Action Jackson
Beyond Action Jackson
Describe & Conquer
Standing In
How, When, & Where?
200
This type of verb shows action, as in jump, laugh, and dance.
What is an action verb?
200
A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing belongs to this category.
What is a proper noun?
200
These words answer questions like "Which one?" or "What kind?" or "How many?" in regards to nouns.
What are adjectives?
200
Some people introduce themselves by sharing words such as she/her, he/him, or they/them. In grammar, these kinds of words stand in for a person's name.
What are pronouns?
200
Adverbs often answer one of these questions about a verb.
What are how, when, and where?
400
This verb doesn't show action. Instead, it links the subject to information about it. Examples include is, are, and was.
What is a linking verb?
400
The noun in this sentence is unusual because it's both singular and plural: "The sheep crossed the road."
What is sheep?
400
What adjective describes the noun in: "The ancient castle overlooked the town."
What is ancient?
400
Many adverbs end with this two-letter suffix.
What is -ly?
600
In the sentence "She has finished her project," this kind of verb helps the main verb do its job.
What is a helping (auxiliary) verb?
600
Unlike desk or dog, this type of noun names something you cannot touch, like freedom or friendship.
What is an abstract noun?
600
Visual Daily Double!!!!! Which pronoun does this creature prefer if one is unaware of gender? 
What is it?
600
Because adverbs are attached to verbs, this is the correct response to "How are you doing?"
What is "I am doing well." Because "doing" is an action verb, it requires an adverb (well) to describe it. Good is an adjective.
800
Verbs can tell us when something happens. Past, present, and future are all examples of this grammatical feature.
What is tense?
800
This kind of noun is made up of more than one word, such as basketball court or ice cream cone.
What is a compound noun?
800
Identify all the adjectives in: "Three talented musicians performed at the annual festival."
What are three, talented, annual?
800
Pronouns are useful because they help prevent a speaker from having to overly repeat this?
What is a person's name? (Or having to overly repeat a noun?)
1000
English has only a few truly irregular verbs. This common verb changes to went instead of adding -ed.
What is go?
1000
The word team is a noun, but it refers to many people acting as one unit. This type of noun is called a _____ noun.
What is a collective noun?
1000
Shift these adjectives out of order so the reader sees them under a spotlight: The dark and stormy sky frightened the sailors.
The sky, dark and stormy, frightened the sailors.
1000
In the sentence "She sang surprisingly well," there are two adverbs. One modifies the verb, while surprisingly modifies this word.
What is well?