Midyear Grammar Jeopardy

Subject/Verb Agreement

100

(Is/Are) Kathy sketching the Earth or the moon?

What is -Is ?

200

Both Kevin and Meg (study, studies) for the astronomy test.

What is study?

300

The planets in our solar system (orbit, orbits) around the sun.

What is orbit?

400

One of my teachers (is, are) getting married.

What is "is"?

500

My dog is one of those crazy dogs who (chases, chase) sticks all day.

What is chases?

Select the subject that agrees with the verb

100

The class walks together slowly through the planetarium.

What is "The Class"?

200

The group of soldiers stand guard at the monument.

What is "the group"?

300

Seven astronauts are trained for space missions.

What is "astronauts"?

400

Either Sheila or Bob has an appointment with the doctor.

What is "Sheila or Bob?"

500

The pod of dolphins swims in the clear, blue water.

What is "the pod"?

(The pod is singular so the verb must be swims)

Correct Capitalization

100

The sun streams across the lawn of the white house.

What is White House?

200

I prefer pizza from Dominoes rather than pizza from Papa Johns. Name the capitalization rule used here.

What is business or brand names?

300

The entire group listens attentively to the principal boykin.

Who is Principal Boykin?

400

What is wrong with this sentence?

My Brother plays soccer.

What is "brother should NOT be capitalized"? or 

My brother plays soccer.

500

The number of capital letters in this sentence.

"sam and i went to burger king on edwards street."

What is 6?

Proper and Common nouns

100

The common nouns in this sentence:

Six passengers in the back struggle to stay awake.

What is passengers?

200

List the proper nouns in this sentence:

Sarah knows where to find the North Star.

What are Sarah & North Star?

300

The number of proper nouns in this sentence:

MRS. LARSON TEACHES MATHEMATICS AT WMS.

What is 2?

(Mrs. Larson & WMS)

400

List the proper nouns in this sentence:

Pupatellas is my favorite pizza place, but Layla likes Pizza Hut better.

What is Pupatellas, Layla, Pizza Hut

500

List the common nouns in this sentence:

My dog Barley has a pink collar.

What are "dog" and "collar"?

Apostrophes and Plural Nouns

100

Put these noun pairs in a possessive form:

Jen

Book

What Jen's book?

200

Fill in the blank:         noun: Katie

______ basketball rolled down the driveway.

What is Katie's?

300

_________ breakfast is getting cold.

(Chris'    Chris's      Chrises)

What is Chris'?

400

Put these noun pairs in a plural possessive form:

the students 

pencils

What is the students' pencils?

500

Put these noun pairs in a singular possessive form:

the students 

locker

What is the student's locker?