Nouns and Verbs
"Table" was the most often used example in our classes of these three categories of nouns.
What is concrete, countable, and common?
Muggy and stormy are THIS kind of adjective.
What is descriptive?
A lover of books. 11 letters.
What is a bibliophile?
These were the three major units (think subjects) we had last semester.
What are banned books (Bone; website), Shakespeare (Macbeth; adaptation), and Holocaust (Night; profiles)?
This baseball team won the World Series in 2016.
Who are the Chicago Cubs?
A philosophy such as existentialism would largely be considered this category of noun.
What is abstract?
"She spoke softly" is a sentence that utilizes THIS kind of adverb.
What is an adverb of manner?
A small fight. 4 letters.
What is a tiff?
The names (titles) of the two comic strips that are on Dr. Kirchoff's door.
What is Foxtrot and Calvin and Hobbes?
Bob Kane and Bill Finger created this superhero in 1939.
Who is Batman?
Auxiliary verbs are also known as this.
What are helping verbs, or helpers?
If I tell you that yesterday my troubles seemed so far away, I just used this kind of adverb.
What is an adverb of time?
Deviates from normal. 7 letters.
This was the "fun fact" you learned about Dr. Kirchoff at the Teacher Appreciation Colloquium.
What is Kirchoff married his high school sweetheart?
The LEGO Batman movie features this Arrested Development star as the voice of Batman.
Who is Will Arnett?
"Dan is my uncle" is a classic example of this kind of Verb.
What is linking?
The Cubs are the most entertaining team in sports just made use of this kind of adjective.
What is superlative?
Showing a lack of proper concern. 8 letters.
What is cavalier?
The first trivia question of the day this spring was about this work of classic literature.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
The Chicago Cubs play at this stadium.
What is Wrigley Field?
"If I had memorized everything I learned about grammar and mechanics, I would dominate this category" is an example of this grammatical mood.
What is subjunctive?
"This is a very fun Jeopardy game" is a sentence that uses this category of adverb.
What is an adverb of degree?
A person who behaves badly. 9 letters.
What is a miscreant?
This was the soup that Dr. Kirchoff brought during the teacher-soup Lenten meal.
What is meatless chili?
Batman first appeared in this comic publication.
What is Detective Comics? (#27)