Michigan
South Lyon
Parts of Speech
Other Grammar
100
Katherine Applegate is an author who was born in Michigan. She wrote a famous book about a gorilla who lives at the mall. What is that book called?
The One and Only Ivan
100
How many elementary schools are there in South Lyon?
8 (Dolsen, Pearson, Brummer, Bartlett, Hardy, Kent Lake, Sayre, Salem)
100
In the sentence, 'A mysterious package was on our doorstep,' what part of speech is the word 'mysterious'?
Adjective
100
What's wrong with the sentence: I didn't see nothing when I looked out the window during the storm.
I didn't see ANYTHING
200
What color is the Michigan state flag?
Dark blue
200
What year did Centennial open back up as a middle school after being closed for renovations? (It used to be an elementary school!)
2002
200
In the sentence, 'The golden retriever barked loudly at the mail carrier,' what part of speech is the word 'loudly'?
Adverb
200
What's wrong with the sentence: Me and Justin are going to build a wooden birdhouse this weekend.
Justin and I
300
English is the most common language spoken in Michigan. What is the SECOND most used language in our state?
Spanish
300
How many people live in the South Lyon Community Schools district area (including adults)? You win if you get within 5,000 of being right!
45,500
300
In the sentence, 'After finishing her homework, Maya went to the park with them,' what part of speech is the word 'them'?
Pronoun
300
In the following sentence, what is the direct object? "The talented chef baked the guests a delicious chocolate cake."
(Chocolate) cake
400
How many of the Great Lakes actually TOUCH Michigan? (Bonus 100 points if you can name the ones that do!)
4 (all but Ontario)
400
Our district includes part of Oakland County, Washtenaw County, and Livingston County. How many townships/cities are a part of the district in total? (Bonus 100 points if you can name at least half of them!!)
TEN: South Lyon, Lyon Township, New Hudson, Green Oak, Northfield Township, Whitmore Lake, Salem Township, Wixom, Milford, Novi
400
Read the sentence: 'The cat slept peacefully under the cozy blanket, and I fell asleep right next to him.' What part of speech is the word "him"?
pronoun
400
In the following sentence, what is the indirect object? "My older sister lent me her favorite denim jacket."
ME
500
There is a famous beach/national lakeshore in Michigan that has a famous children's book written about it. It is called The Legend of.... __________ ______
Sleeping Bear
500
How many students go to the South Lyon Community School District? Get within 500 and you get the answer right!
8,227
500
In the sentence, 'We wanted to go swimming, but the weather was too cold,' what part of speech is the word 'but'?
Conjunction
500
In the sentence below, identify the dependent clause that is a MODIFIER. "Hot and sweaty, we decided to go get ice cream."
"Hot and sweaty"