Transcript GRAMMAR jEOPARDY

GRAMMAR JEOPARDY
Nouns
Verbs
Pronouns
Adverbs/
Adjectives
Prepositions
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NOUNS (10)
What is a noun?
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A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR
IDEA
NOUNS (20)
A word that shows a specific person, place,
thing or idea
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PROPER NOUN
NOUN (30)
Find the noun:
The little kitten tried to climb up, but couldn’t
quite do it.
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KITTEN
NOUN (40)
Identify the pronoun and nouns:
The little old lady couldn't find her dog today.
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HER
LADY
DOG
NOUNS (50)
Find the direct object:
The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me.
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WINDOWS
VERBS (10)
What is a verb?
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A WORD THAT SHOW ACTIONS OR
STATE OF BEING
VERBS (20)
Find the verb:
My English teacher taught us the parts of
speech today.
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TAUGHT
VERBS (30)
Find the verb phrase:
I am going to tell on you and your brother when
your mom gets home!
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AM GOING
VERBS (40)
Identify two different verbs and the verb
phrase:
I am driving to the store right now, and I will
shop and buy groceries when I get there.
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AM DRIVING
SHOP
BUY
VERBS (50)
Find the gerund:
Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies!
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EATING
PRONOUNS (10)
What is a pronoun?
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A WORD THAT REPLACES A NOUN
PRONOUNS (20)
Find the pronoun:
The police officer arrested the student after he
tried to run away.
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HE
PRONOUNS (30)
A word that shows ownership - for example, his
or hers.
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PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
PRONOUNS (40)
Find the indefinite pronoun:
No one at Rosemount Middle School is going to
be a super hero!
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NO ONE
PRONOUNS (50)
Find the reflexive pronoun:
He accidently punched himself in the eye!
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HIMSELF
ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (10)
What is an adverb?
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A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERB,
ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB
ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (20)
Find the adverb:
The big, fat, lazy cow quietly slept beside the
haystack.
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QUIETLY
ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (30)
Find the adjective:
Slowly, quietly, Harry crept downstairs to get the
early mail.
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EARLY
ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (40)
Find the adjective:
Forgetting his lunch on the counter, a sad
Frankie Joe slowly walked home.
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SAD
ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (50)
Identify all the adverbs and adjectives in this
sentence:
The small brown fox silently trotted across the
grassy field.
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SMALL
BROWN
GRASSY
SILENTLY
PREPOSITIONS (10)
What is a preposition?
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A WORD THAT CONNECTS A NOUN TO
THE REST OF THE SENTENCE
PREPOSITIONS (20)
Find all the prepositions:
Across the ocean, the fisherman arrived at the
White Cliffs of Dover.
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ACROSS
AT
OF
PREPOSITIONS (30)
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The area outside the boundary is dangerous to
cross.
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OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY
PREPOSITIONS (40)
Identify all the prepositional phrases:
To the victors go the spoils of war.
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TO THE VICTORS
OF WAR
PREPOSITIONS (50)
Identify all the prepositional phrases:
The weather man forecasts it should be sunny in
Seattle for the first time in ages!
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IN SEATTLE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN AGES