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Sentence Writing Jeopardy

Explore the basics of sentence writing through an engaging Jeopardy-style game designed by Sharon Bittle. This activity utilizes questions about subject, verb, infinitives, prepositional phrases, and punctuation to enhance understanding of sentence structure. Participants will answer prompts based on various sentence formulas and definitions, challenging their knowledge in a fun, interactive format. Ideal for learners at all levels, this game aims to reinforce key concepts in grammar and composition, making sentence writing accessible and enjoyable.

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Sentence Writing Jeopardy

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  1. Sentence Writing Jeopardy Created by Sharon Bittle Based on the Fundamental of Sentence Writing University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning

  2. Formulas for $100 • John went to the store to buy milk.

  3. SV What is Subject, Verb?

  4. Formula for $200 • Mary and her mother sing in the choir.

  5. SSV • What is Subject, Subject, Verb?

  6. Formulas for $300 • 4

  7. 4 • What is: How many simple sentence formulas are there?

  8. Formulas for $400 • The big black dog and little terrier ran and chased each other in the park.

  9. SSVV • What is Subject, Subject, Verb, Verb?

  10. Formulas for $500 • The balloon rose high in the air and disappeared from view.

  11. SVV • What is Subject, Verb, Verb?

  12. Infin. & Prep. For $100 • The purest form of a verb – to ____

  13. Purest form of verb • What is an infinitive?

  14. Infinitives and Prepositions for $200 • A group of words that shows place or time.

  15. A group of words that shows place or time. • What is a prepositional phrase?

  16. Infinitives and Prepositions for $300 • To swim

  17. To swim • What is an infinitive?

  18. Infinitives and Prepositions for $400 • under the desk

  19. under the desk • What is a prepositional phrase?

  20. Daily Double

  21. Infinitives and Prepositions for $500 • to school

  22. To school • What is a prepositional phrase or an infinitive depending on how it is used in the sentence?

  23. Definitions for $100 • the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about

  24. the person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about • What is the subject?

  25. Definitions for $200 • The word that shows the action or state-of-being of the subject

  26. shows the action or state-of-being of the subject • What is the verb?

  27. Definitions for $300 • A word that describes a noun

  28. A word that describes a noun • What is an adjective?

  29. Definitions for $400 • Words that help the main verb show action in a sentence

  30. Words that help the main verb • What are helping verbs?

  31. Definitions for $500 • Words that link the subject to another word that describes the subject.

  32. Words that link another word to the subject • What is a linking verb?

  33. Punctuation for $100 • Must have this to be a complete sentence

  34. Must have this to be a complete sentence • What is end punctuation?

  35. Punctuation for $200 • Must come at the end of question

  36. Comes at the end of a question • What is a question mark?

  37. Punctuation for $300 • Must come at the end of a declarative sentence

  38. Comes at the end of a declarative sentence • What is a period?

  39. Punctuation for $400 • Used when expressing surprise or intense emotion

  40. Intense emotion or surprise • What is an exclamation point?

  41. Punctuation for $500 • Used in an imperative sentence

  42. Used in an imperative sentence • What is a period or an exclamation point?

  43. Miscellaneous for $100 • PENS

  44. PENS • What is: • Pick a formula • Explore the words to fit the formula • Note the words • Search and Check ?

  45. Miscellaneous for $200 • am, is , are, • was, were, seem, • be, been become

  46. Am, is, are… • What are linking verbs?

  47. Miscellaneous for $300 S V . ? !

  48. S V . ? ! • What are the requirement for a complete sentence, or: • Start with a capital letter • Have end punctuation • Have a subject • Have a verb • Make sense

  49. Miscellaneous for $400 • MARK

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