Baseball Challenge! :Baseball Challenge!


Today’s Game is pitched by :Today’s Game is pitched by Home Run King


Batter Up! :Batter Up! Play Ball!


Home Single #1 – What part of speech is the word under in the following sentence. The diver went under. :Home Single #1 – What part of speech is the word under in the following sentence. The diver went under. *Adverb* *preposition* The Pitch!


Home Single #2 – What is the subject in the following? The bee colony survived the icy storm. :Home Single #2 – What is the subject in the following? The bee colony survived the icy storm. *colony* *bee* The Pitch!


Home Single #3 – What part of speech is icy in the following sentence? The icy streets were dangerous. :Home Single #3 – What part of speech is icy in the following sentence? The icy streets were dangerous. *adjective* *noun* The Pitch!


Home Single #4 – Which has a direct object? :Home Single #4 – Which has a direct object? *He caught a baseball* *He is sick* The Pitch!


Home Single #5 – Which contains an indirect object? :Home Single #5 – Which contains an indirect object? *He gave her a gift.* *He is gone.* The Pitch!


Home Single #6 – Which contains a predicate nominative? :Home Single #6 – Which contains a predicate nominative? *They became a team.* *They will be late.* The Pitch!


Home Single #7 – Which has the correct capitalization? :Home Single #7 – Which has the correct capitalization? *we will visit Washington, D. C.* *We will visit washington D. C.* The Pitch!


Home Single #8 – Which has the correct spelling? :Home Single #8 – Which has the correct spelling? *receiver* *recieve* The Pitch!


Home Single #9 – which contains an predicate adjective? :Home Single #9 – which contains an predicate adjective? *The cake was beautiful.* *The cake was a wedding cake* The Pitch!


Home Single #10 – Which is a proper noun? :Home Single #10 – Which is a proper noun? *Jefferson Middle School* *storage shed* The Pitch!


Home Single #11 – Which contains a double action verb? :Home Single #11 – Which contains a double action verb? *He ran and caught the fly ball.* *he will fly home tomorrow.* The Pitch!


Home Single #12 – Which uses quotation marks correctly? :Home Single #12 – Which uses quotation marks correctly? *He stated, “I will be late.”* *”He stated”, I will be late.* The Pitch!


Home Single #13 – Which is the correct punctuation? :Home Single #13 – Which is the correct punctuation? *The young actress screamed!* *The young actress screamed?* The Pitch!


Home Single #14 – Which is misspelled? :Home Single #14 – Which is misspelled? *Isn’t* *Is’nt* The Pitch!


Home Single #15 – Which is the correct edit? :Home Single #15 – Which is the correct edit? *Today is Wednesday, December 19th.* *Today is Wednesday. December 19th.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #1 – Which is an interjection? :Visitor Single #1 – Which is an interjection? *Wow!* *Thanks.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #2 – Which is a sentence fragment? :Visitor Single #2 – Which is a sentence fragment? *The school bus.* *The school bus was late arriving.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #3 – Which is an imperative sentence? :Visitor Single #3 – Which is an imperative sentence? *Please call home.* *Will you please call home.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #4 – Which is the correct spelling? :Visitor Single #4 – Which is the correct spelling? *deceive* *decieve* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #5 – Which is correct? :Visitor Single #5 – Which is correct? *Dr. Thomas J. Hyde* *Dr Thomas J. Hyde* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #6 – Which is a common noun? :Visitor Single #6 – Which is a common noun? *tool shed* *early* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #7 – Which is correct? :Visitor Single #7 – Which is correct? *He did nothing.* *He didn’t do nothing.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #8 – Correct edit? :Visitor Single #8 – Correct edit? *She explained the product.* *She exlained the product.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #9 – Which sentence has a preposition used as an adverb? :Visitor Single #9 – Which sentence has a preposition used as an adverb? *From the bridge Susan tried to look underneath.* *From the bridge Susan tried to look underneath the rock.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #10 – Which is a preposition phrase? :Visitor Single #10 – Which is a preposition phrase? *Throw the ball over the fence.* *Walk over.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #11 – Which has an object of the preposition. :Visitor Single #11 – Which has an object of the preposition. *Throughout the night* *Throughout* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #12 – Which is the correct spelling? :Visitor Single #12 – Which is the correct spelling? *misplaced* *missplaced* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #13 – Which sentence is correct? :Visitor Single #13 – Which sentence is correct? *He isn’t going.* *He aren’t going.* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #14 – Which adverb is an example of “to what extent”? :Visitor Single #14 – Which adverb is an example of “to what extent”? *Completely* *Happily* The Pitch!


