This document contains instructions for a grammar quiz activity where students will be placed into groups, given fake money, and can wager on their ability to identify verbs and verb forms in sample sentences. They aim to have the most money left at the end to win extra credit points. It provides the rules for wagering, identifying verbs, and examples of sentences to analyze within time limits.

1. Cows moo in different ways
depending on where they are
from (like dialects with
human language).
A. True
B. False

2. Staple your first quiz to the back of the
new quiz!

3.  I will place you in groups
 Each group will receive $200 in grammar money
 You wager on each sentence before you see it
 Always a $10 minimum
 $50 maximum through sentence 5
 $100 maximum through sentence 10
 $200 maximum through sentence 15
 No maximum wager through sentence 20
 After I reveal the sentence, write the correct
answer.
 If you have the answer correct, you win your
wager. If you answer incorrectly, I take your
money.
 The group with the most money after sentence 20
wins three extra credit points.

4. In the next five
sentences, select the
correct verb form.

6. A. is
B. are

7. A. has
B. have

8. A. is
B. are

9. A. know
B. knows

10. A. is
B. are

11. A. has
B. have

12.  Find the subject(s) of the sentence
 Find the verb(s) in the sentence
 Identify the type of verb(s):
 Action (A)
 Linking (L)
 Helping (H)

14. The boy kicked the
ball.
10 seconds!
Time!
A

15. S—the boy
V—kicked (A)

16. The waitress looks
tired.
10 seconds!
Time!
L

17. The cat jumped onto
the sofa and slept
away.
10 seconds!
Time!
A
A

18. June is helping Bill with
his homework.
10 seconds!
Time!
H A

19. Allison and Meghan
would sing at every
restaurant in town.
10 seconds!
Time!H
A

20. Jacob felt the crisp breeze
on his ears.
10 seconds!
Time!
A

21. Declan began to walk to
the supermarket, but
forgot his wallet.
10 seconds!
Time!
A
A

22. Jackson could play
baseball with his friends
or go with his mom to
the zoo.
10 seconds!
Time!
AH
A

23. Brian’s kitchen stinks like
moldy cheese.
10 seconds!
Time!
L

24. In the middle of the alley
under an old, wet
newspaper with torn
pages lay the puppy.
10 seconds!
Time!
A

25. The boy must have been
running after the ball.
10 seconds!
Time!
H H H
A

26. In each of the following
sentences, write the correct
form of the verb in the space
provided.

28. Bob ___________
dinner last night.
(cook)
cooked

29. Isabel has ___________
to sing with a rock
band. (begin)
10 seconds!
Time!
begun

30. Last night, Charlie
___________ a lot of
coffee to stay awake.
(drink)
10 seconds!
Time!
drank

31. The guests had
__________ so much
food that they had no
room for dessert.
(eat)10 seconds!
Time!eaten

32. Patrick has __________
for the day. (leave)
10 seconds!
Time!
left

33. I ___________ him at
the store yesterday.
(see)
10 seconds!
Time!
saw

34.  Revise your rough draft based on your peer review
and create a second rough draft
 Fill out the pre-conference form in your packet
 Take the second rough draft to a writing
mentor/lab instructor before Friday
 Fill out the post-conference part of the form in
your packet
 Revise your second rough draft to create a final
draft
 Submit your final draft to Turnitin
 Bring your rough draft, peer review, second rough
draft, and conference form to class on Monday

35.  Take a revised copy of Essay #1 to the writing
mentors or an instructor in the Learning Center
 Final draft of Essay #1 due to Turnitin by
Sunday, September 22, at 11:55 p.m.
 Bring your rough draft, peer review sheet,
second rough draft, and conference sheet to class
on Monday
 Remember to post to the discussion by Thursday
and respond to at least two students by Sunday
 Post a picture of yourself to Moodle (try to post a
picture of just you or where you are obvious)
(due by Thursday at 11:55 p.m.)
 Study for your grammar quiz

36. Meet in Computer Commons A
after the break. There will be a
sign-in sheet and I will remove it
when the break is over.