Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
DOSASCOMP
Interjections & Articles
Parts of Speech Pt. 1
100
According to the Parts of Speech Flipbook, which TYPE of noun can you experience with the 5 senses?
(e.g. car)
A concrete noun
100
How many types of pronouns are mentioned in the grammar flip book?
Bonus: What are they? (50 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Three types
(Bonus) Subject pronouns, object pronouns, & possessive pronouns
100
What do adjectives describe?
A noun or pronoun
(must have both)
100
Which comes first in DOSASCOMP: Size or Shape?
Size
100
According to the Grammar Flipbook, what are interjections often separated by?
Exclamation points and commas
(Must have both)
100
Identify the pronouns in the following sentences, and state what TYPE of pronoun they are.
Why is she helping John? Did John ask her for help?
she=subject pronoun
her=object pronoun
(must have all components)
200
The picture below shows what TYPE of noun?
Hint: Don't just type what you see in the picture--actually read the question.
An abstract noun
200
According to the Parts of Speech Pt. 1 VIDEO, what do we call pronouns that receive the action in a sentence?
Bonus: According to the Grammar Flipbook, how many are there? (50 points with 10 seconds to answer)
Object pronouns
Bonus: There are 7 object pronouns
200
According to the Grammar Flipbook, what do we insert between adjectives of equal importance?
commas
200
According to the Grammar Flipbook, DOSASCOMP is used to list adjectives in the order of ______________?
Bonus: What does the "D" in DOSASCOMP stand for? (100 points with 15 seconds to answer)
Importance
(Bonus) "Determiner"
200
What do we call an adjective that is used in front of nouns that defines the noun as either specific or unspecific?
Bonus: Name all of them. (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Articles
(Bonus) a, an, the
200
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
I used the microscope to look at cells because I love science.
Bonus: Name what TYPE of noun they are. (100 points with 25 seconds to answer)
I, microscope, cells, science
(Bonus) I=concrete, microscope=concrete, cells=concrete, science=abstract
300
State what TYPE of noun "fear" is in the following sentence:
I have a fear of spiders.
Abstract noun
300
Which of the following are subject pronouns?
"I" "Me" "Them" "We"
I & We
(Must have both answers)
300
Is the following sentence correct? If not, how do we fix it?
Three, furry cats were staring at me.
Bonus: How do you know? (200 points with 20 seconds to answer)
No; We need to remove the comma between Three and furry.
"Three furry cats were staring at me."
(Bonus) 1) meaning changes when we switch the adjectives OR 2) "Three" and "furry" are not equally important adjectives
(must have at least one of the reasons)
300
Name all of the words in the acronym DOSASCOMP in the correct order:
Bonus: According to the Grammar Flipbook, when do we use DOSASCOMP? (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Determiner, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material Purpose
(must be in the exact same order)
(Bonus) When a sentence has many adjectives
300
Name the places where an interjection can be placed in a sentence:
The beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
Beginning, Middle & End
(must have all three)
300
Correct the following sentence if needed:
The expensive, Swiss wristwatch was very fancy.
Bonus: How do you know? (200 points with 20 seconds to answer.
Correction:
Remove the comma between expensive and Swiss.
(Bonus) 1) meaning changes when the two adjectives are switched OR 2) the adjectives are not of equal importance.
(must have at least 1 of the reasons)
400
State what TYPE of noun "laughter" is in the following sentence:
I could hear the laughter from outside the room.
Bonus: Explain why (200 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Concrete noun
(Bonus) Because laughter can be heard (part of the 5 senses)
400
Complete the following sentence with the correct pronoun:
Hailey, Johnny, and I were going to the park when _____ met Bobby.
Bonus: How do you know? (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
"we"
(Bonus) "Hailey, Johnny, and I" shows that the answer is we. We is a subject pronoun that does the action.
400
Correct the following sentence:
Their useful, six-foot rods promised success.
Bonus: How do you know? (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Correction: remove the comma between useful and six-foot.
"Their useful six-foot rods promised success.
(Bonus) 1) meaning changes when the adjectives are switched OR 2) "useful" and "six-foot" are not equally important adjectives.
