this is here is your host… 100 200 300 400 500 simple sentences compound & complex sentences...
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THIS
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Here is Your Host…
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Simple Sentences
Compound & Complex
Sentences
Fragments & Run-ons
Verb Tenses Agreement & Consistency Word
Classes
A sentence must contain these two elements in order to be
complete.
A 100
a subject and a verb
A 100
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:
A 200
In the morning, the glowing sun peeked over the distant
mountains.
sun
A 200
Indentify the complete subject in the following
sentence:
A 300
The three small children in the gift shop played
dangerously close to a display of expensive crystal.
The three small children in the gift shop
A 300
Identify the auxiliary verb and the main verb in the
following sentence:
A 400
The students should be prepared on the day of the
mid-term exam.
auxiliary verb = should
main verb = be
A 400
Change this active sentence into the passive voice:
A 500
The radio station has given away several tickets to this
weekend’s concert.
Several tickets to this weekend’s concert have been
given away (by the radio station).
A 500
A compound sentence contains .
B 100
two or more simple sentences
B 100
Name the two types of clauses.
B 200
dependent and independent
B 200
Name three coordinating conjunctions.
B 300
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
FANBOYS
B 300
Identify the subordinating conjunction and the
dependent clause in the following sentence:
B 400
The outdoor patio in the café is open daily for lunch unless
it rains.
subordinating conjunction = unless
dependent clause = it rains
B 400
What are the two components of a transitional expression?
B 500
a semicolon (;) and a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however, furthermore,
meanwhile)
B 500
What is a fragment?
C 100
an incomplete sentence
C 100
Name one of the two types of run-on sentences
C 200
a comma splice
a fused sentence
C 200
This type of fragment has a subject and a verb, but it
cannot stand alone.
C 300
a dependent clause fragment
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
Place A Wager
Use the appropriate punctuation marks to correct the following
run-on sentence:
C 400
Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people, according to the Koran, God
revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams.
Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people. According to the Koran, God
revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams.
C 400
A fragment might begin with an infinitive verb phrase,
which is a phrase that begins with .
C 500
the base form of the verb preceded by to
(e.g. to walk, to sleep)
C 500
Name the two types of main verbs
D 100
action and linking
D 100
What does the simple present tense indicate about an
action?
D 200
that the action is a general fact or a habitual activity
D 200
What are the two (verb-related) components that
make up the present perfect tense.
D 300
have/has + past participle
of verb
D 300
Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentence with the
correct simple past or past progressive form of the verb.
D 400
Juliana (witness) a car accident while she
(wait) for the bus.
Juliana witnessed a car accident while she was
waiting for the bus.
D 400
Combine the sentences using the word in the parentheses. (Be sure to change one of the verbs to the
past perfect tense):
D 500
We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant.
(because)
We already ate dinner at home.
We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant because we had already eaten dinner at home.
D 500
Define is subject-verb agreement.
E 100
the subject(s) and verb(s) of a sentence agree in number
E 100
Are collective nouns, which refer to a group of people or things, singular or plural?
E 200
singular
exception: police is always plural
E 200
Correct the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence:
E 300
Studies show that many people is afraid of heights.
Studies show that many people are afraid of heights.
E 300
Correct the tense shift in the following sentence:
E 400
Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opens his own
restaurant shortly after.
Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opened his own
restaurant shortly after.
E 400
Identify the two errors in the following sentence and correct the faulty parallel structures:
E 500
My wife told me she will be home by 7:00, but she hadn’t arrived yet.
My wife told me she would be home by 7:00, but she
hasn’t arrived yet.
E 500
Name four word classes (or parts of speech).
F 100
nouns, verbs, pronouns, determiners, adjectives, adverbs, determiners,
prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
F 100
Name the two components of a prepositional phrase.
F 200
preposition + noun phrase (object of the preposition)
(e.g. on top of the mountain)
F 200
Identify the count nouns in the following sentence:
F 300
Rosanne went to the supermarket to pick up eggs,
milk, sugar, onions, and broccoli.
eggs and onions
F 300
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in the following
sentence:
F 400
Most of the information gathered by the CIA is so
sensitive that the government keeps it saved on encrypted
hard drives.
pronoun = it
antecedent = information
F 400
With the following information, make a sentence using the correct comparative form:
F 500
•The weather in Chicago is cold and windy in the winter.
•The weather in Miami is cool and sunny in the winter.
The weather in Florida is better than the weather in
Chicago in the winter.(answers may vary)
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Editing a Paragraph
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Identify five (5) errors in the following paragraph. The errors may be in formatting or grammar structure:
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In 2005, a cell phone company in China has created a
breathalyzer phone, people can program the phone to
block certain numbers such as that of the boss, or ex-
lover. If the phone user is intoxicated, he or she
cannot to dial those numbers. Can you imagine how
many embarrassing phone calls did this feature
prevent?
[In 2005, a cell phone company in China
created a breathalyzer phone. People can program the
phone to block certain numbers such as that of the
boss, or ex-lover.] If the phone user is intoxicated, he
or she cannot dial those numbers. Can you imagine
how many embarrassing phone calls did this feature
prevented?
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1. Indent
2. R/O
3. Tense
4. Verb Form
5. Embedded question structure
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