Victorious Verbals
I said to Samantha, "Studying is a great idea if you want to do well on this test."
In the above sentence, which words make up the ENTIRE infinitive phrase? (100 points)
"to do well on this test"
Mr. Bev noticed the abandoned house. The attic was carefully explored by him. He was never seen again.
Combine the three sentences using active voice. (100 points)
Mr. Bev noticed the abandoned house, carefully explored the attic, and was never seen again.
(Mr. Bev is the subject... no need to include "he" or "him" after the commas!)
True or False: For nonessential information, do NOT use commas.
Example: Mr. Bev who was born in 1995 loves to teach grammatical concepts.
FALSE ... (you DO use commas)
Correct: Mr. Bev, who was born in 1995, loves to teach grammatical concepts.
"who was born in 1995" is not essential.
Fill in the blank: Victor Frankenstein, who stole from death itself, was famously called the modern __________. (100 points each)
Prometheus
After the fierce winter storm, Mr. Bev shoveled the fallen snow off of his crooked driveway.
1. Identify the participle(s) in the above sentence. (100 points)
2. Identify the regular adjective in the above sentence. (100 points)
1. Participles: fallen, crooked
2. Regular Adjective: fierce
If I _______ the emperor of the galaxy, I would make all weekends three days.
1. Fill in the blank to use the subjunctive mood correctly. (100 points)
2. Fill in the blank: Emperor _________ was a Sith Lord in Star Wars. (100 points)
1. were
2. Palpatine
The new dogs: which arrived last week: all need allergy shots.
Colons are being incorrectly used in this sentence and should be replaced with ________. (100 points)
Why is the underlined section nonessential? (100 points)
1. commas
2. We already know the dogs are "new" so when they arrived is not necessary.
РЕВОЛЮЦИЯ!!!!!
Orwell's famous pig rivals (Napoleon and Snowball) were inspired by which two historic Russian figures? (100 points each)
Napoleon = Joseph Stalin
Snowball = Leon Trotsky
Playing to win is a key philosophy of any baseball player.
1. Which verbal phrase is underlined above? (100 points)
2. What is its function? (100 points)
3. Who is Mr. Bev's favorite Phillies player? (100 points)
1. gerund
2. subject
3. Christopher Sanchez
After a long day in his classroom, the track was run on and a workout was completed with his energized students by Mr. Bev.
1. Active or Passive Voice? (100 points)
2. Explain why! (100 points)
3. Identify the participle! (100 points)
1. Passive Voice
2. The subject (Mr. Bev) shows up AFTER the verbs (run and completed).
3. "energized" is a participle
"No matter what time it is, even 3:30 AM in the morning, I always have a burning appetite to eat cheese," (Bevenour 9).
1. What (nonessential) words could be omitted from this quote and replaced with an ellipsis while still keeping it's meaning? (200 points)
2. What is Mr. Bev's favorite type of cheese? (100 points)
1. "No matter what time it is... I always have a burning appetite to eat cheese," (Bevenour 9).
2. American Cheese
During our Poetry unit, we analyzed three poems as a class. Name them. (100 points each)
1. There Will Come Soft Rains (Sara Teasdale)
2. Sonnet 34 (William Shakespeare)
3. Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep (Mary E. Frye)
Define the following terms:
1. Verbal (100 points)
2. Gerund (100 points)
3. Participle (100 points)
4. Infinitive (100 points)
1. Verbal – A verb used as a different part of speech.
2. Gerund – A verb ending in -ing that functions as a NOUN.
3. Participle – A verb form ending in -ing, -ed, -en that function as an ADJECTIVE.
4. Infinitive – The word "to" plus the base form of a verb used as a NOUN / ADJECTIVE.
Active voice makes your writing fly higher and faster!
Each team has 90 seconds to build a paper airplane. Then, each team will take turns throwing their plane. The team whose plane flies the furthest wins 400 points.
Answers may vary
__________ after his soccer ball Mr. Bev made his way down the hill.
1. Choose a participle to fill in the blank space. (200 points)
2. A comma belongs in this sentence! Where? (100 points)
3. What soccer position did Mr. Bev play growing up? (100 points)
1. Running, Chasing, Sprinting, etc.
2. After "ball"
3. Striker/Forward
1. What is one reason why the depressed Creature wants a female companion? (100 points)
2. Looking at the other side, what is one reason why Victor does not want to create a female companion? (100 points)
3. Find two verbals (and identify their type) in these questions. (100 points each)
1. Answers may vary
2. Answers may vary
3. "depressed" (participle), "Looking" (gerund), "to create" (infinitive)
VERBAL VENTURES! Fill in the blank with the indicated verb type. (100 points each)
1. ______ helps to keep you in shape. (gerund)
2. The ______ cat slept peacefully. (participle)
3. She hopes ______ the concert. (infinitive)
4. He enjoys ______ video games after school. (gerund)
5. A ______ Mr. Bev stole the device. (participle)
Possible answers:
1. Running
2. purring
3. to attend
4. playing
5. maddened
Mr. Bev wants to use passive voice to tell his class that a student found a cell phone WITHOUT revealing who found it.
1. What would Mr. Bev say to his class? Remember, passive voice! (300 points)
2. A secret bonus question... (200 points)
1. "A cell phone has been found."
2. Anyone have a cell phone right now? If so, hold it up and earn 200 points for your team!
Identify the type of punctuation based on the description. (100 points each)
1. Separates ideas or items
2. Shows strong feelings
3. Connects related sentences
4. Shows possession or missing letters
5. Joins words or parts of words
1. commas - separates ideas or items
2. exclamation point - shows strong feelings
3. semicolon - connects related sentences
4. apostrophe - shows possession or missing letters
5. hyphen - joins words or parts of words
Frederick Douglass' text preceded the Civil War. Answer these questions. (100 points each)
1. Year the Civil War started
2. First state to secede from the Union
3. The vital river Ulysses S. Grant captured from the Confederates
4. Bloodiest single day battle in American history
5. One of the first two famous ironclads
1. Year - 1861
2. First state to secede - South Carolina
3. Captured river - Mississippi River
4. Bloodiest battle - Battle of Antietam
5. Ironclads - USS Monitor / CSS Virginia