Sentence Writing Jeopardy

Created by Sharon BittleBased on the Fundamental of Sentence

Writing University of Kansas

Center for Research on Learning

Formulas InfinitivesAnd

Prepositions

Definitions Punctuation Miscellaneous

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John went to the store to buy milk.

SV

What is Subject, Verb?

Formula for $200

Mary and her mother sing in the choir.

SSV

• What is Subject, Subject, Verb?

Formulas for $300

4

4

• What is: How many simple sentence formulas are there?

Formulas for $400

The big black dog and little terrier ran and chased each other in the park.

SSVV

• What is Subject, Subject, Verb, Verb?

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The balloon rose high in the air and

disappeared from view.

SVV

• What is Subject, Verb, Verb?

Infin. & Prep. For $100

The purest form of a verb – to ____

Purest form of verb

• What is an infinitive?

Infinitives and Prepositions for $200

A group of words that shows place or time.

A group of words that shows place or time.

• What is a prepositional phrase?

Infinitives and Prepositions for $300

To swim

To swim

• What is an infinitive?

under the desk

Infinitives and Prepositions for $400

under the desk

• What is a prepositional phrase?

Daily

Double

Infinitives and Prepositions for $500

to school

To school

• What is a prepositional phrase or an infinitive depending on how it is used in the sentence?

Definitions for $100

the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about

the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about

• What is the subject?

Definitions for $200

The word that shows the action or state-of-being of the subject

shows the action or state-of-being of the subject

•What is the verb?

Definitions for $300

A word that describes a noun

A word that describes a noun

•What is an adjective?

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Words that help the main verb show action in a sentence

Words that help the main verb

•What are helping verbs?

Definitions for $500

Words that link the subject to another word that describes the subject.

Words that link another word to the subject

•What is a linking verb?

Punctuation for $100

•Must have this to be a complete sentence

Must have this to be a complete sentence

•What is end punctuation?

Punctuation for $200

Must come at the end of question

Comes at the end of a question

•What is a question mark?

Punctuation for $300

Must come at the end of a declarative sentence

Comes at the end of a declarative sentence

•What is a period?

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Used when expressing surprise or intense emotion

Intense emotion or surprise

•What is an exclamation point?

Punctuation for $500

Used in an imperative sentence

Used in an imperative sentence

• What is a period or an exclamation point?

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PENS

PENS

• What is:– Pick a formula– Explore the words to fit the

formula– Note the words– Search and Check ?

Miscellaneous for $200

am, is , are, was, were, seem, be, been become

Am, is, are…

•What are linking verbs?

Miscellaneous for $300

S V . ? !

• What are the requirement for a complete sentence, or:– Start with a capital letter– Have end punctuation– Have a subject– Have a verb– Make sense

S V . ? !

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MARK

MARK

• What is:– Mark out imposters– Ask “Is there a verb?”– Root out the subject– Key in on the

•Beginning•Ending•meaning

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The 23 helping verbs

CHAD B SWIM

CHAD B SWIM

Can have am do be shall was is may

Could has are does being should were might

had did been will must

would