Writing Class Jeopardy

Nandu Didi

100

What is Nandu Didi's full name?

Nandini Nag

200

Where does Nandu Didi go to school?

UCLA

300

How old is Nandu Didi?

20

400

How old is Angel?

13

500

Which vaccine did she get?

Moderna

Prepositions

100

Which of these is not a preposition: above, on, below, since, with

since

200

What is a preposition?

• a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”.

• a class of words used to express spatial or temporal relations or mark various roles. 

•  typically combines with a noun phrase

300

Do you need prepositional phrases in a sentence.

No, they are optional. They can be taken out and the sentence will still make sense. However, we use them to provide more detail and complicate our sentences.

400

Find the prepositional phrases in this sentence: John ran back to his car, which was parked below the maple tree near the mailbox.

to his car, below the maple tree, near the mailbox

500

What should you not get the object of prepositions mixed up with in a sentence?

direct object

The Phantom Tollbooth

100

What is the main character's name?

Milo

200

What is the dog's name?

Tok

300

What is unique about the dog?

He is a watch dog. He has a watch on him.

400

What does melancholy mean?

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

500

What literary device does this book utilize often?

Puns

Sentence Structure

100

What are the 4 types of sentences?

Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

200

What type of sentence is this: Jill walked to the park, so she could have a picnic with her friend.

Compound

300

What are the FANBOYS?

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

400

Which 2 sentence types require the use of a subordinating conjuction.

Complex, Compound-Complex because they have dependent clauses.

500

Write a compound-complex sentence.

Will check sentence.

Must consist of at least two independent clauses and one more more dependent clauses.

In General

100

What is another name for a thinking journal?

Dialectical Journal

200

What are the 4 types of writing?

Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, Narrative

300

Fix this sentence by correcting the comma usage: Sam exclaimed "I'm so excited for summer break!"

Sam exclaimed, "I'm so excited for summer break!"

400

What does SOAPSTone stand for?

Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone

500

What are the 8 literary elements used in a short story analysis?

Setting, Characterization, Plot & Structure, Narrator & POV, Conflict, Climax, Theme, Style/Tone