400
Correct the following sentence and write the adjectives in the right order according to DOSASCOMP.
I was on sailing grey the old boat.
Bonus: State what TYPES of adjectives they are (250 points with 25 seconds to answer)
the old grey sailing
(must be word for word without any mistakes)
(Bonus) the=article, old=age, grey=color, sailing=purpose (must have all of them)
400
Identify the interjection in the following sentence:
Oh dear, I don't know what to do with this mess!
Bonus: Generally, what does an interjection convey? (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Oh dear
(Bonus) emotions
400
Name the correct pronoun to place in the following sentence:
Everyone came to the party and brought _____ favorite food.
Bonus: How do you know? (100 points with 20 seconds to answer)
his or her (or his/her)
(Bonus) Everyone is a singular noun, so we must use a singular pronoun.
500
Identify all of the nouns in the following sentence, and state what TYPE of noun they are:
Annie had the courage to speak up against the bully.
Annie (concrete), courage (abstract), bully (concrete)
(must name all 3 and the TYPE)
500
Describe what is happening in the GIF by completing the following sentence with only pronouns.
______ loves to play with ______.
Bonus: What is a pronoun antecedent? (400 points with 20 seconds to answer)
He loves to play with them. (must be word for word)
(Bonus) An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces/modifies/refers to
500
Identify all of the adjectives in the following sentence (no articles):
The Swiss chocolate came in a brown gift box.
Bonus: According to DOSASCOMP, name what TYPE each adjective is. (150 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Swiss, brown, gift
(must have all three)
(Bonus) Swiss=origin; brown=color; gift=purpose
500
Write the adjectives in the following sentence in the correct order according to DOSASCOMP:
I picked up baseball metal a American horrible bat.
a horrible American metal baseball
(must be in the exact same order)
500
Fill in the following sentences with the proper articles:
Let's meet up at ______ grocery store next to your house. We can grab ___ bag of chips and ____ limited edition soda!
Bonus: State whether the articles are definite or indefinite (100 points with 15 seconds to answer)
the, a, the
(Bonus) the (definite), a (indefinite), the (definite)
500
Find the correct pronoun to match the antecedent below.
Anyone who needs to see ________ dentist needs to make an appointment right now.
Bonus: What is the antecedent? (400 points) (20 seconds to answer)
his or her (must have both)
(Bonus) Anyone
600
Identify the nouns in the following sentence, and state what TYPE of noun they are.
My birthday is in July.
Bonus: How do you know? (200 points with 20 seconds to answer)
Birthday (abstract), July (abstract)
(must have both answers and also state what TYPE of noun they are)
(Bonus) Birthday and July cannot be sensed with the 5 senses, so they are abstract.
600
Replace all of the nouns in the following sentence with only pronouns:
Larry and I are playing with the ball.
Hint: Combine the compound subject with one pronoun.
We are playing with it.
(must be word for word)
600
Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:
The scary dog that seems very angry barks every morning.
Bonus: What do adjective phrases modify? (200 points with 20 seconds to answer)
"that seems very angry"
(must be word for word)
(Bonus) nouns and pronouns
(must have both)
600
Rewrite the following sentence with the correct order of adjectives using DOSASCOMP:
This is long a sleeping small old Swiss bag.
Correct sentence:
This is a small old long Swiss sleeping bag.
(must be word for word)
600
Finish the sentence with the proper articles:
Lebron James is _____ basketball player, and he has ____ best chance of winning this year.
Bonus: State whether each article is definite or indefinite. (200 points with 15 seconds to answer)
Lebron James is a basketball player, and he has the best chance of winning this year.
(Bonus) a=indefinite, the=definite
600
Correct the following sentence with the right order of adjectives according to DOSASCOMP (Answer must include the entire sentence without any mistakes):
My brother sat on round Norwegian wooden the large beautiful kitchen old table.
Bonus: state what TYPE of adjectives they are (400 points with 35 seconds to answer)
Correct order: My brother sat on the beautiful large old round Norwegian wooden kitchen table.
(must be word for word without any mistakes)
(Bonus) the=article, beautiful=opinion, large=size, old=age, round=shape, Norwegian=origin, wooden=material, kitchen=purpose (must have all answers)