Grammar Review Jeopardy

Subjects and Predicates

100

What is the subject in the sentence, "The dog barks loudly"?

The dog 

200

What is the predicate in the sentence, "The teacher explained the lesson clearly."?

Explained the lesson clearly.

300

Identify the subject and predicate in the sentence, "The children played in the park after school."

Subject: The children; Predicate: Played in the park after school

400

In the sentence, "My best friend and I are going to the movies," how many subjects are there?

Two subjects ("My best friend" and "I")

500

Find the compound predicate in the sentence, "The bird sang and danced in the tree."

Sang and danced in the tree.

Linking and Action Verbs

100

Is the verb in the sentence, "She feels happy today," a linking or action verb?

Linking verb

200

Identify the action verb in the sentence, "The athlete runs quickly."

Runs

300

What is the linking verb in the sentence, "The soup smells delicious"?

Smells

400

Choose the correct verb: "She (seems, runs) tired after the long day."

Seems (linking verb)

500

Name the sentence with a linking verb: "He is a good swimmer" or "He swims every day."

He is a good swimmer" (linking verb: is)

Prepositions

100

Identify the preposition in the sentence, "The cat is under the table."

Under

200

What is the preposition in the sentence, "The car drove through the tunnel"?

Through

300

How many prepositions are in this sentence: "The boy jumped over the fence and into the water"?

Two (over, into)

400

Identify the preposition in the sentence, "The book is on the top shelf beside the window."

Beside

500

What are the prepositions in this sentence: "She ran across the field and behind the bleachers"?

Across, behind

Prepositional Objects

100

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence, "The bird flew over the tree"?

The tree

200

Identify the object of the preposition in the sentence, "We walked through the park."

The park

300

Find the object of the preposition in the sentence, "The keys are under the couch cushion."

The couch cushion

400

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "She placed the vase on the table next to the window"?

The table

500

Identify the prepositional objects in the sentence, "The students sat around the campfire and told stories under the stars."

The campfire, the stars