Post on 22-Dec-2015
JeopardyPhrases, Clauses, and Sentences
Commas Semi-Colons
Pronouns
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Final Jeopardy
Commas
$100 Question from H1
What’s needed to make a full sentence?
$100 Answer from H1
Subject, predicate, and complete thought
$200 Question from H1
Identify the subject and predicate.
$200 Answer from H1
We completed the quiz.
$300 Question from H1
What’s the dependent clause in the sentence?Independent clause?While we listened to music, it rained a lot.
$300 Answer from H1
Dependent: While we listened to musicIndependent: it rained a lot.
$400 Question from H1
Why is the below sentence not an independent clause?Before we entered the plane.
$400 Answer from H1
No complete thought
$500 Question from H1
What’s the difference between a phrase and a clause?
$500 Answer from H1
Clause has a subject and predicate
$100 Question from H2
Put the commas in the correct spot (s):I lifted the box a shoe and the shampoo.
Full sentence not needed.
$100 Answer from H2
I lifted the box, a shoe, and the shampoo.
$200 Question from H2
A comma signifies a visual ________ for the reader.
$200 Answer from H2
pause
$300 Question from H2
Put the commas in the correct spot (s):Jerry a cat who kills birds at will got
stuck in a tree last week.
Full sentence not needed.
$300 Answer from H2
Jerry, a cat who kills birds at will, got stuck in a tree last week.
$400 Question from H2
Name the sentence error in the sentence below:
I made some pizza, it did not turn out well.
$400 Answer from H2
Comma Splice
$500 Question from H2
While running the race, I broke my leg.What’s the name of the grammatical term for the word “while”?
$500 Answer from H2
Subordinate conjunction
$100 Question from H3
Put the commas in the correct spot (s):My friend bought such a fast classy car.
Full sentence not needed.
$100 Answer from H3
My friend bought such a fast, classy car.
$200 Question from H3
Put the commas in the correct spot (s):Thinking the class was over the student got up
and walked out.
Full sentence not needed.
$200 Answer from H3
Thinking the class was over, the student got up and walked out.
$300 Question from H3
Identify the sentence error below:The storm destroyed my house it broke three windows
and smashed my roof.
$300 Answer from H3
Run-on
$400 Question from H3
Comma or no comma?Mr. Snedeker punched my friend in the face
and kicked him in the stomach.
$400 Answer from H3
No Comma
$500 Question from H3
Fix the phrase below so it can stand as a full sentence.
During my friend’s speech
$500 Answer from H3
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$100 Question from H4
You use a semi-colon when combining two _________ ____________.
$100 Answer from H4
Independent clauses
$200 Question from H4
Put the semi-colon in the right spot:I danced the night away my feet hurt the next morning.
Full sentences not needed.
$200 Answer from H4
I danced the night away; my feet hurt the next morning.
$300 Question from H4
Which two sentence errors does a semi-colon fix?
$300 Answer from H4
Comma splice and run-on
$400 Question from H4
After an independent clause, you should provide a(n) ___________ __________.2 possible answers…
$400 Answer from H4
Conjunctive Adverb or Transitional Phrase
$500 Question from H4
Which conjunctive adverb or transitional phrase would best suit the sentence below:
Justin Bieber is a bad role model for teens because of his criminal actions; _____________, he thinks he’s better than
everyone else.
$500 Answer from H4
FurthermoreMoreoverIn addition
$100 Question from H5
Identify the antecedent and pronoun:Jerry likes dry food, but he also eats tuna.
$100 Answer from H5
Antecedent: JerryPronoun: he
$200 Question from H5
Identify the pronoun in the sentence:Whose shoes are on the floor?
$200 Answer from H5
Whose
$300 Question from H5
Identify the pronoun and type of pronoun in the sentence:This is easily the best meal on the menu.
$300 Answer from H5
This- Demonstrative
$400 Question from H5
Identify the pronoun and whether it’s reflexive or intensive?
The boy prepared himself before the big dance.
$400 Answer from H5
Prepared- reflexive
$500 Question from H5
What’s the definition of a reflexive pronoun?
$500 Answer from H5
Refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject.
Final JeopardyCreate a sentence which includes a dependent clause connected by a conjunction and independent clause, then connect that sentence to another sentence with a semi-colon and either a transitional phrase or conjunctive adverb.
Topic = cell phones
Final Jeopardy Answer
Answers may vary.