Adjective Jeopardy

Type of adjective

100

Identify the type of adjective:

The ancient temple stood majestically on the hill.

Descriptive

200

Identify the type of adjective:

Is this your jacket hanging on the chair?

Possessive

300

Identify the type of adjective:

Which book would you like to read tonight?

Interrogative

400

Identify the type of adjective:

Several students volunteered for the field trip.

Quantitative 

500

Identify the type of adjective:

The dog is very excited about his new toy.

Descriptive

Dangling Modifier

100

Fix the dangling modifier:

Watching the birds, the picnic was a delightful experience.

(Hint: Who was watching the birds?)

Watching the birds, we found the picnic to be a delightful experience.

200

Fix the dangling modifier:

Barking loudly, the mail was delivered as the dog watched.

(Hint: Who was barking?)

Barking loudly, the dog watched as the mail was delivered.

300

Fix the dangling modifier:

Covered in snow, we decided to cancel school for the day.

(Hint: Who was covered in snow?)

Because the roads were covered in snow, we decided to cancel school for the day.

400

Fix the dangling modifier:

After finishing the homework, the video game was played all night.

(Hint: Who finished the homework?)

After we finished the homework, we played the video game all night.

500

Fix the dangling modifier:

Not having followed the recipe closely, the cake was a disaster.

Since she did not follow the recipe closely, the cake was a disaster

Comparative and superlative

100

List the comparative and superlative adjectives for the word below:

Slow 

Slower, slowest

200

List the comparative and superlative adjectives for the word below:

Warm

Warmer, Warmest

300

List the comparative and superlative adjectives for the word below:

Smart

Smarter, smartest

400

List the comparative and superlative adjectives for the word below:

Wet

Wetter, wettest

500

List the comparative and superlative adjectives for the word below:

Sharp

Sharper, sharpest

Eliminate wordiness and redundancy

100

Replace the phrase with more precise language:

A tool used for cutting trees

Axe

200

Replace the phrase with more precise language:

Ran extremely fast

Sprinted

300

Replace the phrase with more precise language:

Creature that barks and wags its tail

Dog

400

Replace the phrase with more precise language:

A device that tells time

Clock

500

Replace the phrase with more precise language:

Lying without being seen

Hiding

Non-restrictive elements

100

Place commas around the nonrestrictive elements in the following sentence:

Captain Lawrence Washington George’s half-brother was one of those who fought in the war.

Captain Lawrence Washington, George's half-brother, was one of those who fought in the war.  

200

Place commas around the nonrestrictive elements in the following sentence:

Thomas who was late to the meeting apologized profusely.

Thomas, who was late to the meeting, apologized profusely.

300

Place commas around the nonrestrictive elements in the following sentence:

The car which was blue belonged to my brother.

The car, which was blue, belonged to my brother.

400

Place commas around the nonrestrictive elements in the following sentence:

The painting an 18th century masterpiece was sold at auction.

The painting, an 18th century masterpiece, was sold at auction.

500

Place commas around the nonrestrictive elements in the following sentence:

Julie an experienced chef can prepare exquisite dishes.

Julie, an experienced chef, can prepare exquisite dishes.