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Grade 9 · Grammar · Challenge

Free Language and Sentence Skills worksheet - version 20

Grade 9 grammar practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.

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Language and Sentence Skills

Grade 9 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-Q1M4QM-105G

1.

Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

2.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

3.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.

4.

Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.

5.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. D. The committee approved the proposal.

6.

Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

7.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

8.

Which sentence uses the active voice?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The committee approved the proposal.

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  1. Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
  2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
  3. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
  4. Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
  5. Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
  6. Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
  7. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
  8. Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.

Worked example

Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.

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Name the standard skill before answering.