GRAMMAR DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Parts of Speech

100

Which TENSE has nothing to do with time?

Present Simple

200

The girl (A:drove smooth) on the road, (B:even though) it (C:was) her first time (D:operating) a class C vehicle. (E:No Error)

(A) drove smooth

300

Fill in the blank: Reflexive Pronouns are a type of ________ Pronoun.

Object Pronoun

400

Spot the Error... If there is one! Maude Adams, after her spectacular (A:triumph as) the original Peter Pan, (B:went about) (C:heavy veiled) and was accessible to (D:only a handful) of intimate friends. (E:No error)

(C) heavy veiled

500

Spot the Error... If there is one! Before the election, there was a long period of (A:disagreement among) (B:my friends and I), (C:because we) all had conflicting opinions (D:from which) we would not be swayed. (E:No Error)

(B) my friends and I

Foundation Fix

100

Name the 9 tenses

Present simple Present continuous Present perfect Past simple Past continuous Past perfect Future simple Future continuous Future perfect

200

Replace the portion in the parentheses with one of the following answer choices: Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people (which have a belief in finding the treasure in them). (A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them (B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them (C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it (D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them (E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them

300

Explain at least 6 subject-verb agreement rules

Singular Subject = Singular verb Inverted order: match action to element carrying out action Disregard modifiers either-or Indefinite Pronouns (Singular + Both) Context clues Collective nouns

400

Replace the portion in the parentheses with one of the following answer choices: Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal (Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph). (A) Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph (B) Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph (C) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians (D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians (E) Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by Plains Indians

(D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians

500

If he (A:had begun) (B:earlier), he might have succeeded (C:in finishing) the (D:extremely) complex project before the deadline. (E:No error)

(E) No Error

Building Blocks

100

Replace the capitalized words with one of the following answers: One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading SYMPTOMS, ANOTHER THAT OCCURS about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment. (A) symptoms, another that occurs (B) symptoms; another one that occurs (C) symptoms, the other, and it occurs (D) symptoms; another one which is occurring (E) symptoms and also occurring

(B) symptoms; another one that occurs

200

Correct the sentence: Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip. (A) Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip. (B) Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value. (C) Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it. (D) Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value. (E) A meal skipped by many people underestimating its value is breakfast.

(D) Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.

300

Replace the capitalized words with one of the following answers: LOOKING UP from the base of the mountain, the trail seemed more treacherous than it really was. (A) Looking up (B) While looking up (C) By looking up (D) Viewing (E) Viewed

(E) Viewed

400

Correct the sentence: Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (A) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (B) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans being realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (C) The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans. (D) Henry Ossawa Tanner, in his realistic paintings, depicting scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans. (E) Henry Ossawa Tanner, whose paintings realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.

(C) The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.

500

Daily Double: Explain at least six subject-verb agreement rules

Singular subject -> Singular verb; Plural Subject -> Plural verb Disregard modifiers and prepositional phrases Either-or rule: Whatever lies closest to the verb is the true subject Inverted word order: always match verb to element conducting action Context clues Indefinite pronouns (Singular + Both) Collective nouns Money Rule

Structure Rupture

100

Spot the Error... If there is one! (A:After) hours of futile debate, the committee has decided (B:to postpone) further discussion (C:of the resolution) until (D:their) next meeting. (E:No error)

D their

200

Replace the portion in the parentheses with one of the following answer choices: The problem of antibiotic (resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because) the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled. (A) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because (B) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries and (C) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries when (D) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where (E) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries and

(D) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where

300

All states (A:impose) severe (B:penalties on) drivers who do not stop when (C:he or she is) (D:involved in) accidents. (E:No error)

(C) he or she

400

Replace the capitalized words with one of the following answers: The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than EITHER FICTION OR DRAMA. (A) either fiction or drama (B) either fiction or in drama (C) either in fiction or drama (D) in either fiction or drama (E) in either fiction or in drama

(D) in either fiction or drama

Identify the Error

100

Spot the Error... If there is one! The students (A:have discovered) that (B:they) can address issues more effectively (C:through) letter-writing campaigns (D:and not) through public demonstrations. (E:No error)

D: and not

200

Spot the Error... If there is one! At the music recital, Alexandra (A:enjoyed listening) to her friend Mohammed's insightful interpretation, (B:which she) thought was (C:more sophisticated) (D:than the other performers). (E:No error).

(D) than the other performers

300

Spot the Error... If there is one! The board (A:reviewing) the courses offered by the college (B:found) that the quality of academic programs (C:were) generally good but (D:somewhat) uneven. (E:No error)

(C) were

400

Spot the Error... If there is one! Researchers began to (A:suspect that) fatty acids in fish might have a protective effect (B:when) they observed that the frequency of heart disease among populations subsisting (C:mainly on) fish (D:were) surprisingly low. (E:No Error)

(D) were

500

Spot the Error... If there is one! Originally a (A:protest on) (B:conventional) painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement (C:exerted) great influence on the art (D:of its) time. (E:No error)

(A) Protest on