Jeopardy Questions

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GRAMMAR JEOPARDY

NOUNAGE
100 Concerning the definition, a noun is considered to be a person, place, thing, or what?
200 If a noun becomes the “completer” of a sentence, it is called this.
300 If a noun follows a linking verb, it cannot be a direct object. Instead, it is called, “this.”
400 Nouns that are used to represent months and days of the week actually don’t function like nouns
at all. Instead, they are considered these.
500 A noun that follows a preposition or a preposition plus an article is called this.

VERBAGE
100 In function, almost all verbs should be considered this, the penultimate function in a sentence.
200 When a verb is placed behind the preposition “to”, it is called “this.”
300 A verb that manages to change the tense of another verb is called a helping verb or less common name that Mr. Bair couldn’t seem to spell no matter how hard he tried.
400 A verb form that ends in –ing that is used as a noun is called this, and a verb form ending in –ing that works like an adjective, is called this.
500 Thinking carefully, a verb, when formed with other words too, can have this exact number of functions.

MODIFIERS
100 This part of speech is actually not considered a modifier. It merely introduces a noun, so it is diagrammed the same way as a modifier.
200 An adjective must modify this part of speech.
300 An adverb can modify these three parts of speech.
400 While a prepositional phrases can modify almost anything, at least 75% are placed under this function in a diagram.
500 The preposition “of” always modifies a noun or pronoun. Therefore, we call it this type of phrase.

CONJUNCTION JUNCTION
100 These types of conjunctions always use rockets or stairs to connect information.
200 This type of conjunction connects information that is considered a fragment without an independent sentence connected to it.
300 Words like “therefore”, “however”, and “furthermore” are actually adverbs because they tell when, where, why, how, and to what extent. When used as conjunctions, they are diagrammed exactly the same as this type of conjunction.
400 If a sentence uses a dashed line and a set of stairs, we know that it contains at least this many clauses.
500 While there is a separate part of speech called a conjunction, these two parts of speech, somehow, are used as conjunctions more frequently than not.

GRAMMATICAL VOMIT
100 This part of speech is always placed on a line above a sentence because it has no “true” function in the sentence.
200 When a sentence is stated as a command, this is ALWAYS the subject.
300 Stilts are used in diagrams whenever a sentence contains these two types of verbals.
400 The receiver of the direct object who can always be removed from a sentence is called this.
500 A sentence that contains the subject after the predicate, is called “this”, and it is considered a grammatical “no-no.”

Practice Sentences

We are taking a test on Wednesday.


Taking a test on Wednesday will be no fun.


The screaming chicken jumped into my the quacking duck.


Eating lunch at school is disgusting and nauseating.


Arguing with no end in sight, the fighting couple began smacking each other while the frightened children cowered in the corner.

OK...You Asked for It....

I had to see that someone was using the site. Fine....I'll play along again. This week, we have completed projects in class, started a new book, taken a grammar test and a benchmark. Today, we learned about infinitives, and tonight, you are to diagram the following sentences. Oh...the SRI will be tomorrow as well.

MjB

1. Jim had to eat his lunch quickly.

2. To avoid trouble is difficult for some. (Yes, this sentence is terrible, but I needed the structure for a reason. Sorry...I should have recomposed to say "Avoiding trouble is difficult for some." However, that's not an infinitive!)

3. We had to leave to avoid to avoid trouble. (This is sneaky too.)

Busy Thursday

OK...so...we went off on a tangent about the Academies, but that's OK. It was good for you to know. It's not that I don't think all of you are "smart." I just refuse to let anyone believe that "being smart" makes you elite. It is a blessing that needs to be shared with the world; it's not something to shoved in the face of the less fortunate. I guess it's pretty obvious that I have strong feelings on that subject.

After this, we went over last night's homework and clarified again. Then, we began working on the massive review. Hint...I usually don't review material unless there is an assessment on the way. We also chose new books and met with our groups briefly. Tonight's homework was to complete 1-15 of the massive review.

I am on a field trip tomorrow, so I won't see you. However, I will see you Monday. Post questions...ha...ha...

MjB

We're Almost Halfway There...

Our grammatical knowledge has greatly improved, but we're not there by any means. However, it is drastically improving. It all boils down to your recognition of parts of speech, and that is still waning.

Regardless, today, we went over last night's homework. Then, we met in our groups. Next, we met in our groups to discuss the project. Then, we learned all about prepositions and prepositional phrases. This was followed by diagramming instruction and, of course, practice. That's the pattern for now. You have homework sentences to complete.

MjB

Today

We went over last night's homework. Then, we took a quiz on diagramming and parts of speech. After this, we met in our groups for a short amount of time to discuss individual requirements for the project.

Then, we learned all about the linking verb, including what it does as a helping verb. Then, we learned how to diagram sentences using a linking verb. After this, we began tonight's practice sentences. That's it. We're flying through grammar right now. Good job guys!

MjB

Yes, I'm Still Here....

OK....if I stop posting for one day, I'll never post again. Thus, someone needs to verify that they're reading this, or I'm going to invest my team elsewhere. If even one of you is using this, I will happily and gladly post nightly. That was parallel structure!

On Thursday, we began the task of earnestly learning the difference between grammatical FORM and FUNCTION. Then, I taught you the basics of diagramming a sentence. We then practiced. All of this was proceeded by writing a summary for the literary circles selection.

Today, we covered the homework sentences, and we made some clarifications. This was followed by the administration of the Literary Circles Project. If you have questions about this, let me know. Finally, we learned about Coordinating Conjunctions, and I taught you how to diagram them. After this, I provided you with homework sentences.

Again, let me know please....

MjB