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Team 4
Round 1 Round 2Final
Jeopardy
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Gerunds Participle Infinitive Phrases Misc review Miscellaneous review 2
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Round 2
Final Jeopardy
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2 parts: A gerund can act as what?
What does a gerund always end in?
2 parts: A gerund can act as what?
What does a gerund always end in?
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Subject, DO, IO, PN, OP
Always ends in “ing”
Subject, DO, IO, PN, OP
Always ends in “ing”
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Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following
sentence:
After building her strength, she could walk with a little help.
Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following
sentence:
After building her strength, she could walk with a little help.
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Building - OPBuilding - OP
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Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
From her mother, she learned balancing.
Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
From her mother, she learned balancing.
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Balancing - DOBalancing - DO
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Name the gerund phrase and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
Horseback riding has many benefits for people with disabilities.
Name the gerund phrase and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
Horseback riding has many benefits for people with disabilities.
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Horseback riding - SubjectHorseback riding - Subject
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Name the gerund phrase and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
Cory’s hobby is reading mystery novels.
Name the gerund phrase and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:
Cory’s hobby is reading mystery novels.
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Reading mystery novels - PNReading mystery novels - PN
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2 Parts: A participle acts as what?
What does a participle end in?
2 Parts: A participle acts as what?
What does a participle end in?
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Participles act as adjectives
They end in – “ing”, “d or ed”, or change spelling
Participles act as adjectives
They end in – “ing”, “d or ed”, or change spelling
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Name the participle and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
In the finished commercial, the dog disappears right through the cabinet door.
Name the participle and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
In the finished commercial, the dog disappears right through the cabinet door.
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Finished - PastFinished - Past
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Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
Have you seen the commercial that shows a dog chasing a
squirrel?
Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
Have you seen the commercial that shows a dog chasing a
squirrel?
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Chasing a squirrel - presentChasing a squirrel - present
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Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
Staring at the door, the dog waited for the trainer to open it.
Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
Staring at the door, the dog waited for the trainer to open it.
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Staring at the door - dogStaring at the door - dog
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Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
The chosen dog earned a million dollars to star in that commercial.
Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:
The chosen dog earned a million dollars to star in that commercial.
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Chosen - pastChosen - past
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What is an infinitive?What is an infinitive?
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To + verb To + verb
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Name the infinitive and infinitive phrase:
Ringo the cat liked to nap indoors every morning.
Name the infinitive and infinitive phrase:
Ringo the cat liked to nap indoors every morning.
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(To nap) indoors every morning - do
(To nap) indoors every morning - do
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Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase:
To play outside was for afternoons.
Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase:
To play outside was for afternoons.
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(To play) outside - subject(To play) outside - subject
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Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase :
Meowing, the cat went to the gas meter and began to dig.
Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase :
Meowing, the cat went to the gas meter and began to dig.
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To dig - doTo dig - do
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Revise the following paragraph by Revise the following paragraph by substituting infinitives for the underlined substituting infinitives for the underlined
words.words.
Revise the following paragraph by Revise the following paragraph by substituting infinitives for the underlined substituting infinitives for the underlined
words.words.
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1. Having a dog or gerbil was out of the question for Duane Wright. He had trouble breathing whenever he came in contact with fur. So he found Goliath, a female iguana. She seemed happy 2. while keeping Duane company. One night, Duane stopped breathing. With her sharp claws Goliath started scratching hard 3.with the hope of waking Duane. She also began 4. whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. Who would believe that an iguana would come 5.around rescuing a man?
1. Having a dog or gerbil was out of the question for Duane Wright. He had trouble breathing whenever he came in contact with fur. So he found Goliath, a female iguana. She seemed happy 2. while keeping Duane company. One night, Duane stopped breathing. With her sharp claws Goliath started scratching hard 3.with the hope of waking Duane. She also began 4. whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. Who would believe that an iguana would come 5.around rescuing a man?
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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Strolling around the neighborhood pleased Priscilla, a three-month-old piglet.
Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Strolling around the neighborhood pleased Priscilla, a three-month-old piglet.
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Strolling around the neighborhood –
gerund phrase
subject
Strolling around the neighborhood –
gerund phrase
subject
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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is
functioning as in the following sentence:
Walking, Victoria would wave to the neighbors.
Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is
functioning as in the following sentence:
Walking, Victoria would wave to the neighbors.
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walking – present participlewalking – present participle
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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what
it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Priscilla was taught to swim with the family dogs.
Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what
it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Priscilla was taught to swim with the family dogs.
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To swim with the family dogs
Infinitive
do
To swim with the family dogs
Infinitive
do
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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what
it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Grabbing Priscilla’s leash, the boy held on tightly.
Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what
it is functioning as in the following sentence:
Grabbing Priscilla’s leash, the boy held on tightly.
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Grabbing Priscilla’s leash – participial phrase
Grabbing Priscilla’s leash – participial phrase
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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell
what it is functioning as in the following sentence:
The 45-pound piglet began pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore.
Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell
what it is functioning as in the following sentence:
The 45-pound piglet began pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore.
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Pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore – gerund DO
Pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore – gerund DO
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What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling
participle?
What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling
participle?
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Misplaced modifier is in the wrong place.
Dangling participle has something missing from the sentence.
Misplaced modifier is in the wrong place.
Dangling participle has something missing from the sentence.
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Where do you put punctuation in a quotation?
Where do you put punctuation in a quotation?
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Inside the quotation marks
“That was fun!”
Inside the quotation marks
“That was fun!”
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A preposition needs to be how many letters to be capitalized in a title? (if
it’s not the first/last word)
A preposition needs to be how many letters to be capitalized in a title? (if
it’s not the first/last word)
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Five lettersFive letters
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What is the difference between a hyphen and
a dash?
What is the difference between a hyphen and
a dash?
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A hyphen separates or connects words - a dash
separates phrases or clauses
A hyphen separates or connects words - a dash
separates phrases or clauses
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Fill in the following charts. You MUST put the helping
verbs!!
Fill in the following charts. You MUST put the helping
verbs!!
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present pastPresent participle
Past participle
drink
run
lie
lay
sink
bring
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What type of sentence has 1 Ind. Clause and one or more
Dep. clauses?
What type of sentence has 1 Ind. Clause and one or more
Dep. clauses?
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complexcomplex
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What type of conjunction starts a dependent clause?
What type of conjunction starts a dependent clause?
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subordinatingsubordinating
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Name the coordinating conjunctions known as
FANBOYS.
Name the coordinating conjunctions known as
FANBOYS.
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For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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What is the question we should always ask ourselves when we
are trying to determine if a verb is active or passive voice?
What is the question we should always ask ourselves when we
are trying to determine if a verb is active or passive voice?
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Is the subject doing anything?
Is the subject doing anything?
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She has (lain, laid) the wreath on the door.
She has (lain, laid) the wreath on the door.
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laidlaid
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VerbalsVerbals
Final Jeopardy Question
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What is the definition of a verbal?
How can we tell that it is not the verb in the sentence?
What is the definition of a verbal?
How can we tell that it is not the verb in the sentence?
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Answers will varyAnswers will vary
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