GRAMMAR UNIT REVIEW

Directions This game is played Jeopardy style. Each

category is based on popular young adult fiction. Work in groups to identify grammar within each sentence.

Grammar JeopardyDivergent Harry

PotterHunger Games

Lord of the Rings

Ender’s Game

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Present Participle My older brother, Caleb, stands in the isle,

holding a railing above his head to keep himself steady.

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Prepositional Phrase Caleb’s expression is placid as the bus

sways and jolts on the road.

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Participle and Phrase In front of it is a large metal structure,

that the Dauntless climb after school, daring each other to go higher and higher.

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Infinitive They are scarred, like he was burned,

and they clench around the paper like he wants to crumple it.

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Gerund I wish I felt like crying, because the tears

might bring me a sense of release, but I don’t.

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Participle and Phrase Skimming over the autumnal colors of the

pastoral world, only then did he realize what he hated most about Val’s letter.

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Participle Bored, he ignored the objectives of the

game.

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Infinitive His army had the potential of being the

best fighting group ever to play the game.

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Which verb mood, Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Subjunctive, Conditional?

From now on, you forget about gravity before you go through that door.

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Ender’s Game

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

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Name the simple subjects (Circle), simple verbs (underline), complete subjects (circle), and complete verbs (underline) Bean’s squad had practiced this several

times, and it took only a moment before they were braced on the star.

Bean’s squad had practiced this several times, and it took only a moment before they were braced on the star.

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Participle (circle) and Phrase (underline)

Harry ticked off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall, counting down to September the first.

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Which verb mood? Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Subjunctive, Conditional?

Could a werewolf be killing the unicorns?

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Participle and Phrase & Two infinitives

Hermione was skimming through all her notes, hoping to come across one of the enchantments they were about to try to break.

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Absolute Harry pulled on the cloak, his eyes falling

on the flute Hagrid had given him for Christmas.

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Is this passive or active voice? Two participles and phrases and one infinitive.

The parcel had been torn open by Harry to find a thick, hand-knitted sweater in emerald green and a large box of homemade fudge.

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Harry Potter #1

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

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Harry Potter #2

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

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Absolute I sit on the ground, hands covered in red

welts.

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Participle and Phrase I hear Cinna’s voice, carrying images of

rich fabric and sparkling gems.

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Which verb mood? Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Subjunctive, Conditional?

No! Just don’t, Katniss! Don’t die for me.

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Participle Refreshed, I treat my burns again.

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One preposition and phrase, two infinitives, one participle and phrase

By late afternoon, I decide to build a small fire to cook the meat, betting that dusk will help conceal the smoke.

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Hunger Games

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

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Two absolutes Boromir strode up and down, legs

pumping and voice speaking ever more loudly.

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Gerund Flight was impossible, and Frodo and

Sam loosened their small swords in their sheaths.

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Participle and phrase Gollum remained there for some time,

making no sound.

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Three prepositions and phrases The night was old and East grey when

they rode up at last from the Deeping-coomb and came back to the Hornburg.

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Two infinitives All were slain save those who fled to die,

or to drown in the red foam of the river.

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FINAL JEOPARDY Write five sentences with each of the following included.

Sentence 1 – Present Participle Sentence 2 – Gerund Sentence 3 – Absolute Sentence 4 – Infinitive Sentence 5 – Past Participle

One member from each group writes at least one sentence. (Each correct sentence is worth five points.)

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