Visitor Single #15 – Which is an adjective? :Visitor Single #15 – Which is an adjective? *Lovely* *Here* The Pitch!


Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out! :Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out! You're Out! Next Batter!


It’s a Hit! Base Run Single! :It’s a Hit! Base Run Single! Base Run! Next Batter!


Double #1 – Which preposition completes the following? Please leave your jacket ____. :Double #1 – Which preposition completes the following? Please leave your jacket ____. *On* *Into* The Pitch!


Double #2 – Which is a declarative sentence? :Double #2 – Which is a declarative sentence? *She is late* *Where is she* The Pitch!


Double #3 – The subject of an imperative sentence is which one? :Double #3 – The subject of an imperative sentence is which one? *You* *They* The Pitch!


Double #4 – Which is correctly spelled? :Double #4 – Which is correctly spelled? *baseball* *basball* The Pitch!


Double #5 – Which is correctly written? :Double #5 – Which is correctly written? *Mr. James Howard* *Mr James Howard* The Pitch!


Double #6 – Which contains a compound indirect object? :Double #6 – Which contains a compound indirect object? *He wrote Tom and Jack a letter.* *He wrote her a letter.* The Pitch!


Double #7 – What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence ? Where do you think you are going :Double #7 – What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence ? Where do you think you are going *Question mark* *Period* The Pitch!


Double #8 – The prefix “re” means what? :Double #8 – The prefix “re” means what? *Again* *Under* The Pitch!


Double #9 – What does the prefix “trans” mean? :Double #9 – What does the prefix “trans” mean? *Across* *Between* The Pitch!


Double #10 – Which is correctly written? :Double #10 – Which is correctly written? *Mr. and Mrs. Larry Phillips* *Mr and Mrs. Larry Philips* The Pitch!


Double #11 – Which adverb answers the question when? :Double #11 – Which adverb answers the question when? *Tonight* *Willingly* The Pitch!


Double #12 – Which adverb modifies a verb? :Double #12 – Which adverb modifies a verb? *I will drive tomorrow to the festival.* *At her audition Carrie seemed slightly upset.* The Pitch!


Double #13 – Which contains a predicate nominative? :Double #13 – Which contains a predicate nominative? *The name will be Dr. J. H. Parrot.* *John played his drums.* The Pitch!


Double #14 – Which is an example of an action verb? :Double #14 – Which is an example of an action verb? *Has been swimming* *Might have been* The Pitch!


Double #15 – Which is the correct spelling? :Double #15 – Which is the correct spelling? *Transparent* *Trasparent* The Pitch!


Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs! :Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs! You're Out! Next Batter!


It’s a Hit! Base Run Double! :It’s a Hit! Base Run Double! Double! Next Batter!


Triple #1 – Which is an example of a exclamatory sentence? :Triple #1 – Which is an example of a exclamatory sentence? *Please stop the noise!* *The noise has stopped!* The Pitch!


Triple #2 – Which of the following is not part of a verb phrase? :Triple #2 – Which of the following is not part of a verb phrase? *Not* *Will* The Pitch!


Triple #3 – Which is correctly written? :Triple #3 – Which is correctly written? *The Call of the Wild* *The call of the Wild* The Pitch!


Triple #4 – Which is an correct use of an adverb? :Triple #4 – Which is an correct use of an adverb? *It was beautifully completed.* *He is beautifully.* The Pitch!


Triple #5 – Which is a proper noun? :Triple #5 – Which is a proper noun? *Elm Street and Maple Drive* *House number* The Pitch!


Triple #6 – Which adverb modifies an adjective? :Triple #6 – Which adverb modifies an adjective? *The senator was nearly late for his meeting.* *Bob should learn to speak more clearly.* The Pitch!


