Jeopardy

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Part of Speech Sentences

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

“Europeans of the Middle Ages ate foods that were often very bland and tasteless.”

The word tasteless means___

$100 Answer from H1

Without taste, flavorless

$200 Question from H1

“Not one has reappeared all morning.”

The prefix re in reappeared means_____.

$200 Answer from H1

Again

$300 Question from H1

“The next morning she handed Esmeralda a gorgeous jacket.

What does the underlined word mean?

$300 Answer from H1

Splendid - Beautiful

$400 Question from H1

“Without these crops, city dwellers would be in dire trouble.”

What is the meaning of the italicized word?

$400 Answer from H1

serious

$500 Question from H1

The plant said, “I am alive and ready to shoot.”

What is the meaning of shoot as used in the statement above?

$500 Answer from H1

sprout

$100 Question from H2

Can’t you smell a scent like a pink cloud of the loveliest of perfumes?

The underlined words are an example of _______.

$100 Answer from H2

Simile – comparison using like or as

$200 Question from H2

“My voice is louder than thunder”.

This is an example of a _____.

$200 Answer from H2

Metaphor – comparison saying something is something else

$300 Question from H2

“You think I am dead,” The apple tree said,

This language is an example of ____.

$300 Answer from H2

Personification – the apple tree was talking

$400 Question from H2

Mark knew his sister couldn’t keep a secret. When he asked her why she told the secret she replied, I guess I just spilled the beans.”

The underlined phrase is an______.

$400 Answer from H2

Idiom

$500 Question from H2

Tommy couldn’t wait until mom got home. He hadn’t eaten all day. When she entered he thought I’m so hungry I could eat a cow.

The italicized phrase is an example of _____.

$500 Answer from H2

Hyperbole

$100 Question from H3

We planted a pair of pear trees.

What is the relationship between pair/pear in the sentence above?

$100 Answer from H3

homophones

$200 Question from H3

I may call it a sofa and you may call it a couch.

What is the relationship between sofa and couch?

$200 Answer from H3

Synonyms

$300 Question from H3

The hare is fast while the tortoise is slow.

What is the relationship between fast and slow?

$300 Answer from H3

Antonyms

$400 Question from H3

What are the other two spellings and meanings for “to”?

$400 Answer from H3

Two – numberToo - also

$500 Question from H3

“I went to there house for lunch.”

Which word in the sentence above is used incorrectly?

$500 Answer from H3

Their - homophone

$100 Question from H4

After the game, we waited for my brother and his friend.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

$100 Answer from H4

preposition

$200 Question from H4

“Across America, each wagon train was pulled by oxen, and everyone walked westward.”

What is the plural noun in the sentence?

$200 Answer from H4

oxen

$300 Question from H4

Which word in the sentence below is a modifier?

“My mother planted that lovely tree last spring.”

$300 Answer from H4

Lovely – describes the noun tree

$400 Question from H4

Which underlined word in the sentence below is the adverb?

“That freshly baked pie is for the family reunion.

$400 Answer from H4

freshly

$500 Question from H4

“On Monday, it will have been two weeks since your birthday.”

What is the verb phrase in the sentence above?

$500 Answer from H4

will have been

$100 Question from H5

“Since Keewon had already bought everyone’s ticket.”

Is the above a sentence or a fragment?

$100 Answer from H5

fragment

$200 Question from H5

“After April 30, 2006, we will visit Moultrie Georgia.”

What is wrong with the statement above?

$200 Answer from H5

There should be a comma between Moultrie and Georgia.

$300 Question from H5

“Please proceed to the playground.”

What is the type and purpose of the sentence above?

$300 Answer from H5

Imperative - Make a request

$400 Question from H5

“Because Carol missed the busshe had to walk to school.”

What is the structure of this sentence?

$400 Answer from H5

Complex – Dependent and IndependentClause

$500 Question from H5

What kind of sentence is listed below?

“After opening the trunk, we peeked inside, and we found a large pirate’s coat.”

$500 Answer from H5

Compound-Complex – Dependent Clause on a Compound Sentence

Final Jeopardy

“Those three friends love a mystery. They like to search for clues. They like putting the clues together.”

Combine the sentences above into one meaningful sentence.

Final Jeopardy Answer

“Those three friends love a mystery because they like searching for clues and putting them together.”