Ninth Grade Grammar

John Stuart Mill was an oldest son.

• A. noun
• B. verb
• C. adjective
• D. pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

His father was his only teacher.

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

He learned Greek before he was eight years old.

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

"I might not have enough hours for practice."

• conjunction
• preposition
• adverb
• interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

She fills the cavity with cement, and the cement hardens into the shape of the roots.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

If they are exposed to rain, these paintings can be damaged, and some have been lost. 

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Jose has been very sad today.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

However, the result of all this labor is that the gardens of Pompeii are coming alive again through replantings.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

In the nurse's office, Ruben faked being sick.  He hoped to get out of class, go home early, and _____________________.

• spend the afternoon playing with his friends
• to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
• then to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

To get ready for her run, Alicia _________________, applied sunscreen, and turned up the volume on her iPod.

• tightened her shoelaces
• was tightening her shoelaces
• did tighten her shoelaces

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5