2. Diana Stinson Chief Editor The Chief Editor By Diana Stinson James Alcorn Elementary School District of Philadelphia Scenario Questions Credits

3. The Chief Editor Diana Stinson 2012 Scenario You just got an opportunity to become an editor. An editor finds others mistakes and corrects them. You will work as an editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer. You have an opportunity to earn money by finding and correcting mistakes in the articles you read. The more money you make the more likely you are to win the final job as Chief editor!

4. Directions Select a question and answer it. If it is right you get $200. If it’s wrong you lose $100.

5. Question Page 2 Questions 3 14 145 678910 11121315 Grammar Language Arts Parts of speech

6. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Adapted from “The Traveling Georgia Artist” by Lloyd Rieber, The University of Georgia, May 20, 2003 Question Page

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8. Sorry, that’s not correct! Question Page

9. 1) The girl is lazy. In this sentence the noun is. The Is Lazy Girl Home Page

10. 2) A group of words with a verb and a noun is called a Clause Dependant clause A group of words A sentence Home Page

11. 3) Which is a verb Run because Mary Mrs. Stinson Home Page

12. 4) ____ is an example of a noun. Skip Hop Mrs. Stinson Run Home Page

13. 5) A sentence always starts with….. A capital letter A noun A verb A dependant clause Home Page

14. 6) Add a dependent clause to the following sentence. Mary ran home Scott ran home. The house was far away. The bus hit the curb. Because she was scared. Home Page

15. 7) An example of onomatopoeia is…. Busy buzzing bees As fast as a car “Bang!” I am a monster. Home Page

16. 8) An example of a simile is…. Busy buzzing bees As fast as a car “Bang!” I am a monster. Home Page

17. 9) An example of alliteration is…. Busy buzzing bees As fast as a car “Bang!” I am a monster. Home Page

18. 10) An example of a metaphor would be…. My daughter, Jessica is a fish. Tall as a tree. Buzzing bees battle. Ouch! Home Page

19. 11) Which sentence is correctly written? John and Mary play ball. John and Mary play ball John and mary play ball John and mary play ball. Home Page

20. 12) Is this a complete sentence? Mr. Jones yelled, Could be if you wanted Yes No If the right sentence comes after it. Home Page

21. 13) A complex sentence has A noun and a verb A noun a verb and a capital letter A noun, a verb, a capital letter and a period. A noun, a verb, a capital letter, a period and a dependent clause. Home Page

22. 14) An example of something a dependent clause can tell is… The mood The noun The verb The adjective Home Page

23. 15) Without dependent clauses a story is… Interesting and informative Funny and engaging Boring and monotonous Home Page

24. Rule 1 You must write a 12 point sentence to choose a number Home Page

25. Rule 2 You may draw a card anytime you pass a city. Every time you roll pay $10 for gas. Home Page

26. Rule 3 You may choose a number if the other team answers incorrectly. Home Page

27. Debrief What were the difficult parts of playing the game? What were the benefits of playing the game? Go back and look at the questions– which were “easy” and “difficult”?