Grammar Jeopardy: Tense & Timing

Agreeing with Statements (So/Too/Neither/Either)

100

Question: Complete the response:
A: "I love ice cream."
B: "______ do I!"

So

200

Question: Correct the error:
A: "She doesn’t like spinach."
B: "Me too."

"Me neither."

300

Question: Rewrite using too or either:
"I’m not tired, and my brother isn’t tired."

"I’m not tired, and my brother isn’t either."

400

Question: Create a response with neither to agree:
A: "We didn’t finish the project."
B: [Your response]

"Neither did we."

500

Question: Combine into one sentence using so:
"I enjoy hiking. My sister enjoys hiking."

"I enjoy hiking, and so does my sister."

Time Clauses (Before/After/When)

100

Question: Fill in the blank:
"______ the movie ended, we went home."

After

200

Question: Correct the sentence:
"When the phone rang, I was cooking dinner."

Already correct!

300

Question: Rewrite with the time clause first:
"We ate dessert before we left the restaurant."

"Before we left the restaurant, we ate dessert."

400

Question: Identify the error:
"After she will finish her homework, she will watch TV."

Remove "will" after "after" → "After she finishes her homework..."

500

Question: Combine using when:
"The power went out. I was studying."

"The power went out when I was studying."

Past Continuous

100

Question: Fill in the blank:
"They ______ (watch) TV at 8 PM last night."

were watching

200

Question: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:
"While I ______ (cook) dinner, my brother ______ (play) video games."

"While I was cooking dinner, my brother was playing video games."

300

Question: Create a sentence using past continuous + simple past:
[Clue: rain / leave house]

"It was raining when I left the house."

400

Question: Turn into a question:
"You were sleeping during the lecture."

"Were you sleeping during the lecture?"

500

Question: Answer with a full sentence:
"What were you doing when the fire alarm rang?" (Assume you were cooking.)

"I was cooking when the fire alarm rang."

Adverbs of Manner

100

Question: Choose the correct adverb:
"She sings ______ (beautiful / beautifully)."

beautifully

200

Question: Correct the error:
"He drove careful to work."

"He drove carefully to work."

300

Question: Replace the adjective with an adverb:
"She is a quick runner." → "She runs ______."

quickly

400

Question: Fix the word order:
"He opened quietly the door." → (Object: "the door")

"He opened the door quietly."

500

Question: Explain why this is wrong:
"They did good on the test."

"Good" is an adjective; use the adverb "well."

Mixed Category

100

Question: Fill in the blank with so, too, neither, or either:
A: "I can’t swim."
B: "______ can I."

Neither

200

Question: Answer with past continuous:
"What were you doing at 7 PM yesterday?" (Assume: eat dinner)

"I was eating dinner."

300

Question: Create a sentence with past continuous + simple past:
[Clue: rain / go outside]

"It was raining when I went outside."

400

Question: Fix the word order and adverb:
"He gave me a gift generous."

 "He gave me a gift generously."

500

Question: Write a sentence where the time clause comes second (no comma):
[Clue: go home / party ended]

"We went home after the party ended."