Triple #7 – Which sentence contains is an adjective? :Triple #7 – Which sentence contains is an adjective? *My sister has always been a fast eater.* *On the day of the fair Sandy awoke early.* The Pitch!


Triple #8 – Which sentence contains a compound subject? :Triple #8 – Which sentence contains a compound subject? *Bob and Sherry will be right back.* *Bob left early.* The Pitch!


Triple #9 – Which is written correctly? :Triple #9 – Which is written correctly? *Sue exclaimed! “I am going to the beach.* * Sue exclaimed, “I am going to the beach!”* The Pitch!


Triple #10 – Which is spelled correctly? :Triple #10 – Which is spelled correctly? *Repentance* *Repentence* The Pitch!


Triple #11 – Which is an example of a transitive verb? :Triple #11 – Which is an example of a transitive verb? *Might have sung* *Might have become* The Pitch!


Triple #12 – Which is correct? :Triple #12 – Which is correct? *Our team plays hard.* *Our team plays hardly.* The Pitch!


Triple #13 – Which is correct? :Triple #13 – Which is correct? *Private* *Privte* The Pitch!


Triple #14 – Which is correct? :Triple #14 – Which is correct? *Suddenly, the appeared.* *Suddenly they appeared.* The Pitch!


Triple #15 – Which is correct? :Triple #15 – Which is correct? *Shoot for the moon* *Shot for the moon* The Pitch!


Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Two Outs! :Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Two Outs! Two Outs! Next Batter!


It’s a Triple Base Hit! :It’s a Triple Base Hit! Triple! Next Batter!


Homer #1 – Which is an example of a simile? :Homer #1 – Which is an example of a simile? *Her smile is like a beacon of light.* *Her smile is a light.* The Pitch!


Homer #2 – Which is an example of personification? :Homer #2 – Which is an example of personification? *The wind cried like a baby in the night.* *The wind blew all night.* The Pitch!


Homer #3 – Which is an example of alliteration? :Homer #3 – Which is an example of alliteration? *Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies.* *Please pass the pansies* The Pitch!


Homer #4 – Which is a metaphor? :Homer #4 – Which is a metaphor? *The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.* *The clods are like cotton balls in the sky.* The Pitch!


Homer #5 – What is an example of rhyme ? :Homer #5 – What is an example of rhyme ? *The tiny bird in the tree Was singing songs just for me.* *The tiny bird in the tree Was singing songs.* The Pitch!


Homer #6 – Which is an oxymoron? :Homer #6 – Which is an oxymoron? *Dry ice* *Dry clean* The Pitch!


Homer #7 – Which is an example of onomatopoeia? :Homer #7 – Which is an example of onomatopoeia? *A pesky mosquito buzzed my head* *A pesky mosquito flew above my head.* The Pitch!


Homer #8 – An example of author’s purpose? :Homer #8 – An example of author’s purpose? *To inform* *To question* The Pitch!


Homer #9 – Which is an idiom? :Homer #9 – Which is an idiom? *Raining cats and dogs* *Peter picked some peppers.* The Pitch!


Homer #10 – Which is correct? :Homer #10 – Which is correct? *Sedition* *Sedtion* The Pitch!


Homer #11 – Which is correct? :Homer #11 – Which is correct? *Dictionary* *Dictionery* The Pitch!


Homer #12 – Which is the simple subject in the following sentence? The two boys left the classroom. :Homer #12 – Which is the simple subject in the following sentence? The two boys left the classroom. *boys* *two boys* The Pitch!


Homer #13 – Which is the simple predicate in the following? He already left. :Homer #13 – Which is the simple predicate in the following? He already left. *left* *already left* The Pitch!


Homer #14 – What is the complete subject in the following? The loud music echoed throughout the night. :Homer #14 – What is the complete subject in the following? The loud music echoed throughout the night. *The loud music* *The loud* The Pitch!


Homer #15 – Which is an example of an article? :Homer #15 – Which is an example of an article? *The* *That* The Pitch!


Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Three Outs! :Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Three Outs! Three Outs! Next Batter!


Out of the Ball Park!Home Run! :Out of the Ball Park!Home Run! Home Run! Next Batter!


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Slide 90:Home BASE Fold Here