Grammar Jeopardy

Sentence Parts

100

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Many animals need shelter from cold and predators.

animals

200

Identify the simple verb, in the following sentence: The family traveled west from their home in Tennessee.

traveled

300

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: Computer networks have been operating the lights.

have been operating

400

Identify the compound subject in the following sentence: American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived aboard space stations.

astronauts AND cosmonauts

500

Identify the compound verb in the following sentence: Special greenhouses shelter and sustain the city’s food.

shelter AND sustain

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Jennifer (collects, collect) ceramic figurines.

collects

200

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Family members (has admired, have admired) Jonathan’s determination.

have admired

300

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The letters that need to be mailed (is, are) on the counter.

are

400

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Here (is, are) the tickets that you reserved.

are

500

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The principal or the teachers (makes, make) the final decision.

make

Sentence Errors

100

Listens to the students’ opinions.

Listen to the students’ opinions.

200

The company has never printed novels, textbooks, are its primary publication.

A comma splice

The company has never printed novels, textbooks are its primary publication.

300

The following statement is an example of which type of sentence error? After the accident yesterday, Amy drove very carefully she vowed to obey the speed limit.

A run-on OR A fused sentence

After the accident yesterday, Amy drove very carefully and vowed to obey the speed limit. 

After the accident yesterday, Amy drove very carefully. She vowed to obey the speed limit. 

400

What is one way to correct the sentence error in the following sentence? Wearing a seat belt is not just a good idea it’s the law.

Wearing a seat belt is not just a good idea, it’s the law.

500

A interesting and a satisfying hobby.

An interesting and satisfying hobby.

Spelling

100

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: We visited four European (countrys, countries) during our vacation.

countries

200

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The coach reminded the players to wash the (jerseys, jersies) before the game.

jerseys

300

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: Joseph spotted two (deers, deer) at the edge of the field.

deer

400

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The musicians played two separate (pianoes, pianos) on stage.

pianos

500

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The construction crew examined various (roofs, rooves) throughout the course of the week.

roofs

Diction

100

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Samantha located (a lot, alot) of errors in her essay.

a lot

200

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone seemed (alright, all right) until the argument began.

all right

300

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: We decided to take a different (course, coarse) of action.

course

400

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Benjamin is a better writer (then, than) Sherry is.

than

500

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: The new gas prices are (quit, quiet, quite) alarming.

quite