1) The document describes a grammar game being played in teams where questions about grammar are asked and teams take turns answering within 30 seconds. 2) If a team answers incorrectly, one member must sit down. The game continues until one team has all members sitting down. 3) Examples of grammar questions covered include lay vs lie, who vs whom, affect vs effect, and subject pronouns like me, myself and I.

1. The Grammar
Games
He said/She said everyday usage

2. The Rules of the Grammar Games
All team members start standing up.
Teams will alternate answering questions.
Each team will have 30 seconds to deliberate.
If question is answered incorrectly,
One team member must sit down
GAME
ON !

3. Lay Versus Lie
You can ________ the paper here.
lay lie

4. Who Versus Whom
The last piece of pie goes to
____ever sits down first.
who whom

5. Affect Versus Effect
Bad weather can __________
many people’s mood, but I try
not to let it ______ me.
affect effect

6. Lay Versus Lie
Just let that sleeping dog _______ .
lay lie

7. Affect Versus Effect
His success was the ________
of many years of practice and
the self-discipline.
affect effect

8. Who Versus Whom
______ did you invite
to the dance?
Who Whom

9. Me, myself, and I
It’s not a good idea to fall asleep
with gum in your mouth. Nobody
knows that better than ________.
Me Myself I

10. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

11. CORRECT!
We lay objects/things down.
Lay = put

12. Try again!
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13. CORRECT!
Whom is a the object of a sentence.
Use it like you would use other
objective pronouns such as me, him,
her, us, and them.

14. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

15. CORRECT!
Affect is usually a verb. If
something causes you to
laugh, cry, or try harder, it
has affected you.

16. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

17. CORRECT!
People and animals lie
down. Objects/things lay.
present tense = lie
past tense = lay

18. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

19. CORRECT!
Effect is usually a noun. If
something is the result of
something else it is an effect. If
something gets the result you
wanted, it is effective.

20. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

21. CORRECT!
Who is the subject of a sentence.
Use who when you would use I,
he, she, he, we, or they.

22. Try again!
One member from your team needs to sit down.

23. CORRECT!
Me is the objective pronoun.
I is the subjective pronoun.
Myself should rarely be used.