5th grade Grammar Jeopardy

Random

100

An incomplete thought - not a complete sentence.

fragment

200

This type of sentence always uses a comma along with a coordinating conjunction to join together two independent clauses.

What is a compound sentence?

300

What does the "n" in fanboys stand for?

nor

400

Complete the compound sentence with the correct conjunction:

Raquel doesn't dance in the traditional way, _____ does she want to.

nor

500

Which answer choice correctly combines the following sentences to make a compound sentence? 

1. The players on our team work really hard. 2. We have never won the championship. 

A. The players on our team work really hard since we have never won the championship. 

B. The players on our team work really hard, yet we have never won the championship. 

C. Although we have never won the championship, the players on our team work really hard. 

D. Because we have never won the championship, the players on our team work really hard.

B. The players on our team work really hard, yet we have never won the championship. 

Subjects and Predicates

100

Name the simple subject in the following sentence. Sometimes my brothers go into the basement and shut the door.

What is brothers?

200

Name the simple predicate in the following sentence. Who was your favorite performer?

What is was?

300

Name the compound subject in the following sentences. Next year, my uncle will be driving his truck to Atlanta, and my cousin and I will get to ride with him.

What is my cousin and I?

400

Name the compound predicate in the following sentence. During the campaign, we worked hard for our candidate and called many voters.

What is worked and called?

500

Name the sentence that correctly combines the following sentences into a compound sentence with a compound subject. 1. Tigers are large members of the cat family. 2. Moose are the largest members of the deer family. 3. Elk are the largest members of the deer family. A. Tigers are large members of the cat family, but moose are the largest members of the deer family. B. Elk are the largest members of the deer family, and moose are the largest members of the deer family. C. Tigers and elk are the largest member of the cat family, and moose is the largest member of the deer family. D. Tigers are a large member of the cat family, and moose and elk are the largest members of the deer family.

What is D?

Verbs

100

Name the three tenses of verbs.

past, present and future

200

Identify the verb in the following sentence. 

Children rushed from every house.

rushed

300

Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense. 

The students ________ their essays on Monday. 

A. writing B. written C. wrote D. writed

c. wrote

400

Re-write this sentence correctly:

I catched the ball in kickball yesterday.

I caught the ball in kickball yesterday.

500

Re-write this sentence to be in the PAST tense. Change both verbs to be in the past tense.

Ms. Kelly teaches us about verbs so we speak Academic English.

Ms. Kelly taught us about verbs so we spoke Academic English.

Contractions

100

The contraction WE'RE stands for what two words?

we are

200

What is the contraction for SHE WILL?

she'll

300

He ______ have recess. What contraction goes in the blank? 

A. they'll B. we're C. can't D. she's

c. can't

400

THEY'RE is the contraction for what two words?

they are

500

The contraction for WILL NOT is __________________. (be careful!!)

won't

Fragment, Simple or Compound?

100

A simple sentence must have a subject and a ___________.

verb

200

Fragment, simple or compound?

Ms. Vasquez's amazing white mustang.

Fragment

300

Fragment, simple or complex?

I went.

simple sentence

400

Fragment, simple or compound?

the students were walking but Bianca was skipping

compound

500

Fragment, simple or compound?

I love elephants and giraffes.

simple - only has one subject