Grammar Gauntlet

Middle/high school grammar ยท Medium ยท 15 min

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This board helps players review English ยท Grammar through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Parts of Speech, Punctuation, Verb Tenses, Common Errors, Sentence Structure. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Parts of Speech

    A word that names a person, place or thing.

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    Noun

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  • Punctuation

    Mark that ends most declarative sentences.

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    Period

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  • Verb Tenses

    Tense of 'I walked'.

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    Past

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  • Common Errors

    Choose the right one: 'Their/There/They're going home.'

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    They're

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  • Sentence Structure

    A complete sentence has a subject and a ___.

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    Predicate (verb)

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Parts of Speech

$100 โ€” A word that names a person, place or thing.
Noun
$200 โ€” A word that shows action.
Verb
$300 โ€” A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
$400 โ€” A word that describes a verb, adjective or other adverb.
Adverb
$500 โ€” A word that takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun

Punctuation

$100 โ€” Mark that ends most declarative sentences.
Period
$200 โ€” Mark used to show possession.
Apostrophe
$300 โ€” Punctuation that joins two independent clauses (no conjunction).
Semicolon
$400 โ€” Marks that surround direct speech.
Quotation marks
$500 โ€” The Oxford ___ is used before 'and' in a list.
Comma

Verb Tenses

$100 โ€” Tense of 'I walked'.
Past
$200 โ€” Tense of 'I will walk'.
Future
$300 โ€” Tense of 'I am walking'.
Present progressive (continuous)
$400 โ€” Past tense of 'go'.
Went
$500 โ€” Past participle of 'see'.
Seen

Common Errors

$100 โ€” Choose the right one: 'Their/There/They're going home.'
They're
$200 โ€” Choose: 'Its/It's been raining.'
It's
$300 โ€” 'Who/Whom did you call?' โ€” correct word.
Whom
$400 โ€” 'Me and him/He and I went.' โ€” correct subject.
He and I
$500 โ€” 'Less/Fewer' people came than expected.
Fewer

Sentence Structure

$100 โ€” A complete sentence has a subject and a ___.
Predicate (verb)
$200 โ€” Two complete sentences joined incorrectly.
Run-on (or comma splice)
$300 โ€” A group of words missing a subject or verb.
Fragment
$400 โ€” Sentence type: 'Run!'
Imperative
$500 โ€” Sentence type: 'Where are you going?'
Interrogative

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