Is That Even A Sentence?
Conjunction, Junction, What's Your Function?
Punctuation
What's Your Mission, Preposition?
Spice Up Those Sentences
100

Sentence or Sentence Fragment: Because they won the game.

What is FRAGMENT?

100

Which conjunction correctly completes the sentence: Claire had to get an MRI, ___ her nose kept bleeding.

What is FOR?

100

Where should the semi-colon be added in the following sentence: Tamia created a fun game for our Carnival for a Cure Claire worked with her.

What is between CURE and CLAIRE?

100

Which word is a preposition in the following sentence: Ruby is a great big sister who helps her brother and her sister at school every day.

What is AT?

100

Combine the two sentences using BECAUSE: Ari and Pe'kah are best friends. They eat lunch together every day.

What is "Because Ari and Pe'kah are best friends, they eat lunch together every day." OR "Ari and Pe'kah eat lunch together every day because they are best friends."?

200

Sentence or Sentence Fragment: Rocco loves his dog.

What is SENTENCE?

200

Which conjunction correctly completes the sentence: ___ ELA is Kallie's favorite class, she still enjoys math, science, and social studies.

What is EVEN THOUGH, ALTHOUGH, or THOUGH?

200

Where should the semi-colon be added in the following sentence: Jane played hard all weekend long in her basketball tournament she scored 20 points.

What is between TOURNAMENT and SHE?

200

Which word functions as a preposition in the sentence: When they practiced for  the show, the band and strings students were hungry, so they had a snack.

What is FOR?

200

Combine the two sentences using UNTIL: Friggles stays in Mrs. Bradley's desk every year. It is time to teach the students prepositions.

What is "Friggles stays in Mrs. Bradley's desk every year until it is time to teach the students prepositions." or "Until it is time to teach the students prepositions, Friggles stays in Mrs. Bradley's desk."?

300

Sentence or Sentence Fragment: They sing.

What is SENTENCE?

300

Which conjunction correctly completes the sentence: Julian not only scored the highest on the Word Masters Challenge, ___he ___ wrote an awesome TDA.

What is but also?

300

Where should a comma be added to correct the error in the following sentence: Since Lawson had a spelling bee coming up he practiced every day at home and at school.

What is after UP?

300

Which word functions as a preposition in the sentence: After  the parade was cancelled, Drew had to  change all of his plans. 

What is OF?

300

After Wes helped Mrs. Bradley with the attendance, ___. Choose the words to complete the sentence: (A) he goes to the office with the envelope. (B) he took the envelope to the office.(C) he will take the envelope to the office. (D) taking the envelope to the office. 

What is (B)?

400

Which sentence contains an inappropriate sentence fragment:

(1) Does Milena love ELA? (2) Not as much as Grace does. (3) Both girls enjoy reading the novels. (4) Even doing the writing. (5) They can both agree ELA is the best!

What is (4)?

400

Which word functions as a conjunction in the following sentence: Before the game, Stefan stretched in the locker room, and then he completed his warm-ups on the ice.

What is AND?

400

Where should a comma be added to correct the error in the following sentence: Because they are competing in a hockey tournament Grace, Claire, and Ava have to miss school on Friday.

What is after TOURNAMENT?

400

How many words function as a preposition in the sentence? Name them all:  Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go.

What is 3 words: OVER, THROUGH, and TO?

400

Give the best way to combine the two sentences: Bobby wants to play first base and pitcher for his baseball team. He has been practicing all winter.

What is "Since Bobby wants to play first base and pitcher for his baseball team, he has been practicing all winter." (or any cause/effect conjunction if in the right order: so, for, because)?

500

Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate sentence fragment:

(1) Fifth grade is the best year of elementary school. (2) There are many ways to have fun and be leaders in the building. (3) Working the carnival, doing announcements, and taking care of the Spirit Shop sales. (4) All of the younger students look up to the fifth graders. (5) It's no wonder everyone thinks it's the best grade!

What is (3)?

500

Which word functions as a conjunction in the following sentence: After the final bell, Jackson grabbed his iPad out of his backpack; he then began to play Blooket before he had to get on his bus.

What is BEFORE?

500

Fix the sentence by adding the correct punctuation mark where it's needed: Raising money for a good cause is important to the fifth graders at Edgeworth Elementary so they hold a carnival every year to give money to the ACS.

What is add a COMMA before SO?

500

How many words function as a preposition in the sentence? Name them all:  Kickball is a popular game to play at recess with the fifth grade students.

What is 2-AT and WITH?

500

Give the best way to combine the two sentences: Lukas and Graham will create a homemade game for the carnival. They want to use their creativity to help raise money.

What is "They want to use their creativity to help raise money, so Lukas and Graham will create a homemade game for the carnival." (or any other cause/effect conjunction (for, because, since) if in the right order)?

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