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UWC Jeopardy Grammar and Punctuation

The court rules

Name that blooper!

The pause that

refreshes

The pen is mightier than the

rule

Potpourri

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Bank

The court rules for 100

Two complete sentences (punctuated as one) with no punctuation between them.

The court rules for 200

Is Bob dead, did something break?

The court rules for 300

One subject, one verb (predicate), and it stands alone.

Double Jeopardy!

The court rules for 400

“Between you and I, this game is hard.”

The court rules for 500

One independent clause + one dependent clause

Name that blooper! for 100

Marie Antoinette said, “Let them eat cake”!

Name that blooper! for 200

Warm and plump, Mary Beth inhaled thelong-awaited hot dog.

Name that blooper! for 300

My parents bought a house from a man with no inside plumbing.

Name that blooper! for 400

The dog wants it’s toy.

Name that blooper! for 500

The perfect Martini uses equal parts dry and sweet Vermouth, having no more than one ounce of water or ice, and is always made with gin instead of vodka.

Pause that refreshes for 100

The little mark that separates letters in an email address like “m-aggie@tamu.edu.”

Pause that refreshes for 200

The punctuation mark that separates two complete sentences and that is not a period, dash, or colon.

Pause that refreshes for 300

It can be used to introduce a long list.

Pause that refreshes for 400

One of three ways to fix a run-on sentence.

Pause that refreshes for 500

A punctuation mark that is often substituted for the colon or comma and is considered less formal.

The pen is mightier for 100

A part of a sentence used as a full sentence. Yeah, like this.

The pen is mightier for 200

The policemen, firemen, and mailmen had gathered to honor fallen heroes.

The pen is mightier for 300

Who did you call last night?

The pen is mightier for 400

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

The pen is mightier for 500

To boldly go where no one has gone before.

Double Jeopardy!

Potpourri for 100

Michael Crichton combines scientifical information with enthralling literature in his books.

Potpourri for 200

1. Simple2. Compound 3. Complex, and 4. Compound-complex

Double Jeopardy!

Potpourri for 300

In spite of its name, it won’t catch spelling errors like “there” for “their.”

Potpourri for 400

Someone comes to the writing center every hour to get their paper reviewed.

Potpourri for 500

If we cooperate together, we can fulfill the necessary requirements in a timely manner.

Double Jeopardy!

The court rules1. Run on

2. Comma splice

3. Sentence (or simple sentence)

4. Incorrect case (objective after preposition)

5. Complex sentence

Name that blooper!1. Exclamation point goes inside

quote (part of quoted material)

2. Dangling modifier

3. Misplaced modifier

4. Incorrect possessive form

5. List not in parallel structure

The pause that refreshes

The pen is mightier than the rule

1. Hyphen2. Semi-colon (;)3. Colon (:)4. Period; semi-colon; or

comma with coordinating conjunction

5. Dash

1. Sentence fragment2. Discriminatory language3. Acceptable use of who; less formal than whom4. Parallel structure5. Acceptable split infinitive

Potpourri

1. A word that is not a word2. Types of sentences3. Spell-check4. Noun-pronoun agreement5. Wordy sentence

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