JeopardyPhrases, Clauses, and Sentences

Commas Semi-Colons

Pronouns

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Final Jeopardy

Commas

$100 Question from H1

What’s needed to make a full sentence?

$100 Answer from H1

Subject, predicate, and complete thought

$200 Question from H1

Identify the subject and predicate.

$200 Answer from H1

We completed the quiz.

$300 Question from H1

What’s the dependent clause in the sentence?Independent clause?While we listened to music, it rained a lot.

$300 Answer from H1

Dependent: While we listened to musicIndependent: it rained a lot.

$400 Question from H1

Why is the below sentence not an independent clause?Before we entered the plane.

$400 Answer from H1

No complete thought

$500 Question from H1

What’s the difference between a phrase and a clause?

$500 Answer from H1

Clause has a subject and predicate

$100 Question from H2

Put the commas in the correct spot (s):I lifted the box a shoe and the shampoo.

Full sentence not needed.

$100 Answer from H2

I lifted the box, a shoe, and the shampoo.

$200 Question from H2

A comma signifies a visual ________ for the reader.

$200 Answer from H2

pause

$300 Question from H2

Put the commas in the correct spot (s):Jerry a cat who kills birds at will got

stuck in a tree last week.

Full sentence not needed.

$300 Answer from H2

Jerry, a cat who kills birds at will, got stuck in a tree last week.

$400 Question from H2

Name the sentence error in the sentence below:

I made some pizza, it did not turn out well.

$400 Answer from H2

Comma Splice

$500 Question from H2

While running the race, I broke my leg.What’s the name of the grammatical term for the word “while”?

$500 Answer from H2

Subordinate conjunction

$100 Question from H3

Put the commas in the correct spot (s):My friend bought such a fast classy car.

Full sentence not needed.

$100 Answer from H3

My friend bought such a fast, classy car.

$200 Question from H3

Put the commas in the correct spot (s):Thinking the class was over the student got up

and walked out.

Full sentence not needed.

$200 Answer from H3

Thinking the class was over, the student got up and walked out.

$300 Question from H3

Identify the sentence error below:The storm destroyed my house it broke three windows

and smashed my roof.

$300 Answer from H3

Run-on

$400 Question from H3

Comma or no comma?Mr. Snedeker punched my friend in the face

and kicked him in the stomach.

$400 Answer from H3

No Comma

$500 Question from H3

Fix the phrase below so it can stand as a full sentence.

During my friend’s speech

$500 Answer from H3

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$100 Question from H4

You use a semi-colon when combining two _________ ____________.

$100 Answer from H4

Independent clauses

$200 Question from H4

Put the semi-colon in the right spot:I danced the night away my feet hurt the next morning.

Full sentences not needed.

$200 Answer from H4

I danced the night away; my feet hurt the next morning.

$300 Question from H4

Which two sentence errors does a semi-colon fix?

$300 Answer from H4

Comma splice and run-on

$400 Question from H4

After an independent clause, you should provide a(n) ___________ __________.2 possible answers…

$400 Answer from H4

Conjunctive Adverb or Transitional Phrase

$500 Question from H4

Which conjunctive adverb or transitional phrase would best suit the sentence below:

Justin Bieber is a bad role model for teens because of his criminal actions; _____________, he thinks he’s better than

everyone else.

$500 Answer from H4

FurthermoreMoreoverIn addition

$100 Question from H5

Identify the antecedent and pronoun:Jerry likes dry food, but he also eats tuna.

$100 Answer from H5

Antecedent: JerryPronoun: he

$200 Question from H5

Identify the pronoun in the sentence:Whose shoes are on the floor?

$200 Answer from H5

Whose

$300 Question from H5

Identify the pronoun and type of pronoun in the sentence:This is easily the best meal on the menu.

$300 Answer from H5

This- Demonstrative

$400 Question from H5

Identify the pronoun and whether it’s reflexive or intensive?

The boy prepared himself before the big dance.

$400 Answer from H5

Prepared- reflexive

$500 Question from H5

What’s the definition of a reflexive pronoun?

$500 Answer from H5

Refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject.

Final JeopardyCreate a sentence which includes a dependent clause connected by a conjunction and independent clause, then connect that sentence to another sentence with a semi-colon and either a transitional phrase or conjunctive adverb.

Topic = cell phones

Final Jeopardy Answer

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