Grammar Gurus
Person, Place or Thing
What is a Noun
You end a declarative sentence with....
What is a period?
“he dont like pizza.” What’s wrong with this sentence?
What is: Capitalize “He” and change “dont” to “doesn’t”?
She ___ (run) to the store yesterday.
What is "ran"?
Which word means “they are”?
What is “they’re”?
"Run," "jump," and "think" are all examples of this part of speech.
What is a verb?
Use this punctuation to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
"Their going to the park.” Identify and correct the error.
What is: Use “They’re” instead of “Their”?
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They ___ (eat) dinner when the doorbell rang.
What is “were eating”?
Which is the correct word: “I want to go ___ the store”?
What is “to”?
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
This punctuation shows possession or contractions.
What is an apostrophe?
“I can’t hardly wait.” What’s the grammar issue here?
What is: It’s a double negative; say “I can hardly wait”?
He ___ (write) five books by the time he was 40.
What is “had written”?
Your” or “You’re”: ___ going to love this grammar game!
What is “You’re”?
This mood of a verb expresses a wish, suggestion, or hypothetical situation, often beginning with “if” or “were.”
What is the subjunctive mood?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
"Each of the students have completed their assignments."
What’s the grammar issue in this sentence?
What is: Change “have” to “has”
Identify the tense in this sentence: “She had been working on the project all night before the meeting started.”
What is past perfect progressive?
Choose the correct word:
"She made a (discreet/discrete) exit from the party."
What is discreet?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Name the grammatical voice used in the sentence: “The book was read by the entire class.”
What is the passive voice?
Identify the punctuation error in this sentence:
“She is intelligent, and beautiful.”
What is the unnecessary comma before “and”?
"Between you and I, that was a terrible idea."
What’s wrong with the sentence?
What is: It should be “Between you and me”
Choose the correct verb:
By this time next year, I ___ (complete) my degree.
What is will have completed?
Identify the error in this sentence:
"He literally exploded with anger."
What is: “Literally” is misused — he didn’t actually explode. Should use “figuratively.”