1. Jeopardy Game Grammar Edition
By Robert Pittman

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

3. Punctuation 200 These are the possible options to ending a sentence.
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Hint: There are three.
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4. Punctuation 400
Inserting this at the end of a sentence makes it interrogative.
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5. Punctuation 600
This punctuation mark has the ability to make nouns possessive. It can also be substituted for a letter missing in a contraction.
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6. Punctuation 800
This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses which are similar to each other.
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7. Punctuation 1000
This punctuation mark is used to omit certain information from a text.
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8. Parts of Speech 200 This word can be made plural and/or possessive.
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9. Parts of Speech 400
This word can show tense, such as present and past.
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10. Parts of Speech 600
This word acts as a modifier of verbs, and it contributes information of time, place, reason, manner, and the like.
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11. Parts of Speech 800
This word is considered independent of the main sentence, often punctuated with an exclamation point.
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Example sentence:
Wow! That’s not what I expected.
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12. 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.
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13. Sentence Patterns 200
This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below
The dog is upstairs.
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14. Sentence Patterns 400
This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below
His mom appears upset.
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15. Sentence Patterns 600
This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below
The dogs were hungry.
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16. Sentence Patterns 800
This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below
The students consider the course a challenge.
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17. Sentence Patterns 1000
This sentence pattern (I-X) best describes the sentence below
On Friday, Bill drove very slowly through the storm.
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18. Words and Phrases 200
Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below
The girl with the black hair is sitting over there.
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19. Words and Phrases 400
Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below
Many students in my class are preparing to become teachers.
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20. Words and Phrases 600
Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below
The pepperoni pizza was very tasty.
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21. Words and Phrases 800
Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below
This paper is well-written.
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22. Words and Phrases 1000
Identify the highlighted part in the sentence below
We have been eating pizza.
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23. Terminology 200 This term encompasses the many rules a language has.
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24. Terminology 400
This term describes usage of a language that does not conform to the rules that native speakers follow.
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25. 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.
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26. Terminology 800
This term describes the combination of sounds into meaningful units and words.
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27. Terminology 1000
This term describes the systematic combination of words into meaningful phrase structures and sentence patterns.
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28. Punctuation 200
What is a period, question mark, and exclamation point? . ? !
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29. Punctuation 400
What is a question mark? ?
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30. Punctuation 600
What is an apostrophe? ‘
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31. Punctuation 800
What is a semicolon? ;
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32. Punctuation 1000
What is an ellipsis?
. . .
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33. Parts of Speech 200
What is a noun?
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34. Parts of Speech 400
What is a verb?
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35. Parts of Speech 600
What is an adverb?
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36. Parts of Speech 800
What is an interjection?
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37. Parts of Speech 1000
What is an article?
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38. Sentence Patterns 200 What is sentence pattern I?
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The dog (subject) is (predicating verb) upstairs (adverbial).
Noun phrase + predicating verb + adverbial/time/place = Sentence Pattern I
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39. Sentence Patterns 400 What is sentence pattern IV?
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His mom (subject) appears (linking verb) upset (adjectival).
Noun phrase + linking verb + adjectival = Sentence Pattern IV
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40. Sentence Patterns 600 What is sentence pattern II?
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The dogs (subject) were (predicating verb) hungry (adjectival)
Noun phrase + predicating verb + adjectival = Sentence Pattern II
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41. Sentence Patterns 800 What is sentence pattern X?
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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
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42. Sentence Patterns 1000 What is sentence pattern VI?
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On Friday, Bill (subject) drove (intransitive verb) very slowly through the storm.
Noun phrase + intransitive verb = Sentence pattern VI
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43. Words and Phrases 200
What is an adjective?
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44. Words and Phrases 400
What is a prepositional phrase?
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45. Words and Phrases 600
What is a qualifier?
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46. Words and Phrases 800 What is a demonstrative pronoun/determiner?
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47. Words and Phrases 1000
What is an auxiliary verb?
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48. Terminology 200
What is grammar?
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49. Terminology 400
What is ungrammatical?
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50. Terminology 600
What is Edited American English?
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51. Terminology 800
What is morphology?
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52. Terminology 1000
What is syntax?
Bibliography
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53. Bibliography Game Board
Kolln, Martha, and Robert Funk. Understanding English Grammar. New York: Longman, Print.
LFC Catalogue. Furniture and Literary Resources for Primary School Libraries and Classrooms. LFC, Web. 2 Feb < cushions.html>.
My Cyber Wall. My Cyber Wall. MCW, n.d. Web. 2 Feb <
Warren County Schools. South Warren Middle School. WCS, n.d. Web. 2 Feb <
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