grammar and poetry review game

1. Powerpoint Jeopardy 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 Sentence Errors Poetry Clauses A Christmas Carol Sentence Types

2. What kind of a sentence is : The girls from Long Island are the Smartest and coolest in the country.

3. What kind of a sentence is this? She is a great mom; she always knows what I need.

4. What kind of a sentence is this? I love eating out at fine restaurants, but it can get quite expensive.

5. What kind of a sentence is this? While I was talking to my friend, a huge, noisy truck drove by.

6. What kind of a sentence is this? My three sisters and all of their Children are coming to our house for a New Year’s Eve party.

7. What was the main purpose Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

8. What is a possible theme for "A Christmas Carol"?

9. Name two severe problems during the time of the Victorian Era .

10. Give an example of how Scrooge is considered a dynamic character.

11. In the beginning of the play, how can a reader characterize Scrooge?

12. What type of Clause is the following? The boy and his dog were friends

13. What type of clause is the Following? While the storm raged outside our window

14. How many clauses of each type are in the following sentence? John likes to learn new languages when he is visiting other countries while Susan prefers to stay in resorts and lie in the sun.

15. Name the subordinating conjunctions that begin the subordinate clauses in the following sentence. Leila likes to study for a test while she is watching television and when she is talking on the phone.

16. Name the independent And dependent clauses in the following sentence: After they played in the surf, the boy and his dog walked along the beach until they were tired.

17. What does Langston Hughes compare "stinking like rotten meat" to?

18. * What does Langston Hughes mean when he says "a dream deferred?" What is he talking about?

19. What is a possible theme for "Harlem" by Langston Hughes? What is a possible theme for "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?

20. Using your background knowledge of the Jim Crow laws and what was going on during that time, why is Langston charged more for his meal than his friend?

21. Why does Langston Hughes Write a response to Walt Whitman’s Poem “I Hear America Singing”?

22. What kind of an error is in the following sentence? If you like peanut butter so much and can’t eat anything else.

23. What kind of an error Is in the following sentence? Linda likes Larry but Larry likes Leanne.

24. What kind of an error Is in the following sentence? Because the weather was so beautiful this weekend and due to the fact that May cannot always be trusted to have beautiful days where we can enjoy the beaches.

25. What is the best way to fix the Following sentence error? During the first season of the Show before he became famous.

26. Name two ways to fix this Sentence error? Joanne loves to annoy her brother, she is constantly picking on him.