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Mastering Grammar: Understanding Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences in Jeopardy Format

Dive into the nuances of English grammar with our Jeopardy-style games focused on semi-colons, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Each round offers engaging questions and answers designed to enhance your understanding of sentence structure, punctuation usage, and proper grammatical relationships. Challenge yourself with categories ranging from identifying subjects and predicates to distinguishing between phrases and clauses, and perfecting comma placement. Perfect for students and grammar enthusiasts alike!

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Mastering Grammar: Understanding Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences in Jeopardy Format

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  1. Jeopardy Semi-Colons Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences Commas Commas Pronouns Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from H1 What’s needed to make a full sentence?

  3. $100 Answer from H1 Subject, predicate, and complete thought

  4. $200 Question from H1 Identify the subject and predicate.

  5. $200 Answer from H1 We completed the quiz.

  6. $300 Question from H1 What’s the dependent clause in the sentence? Independent clause? While we listened to music, it rained a lot.

  7. $300 Answer from H1 Dependent: While we listened to music Independent: it rained a lot.

  8. $400 Question from H1 Why is the below sentence not an independent clause? Before we entered the plane.

  9. $400 Answer from H1 No complete thought

  10. $500 Question from H1 What’s the difference between a phrase and a clause?

  11. $500 Answer from H1 Clause has a subject and predicate

  12. $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.

  13. $100 Answer from H2 I lifted the box, a shoe, and the shampoo.

  14. $200 Question from H2 A comma signifies a visual ________ for the reader.

  15. $200 Answer from H2 pause

  16. $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.

  17. $300 Answer from H2 Jerry, a cat who kills birds at will, got stuck in a tree last week.

  18. $400 Question from H2 Name the sentence error in the sentence below: I made some pizza, it did not turn out well.

  19. $400 Answer from H2 Comma Splice

  20. $500 Question from H2 While running the race, I broke my leg. What’s the name of the grammatical term for the word “while”?

  21. $500 Answer from H2 Subordinate conjunction

  22. $100 Question from H3 Put the commas in the correct spot (s): My friend bought such a fast classy car. Full sentence not needed.

  23. $100 Answer from H3 My friend bought such a fast, classy car.

  24. $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.

  25. $200 Answer from H3 Thinking the class was over, the student got up and walked out.

  26. $300 Question from H3 Identify the sentence error below: The storm destroyed my house it broke three windows and smashed my roof.

  27. $300 Answer from H3 Run-on

  28. $400 Question from H3 Comma or no comma? Mr. Snedeker punched my friend in the face and kicked him in the stomach.

  29. $400 Answer from H3 No Comma

  30. $500 Question from H3 Fix the phrase below so it can stand as a full sentence. During my friend’s speech

  31. $500 Answer from H3 Answers may vary.

  32. $100 Question from H4 You use a semi-colon when combining two _________ ____________.

  33. $100 Answer from H4 Independent clauses

  34. $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.

  35. $200 Answer from H4 I danced the night away; my feet hurt the next morning.

  36. $300 Question from H4 Which two sentence errors does a semi-colon fix?

  37. $300 Answer from H4 Comma splice and run-on

  38. $400 Question from H4 After an independent clause, you should provide a(n) ___________ __________. 2 possible answers…

  39. $400 Answer from H4 Conjunctive Adverb or Transitional Phrase

  40. $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.

  41. $500 Answer from H4 Furthermore Moreover In addition

  42. $100 Question from H5 Identify the antecedent and pronoun: Jerry likes dry food, but he also eats tuna.

  43. $100 Answer from H5 Antecedent: Jerry Pronoun: he

  44. $200 Question from H5 • Identify the pronoun in the sentence: • Whose shoes are on the floor?

  45. $200 Answer from H5 • Whose

  46. $300 Question from H5 • Identify the pronoun and type of pronoun in the sentence: • This is easily the best meal on the menu.

  47. $300 Answer from H5 This- Demonstrative

  48. $400 Question from H5 Identify the pronoun and whether it’s reflexive or intensive? The boy prepared himself before the big dance.

  49. $400 Answer from H5 Prepared- reflexive

  50. $500 Question from H5 What’s the definition of a reflexive pronoun?

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