Writing Strategies Jeopardy

Fragments & Sentences

100

What is a fragment?

An incomplete thought (missing a subject or a verb or is unclear)

200

Is the following a complete sentence or fragment? Henry went to the store.

Complete sentence. Henry = subject went - verb

300

Is the following a complete sentence or fragment? A wristwatch for me and new computer game for my sister.

Fragment. Missing a subject (who brought the wristwatch and computer?)

400

Say a complete sentence.

Multiple Correct Answers.

500

Say an exclamatory sentence.

Multiple Correct Answers.

Random

100

What Dsiney movie is inspired in the mexican culture?

Coco

200

Sing a song

...

300

Sing a song with the word Happy. 

...

400

Which sport is played with your feet only?

football

500

Mention the name of 3 cartoons

Multiple correct answers

Appositives

100

Find the appossitive in the sentence.

The desk, the very old one, broke yesterday.

the vey old one

200

Find the appossitve in the sentece.

My sister, Sofia, is working very  hard.

Yes

300

Is this sentence correct?

My mom made my favorite food tacos.

No

400

Is the sentence correct?

My teacher, Ms. Garcia, is teaching Math.

Yes

500

Add the commas to the sentence.

The restaurant IHOP will close very soon.

The restaurant, IHOP, will close very soon.

Random 2

100

When does SPRING begin?

March 21

200

When do we celebrate Mario's Day?

March 10

300

What is a verb?

An action

400

Name 5 nouns

Multiple correct answers possible.

500

In what month do we celebrate Indpendence Day?

September

Complex Sentences

100

What is a complex sentence?

A complex sentence has both a dependent and independent clause.

200

What is an independent clause? What is a dependent clause?

Independent Clause = information that can stand alone as a sentence (it makes sense) Dependent Clause = information that can NOT stand alone as a sentence (it doesn't make sense on its own)

300

The sentence below is a complex sentence. Label the independent and dependent clauses. I went to Subway with Miss Harms to eat before grading all of your work.

Independent clause =  I went to Subway with Miss Harms to eat 

Dependent=before grading all of your narrative final papers.

400

Mention 3 conjuctions that you can fin in a dependent clause:

Although, After, As, When, While, Unless, Before, Because, If Since

500

Add the conjunction in the correct place:

I didn't study/ I failed the test (because)

Because I didn't study, I failed the test.