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Writing Review Volume 1

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This board helps players review Writing & grammar through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Parts of Speech, Punctuation, Sentence Types, Common Errors, Revision Moves. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Parts of Speech

    This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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    Noun

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  • Punctuation

    This punctuation mark often joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.

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    Comma

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  • Sentence Types

    This sentence gives a command.

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    Imperative

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  • Common Errors

    This error happens when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma.

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    Comma splice

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  • Revision Moves

    This revision move removes unnecessary words.

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    Conciseness

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Parts of Speech

$100 — This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
$200 — This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
$300 — This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another word of its kind.
Adverb
$400 — This word connects words, phrases, or clauses, as in 'and' or 'but'.
Conjunction
$500 — This part of speech shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word.
Preposition

Punctuation

$100 — This punctuation mark often joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
Comma
$200 — This punctuation mark can join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
Semicolon
$300 — This mark introduces a list, explanation, or formal quotation.
Colon
$400 — This punctuation pair can set off nonessential information inside a sentence.
Parentheses
$500 — This mark shows possession or omitted letters.
Apostrophe

Sentence Types

$100 — This sentence gives a command.
Imperative
$200 — This sentence asks a question.
Interrogative
$300 — This sentence makes a statement.
Declarative
$400 — This sentence expresses strong emotion and often ends with an exclamation point.
Exclamatory
$500 — This sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Complex sentence

Common Errors

$100 — This error happens when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma.
Comma splice
$200 — This error happens when two independent clauses are joined with no punctuation or connector.
Run-on sentence
$300 — This error happens when a descriptive phrase seems to modify the wrong noun.
Misplaced modifier
$400 — This error happens when a sentence lacks a complete independent clause.
Fragment
$500 — This error happens when a pronoun could refer to more than one noun.
Ambiguous antecedent

Revision Moves

$100 — This revision move removes unnecessary words.
Conciseness
$200 — This revision move replaces a vague word with a more exact one.
Precision
$300 — This revision move changes sentence structure to improve flow.
Varying syntax
$400 — This revision move arranges ideas so they build logically.
Organization
$500 — This revision move strengthens verbs by reducing forms of 'to be'.
Active wording

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