Grammar Competition Warm Up

Grammar Competition

Yellow Team

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?

• Since he is the fastest man alive, the Flash never loses a footrace.

• Wolverine was born with bone claws, yet he now has claws made of the metal adamantium.

• Batman uses the dark, gadgets, his strength, and his mind to defeat his foes.

• Superman, an overpowered hero, is "too perfect" and therefore boring.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a series?

• Since he is the fastest man alive, the Flash never loses a footrace.

• Wolverine was born with bone claws, yet he now has claws made of the metal adamantium.

• Batman uses the dark, gadgets, his strength, and his mind to defeat his foes.

• Superman, an overpowered hero, is "too perfect" and therefore boring.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a compound?

• Since he is the fastest man alive, the Flash never loses a footrace.

• Wolverine was born with bone claws, yet he now has claws made of the metal adamantium.

• Batman uses the dark, gadgets, his strength, and his mind to defeat his foes.

• Superman, an overpowered hero, is "too perfect" and therefore boring.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a complex?

• Since he is the fastest man alive, the Flash never loses a footrace.

• Wolverine was born with bone claws, yet he now has claws made of the metal adamantium.

• Batman uses the dark, gadgets, his strength, and his mind to defeat his foes.

• Superman, an overpowered hero, is "too perfect" and therefore boring.

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

Japan, tree, idea, dream

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Pronoun

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

among, between, next to, on

• Conjunction

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Article

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

is, be, are, seems

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

• Article

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

quite, very, boldly

• Pronoun

• Noun

• Adverb

• Interjection

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

he, she, they, it

• Pronoun

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

nor, for, so

• Adjective

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is listed below?

big, bigger, biggest

• Adjective

• Preposition

• Verb

• Adverb

Numbering The Grammar Rules

In order to help you combine your rules more easily, use the following numbers to categorize them:

1 - Appositives & modifiers

2 - Series & Double Adjectives

3 - Compound Sentences

4- Complex Sentences

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So WHAT does this look like?

Picture your grammar rules as building blocks. Your sentence is simply constructed by putting these building blocks together.

When Mr. J and Mrs. Langmead taught their students grammar combinations, they started off slow; however, the students were writing, punctuating, and creating fantastic sentences by the end of class, which made their teachers so proud.

We would call this sentence a GRAMMAR 4321 - since that's the order the grammar rules are used in.

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

After Mrs. Langmead finished crushing the boys in basketball, she took Mr. J, Ella, and Nate out to lunch.

• GC 12

• GC 42

• GC 24

• GC 41

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

Mr. Jones is passionate about teaching us about Civics, government, and democracy since he wants his students to be active citizens.

• GC 24

• GC 32

• GC 41

• GC 23

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

Ms. McNulty taught the students ballet, hip-hop, and classical dances, but she could not teach Mr. J, who was a bumbling, clumsy baboon.

• GC 424

• GC 232

• GC 111

• GC 2312

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

Ms. Panchuk, our favorite teacher in the world, was absent, so we collected money, signed a card, and sent her flowers; meanwhile, Mr. J brought her fancy waffles.

• GC 1224

• GC 1232

• GC 1323

• GC 1431

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

When Princess Bois, a ruthless dictator, grew tired of her subjects quoting silly videos, she banished them; however, they continued to quote to Ms. Panchuk all day long.

• GC 413

• GC 231

• GC 123

• GC 432

Multiple Choice

What type of Grammar Combo is the following sentence:

When Mr. J was hungry, he ate two whole pizzas, a rack of ribs, a pound of sweet potatoes, and a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's; consequently, his stomach exploded.

• GC 423

• GC 321

• GC 214

• GC 232