Grammar Jeopardy

Capitalization

300

Which of the following should be capitalized?

>Adjectives

>Occupations

>Book Titles

Book titles

300

Where is the capitalization error?

Jacqueline Woodson decided to become a Novelist and wrote Brown Girl Dreaming

Novelist

300

Which of the following should always be capitalized?

>Adverbs

>Nationalities

>Pronouns

Nationalities (Japanese, Ethiopian, Italian, American, etc.)

Commas

300

T/F: Commas can be used to separate two complete sentences

False

300

William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, he wanted to warn his audience about the dangers of feuds.

Is the comma CORRECT or INCORRECT?

INCORRECT

300

Where is a comma needed?

When he left the house he forgot his umbrella

After "house"

Conjunctions

300

Which is NOT a conjunction?

>And

>At

>If

>Even though

At

300

Which is a coordinating conjunction?

>If

>Although

>Or

>While

Or

300

Which is a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION?

>And

>Because

>But

>Or

Because

Clauses

300

What is the difference between an independent & dependent clause?

Answers may vary

300

T/F: A dependent clause does not have a verb, which is why it cannot be a sentence.

F

300

Which is the dependent clause?

If I go to the store, I will pick up some grapes.

If I go to the store

Parts of Speech

300

Which is an article?

>At

>A

>And

>A

300

Which can be used as an adverb?

>The

>Yesterday

>If

>Furthermore

Yesterday

300

Which is a preposition?

>The

>On

>He

>On