortly after.

Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opened his own restaurant shortly after. E 400

Identify the two errors in the following sentence and correct the faulty parallel structures: E 500 My wife told me she will be home by 7:00, but she hadn’t arrived yet.

My wife told me she would be home by 7:00, but she hasn’t arrived yet. E 500

Name four word classes (or parts of speech). F 100

nouns, verbs, pronouns, determiners, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections F 100

Name the two components of a prepositional phrase. F 200

preposition + noun phrase (object of the preposition) (e.g. on top of the mountain) F 200

Identify the count nouns in the following sentence: F 300 Rosanne went to the supermarket to pick up eggs, milk, sugar, onions, and broccoli.

eggs and onions F 300

Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in the following sentence: F 400 Most of the information gathered by the CIA is so sensitive that the government keeps it saved on encrypted hard drives.

pronoun = it antecedent = information F 400

With the following information, make a sentence using the correct comparative form: F 500 The weather in Chicago is cold and windy in the winter. The weather in Miami is cool and sunny in the winter.

The weather in Florida is better than the weather in Chicago in the winter. (answers may vary) F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Editing a Paragraph Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

Identify five (5) errors in the following paragraph. The errors may be in formatting or grammar structure: Click on screen to continue In 2005, a cell phone company in China has created a breathalyzer phone, people can program the phone to block certain numbers such as that of the boss, or ex- lover. If the phone user is intoxicated, he or she cannot to dial those numbers. Can you imagine how many embarrassing phone calls did this feature prevent?

[In 2005, a cell phone company in China created a breathalyzer phone. People can program the phone to block certain numbers such as that of the boss, or ex-lover.] If the phone user is intoxicated, he or she cannot dial those numbers. Can you imagine how many embarrassing phone calls did this feature prevented? Click on screen to continue 1. Indent 2. R/O 3. Tense 4. Verb Form 5. Embedded question structure

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