Parts of Speech
Which Word?
Where does that go?
Punctuation Puzzle!
Final Jeopardy!
100
A person, place, or a thing. (Give an example)
What is a noun?
100
He ______ is well-rested is happy. (who/whom)
What is "who" (the subject)
100
Mrs. Jones cat is really, really fat. (apostrophe placement)
What is after the s and before a second s: Jones's. (for singular words add an apostrophe then an “s”) The double “s” is used except in cases where it would seem really wordy (ex: Jesus or Moses)
100
He’s very quiet no one pays much attention to him. (comma or a semi-colon?)
What is after the word quiet. (these are two complete sentences--without a semi-colon it is a run-on sentence)
200
An action word. (Give an example)
What is a verb?
200
To _______ did you give the invitation? (who or whom)
What is "whom" (used as the indirect object of the verb)
200
The Jones cat is really, really fat. (apostrophe placement)
What is Jones' (plural words ending in “s” add an apostrophe after)
200
A hyphen is used to _________. A dash is used to _______.
A hyphen is used to punctuate words. A dash is used to punctuate sentences—it shows a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than a parenthesis.
200
Question (worth 200 points if correct & negative 200 if wrong): Where does the citation go? Many reviews with roots in the humanities critiqued "The Bell Curve" as well. However, according to Gould, "a certain tentativeness pervaded a disturbing number of these critiques." [Here is the citation: “Curveball” 15]
Answer: Many reviews with roots in the humanities critiqued The Bell Curve as well. However, according to Gould, "a certain tentativeness pervaded a disturbing number of these critiques" (“Curveball” 15).
300
Modifies a noun. (Give an example)
What is an adjective?
300
If you are tired _______ a good idea to go to bed. (its or it's)
What is "it's" (it is, rather than a possessive)
300
I went to the store and bought a gallon of milk. (where do you put the comma?)
What is trick question—there is not comma needed!
300
Mark stopped taking piano lessons at the age of twelve (At that age, his teacher passed away) [Place two periods in this sentence]
What is after "twelve" and inside the parenthesis after "away." (If a complete sentence falls within parentheses, place the period inside the closing parenthesis.)
400
Modifies a verb. (Give an example)
What is an adverb?
400
I ______ the mail on the table. (lay/lie)
What is "lay" (which takes a direct object)
400
Even though it is considered “rude,” throwing candy at other people is quite fun. (where do you put the comma?)
What is after rude, before the second set of quotes. (commas and periods should go inside quotation marks at all times)
400
To separate items in a series that already contain commas you need to use ________ (which piece of punctuation?)
What is the purpose of a semi-colon in a list? Example 1: To prepare for our party, I cleaned the kitchen, living room, and dining room; bought chips, salsa, beer, and soda; and I called to warn the neighbors. You also use a semi-colon in a list between a main and subordinate clause. Example 2: The custody case involved Amy Dalton, the child; Ellen and Mark Dalton, the parents; and Ruth and Hal Blum, the grandparents.
500
A verbal noun—looks like a verb (ends in –ing) but functions as a noun. (Give an example)
What is a gerund.
500
Kahn’s article had can have a great ________ on society because it ________ the way an audience think about the organ donation. (affect/effect)
What is effect, affect. (affect is a verb and effect is a noun)
500
Critic Nome Chomsky said the essay was “all wrong” (24) (where does the period go?)
What is after the closing parenthesis. (when a parenthetical source citation immediately follows a quotation, place punctuation *after* the citation).
500
The following conversation takes place between Bill and Jerry: I’ll take the wheat bread, he said. (how do you quote inside a quote?)
When do you use single quotation marks inside double quotation marks? “‘I’ll take the wheat bread,’ he said.”
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