Ninth Grade Grammar

colon

Combine the following sentences into a sentence that uses a colon correctly.

Troy always talked about the same things over and over again. He always talked about baseball and football.

• Troy always talked: about the same things, baseball and football.

• Troy always talked about the same things over and over again, things like: baseball and football.

• Troy always talked about the same things: baseball and football.

• Football and baseball: Troy always talked about those two things over and over again.

compound sentence

Is this sentence correct?

People often say that I look like my sister; however, we don't really see a resemblance.

• yes

• no

adjective

Identify the word acting as an adjective in the following sentence.

I think golden retrievers are better than greyhounds as family dogs.

• think

• better

• retrievers

• dogs

semi-colon

Select the correct version of the sentence:

• Many companies make sugar-free soft drinks, which are flavored by synthetic chemicals the drinks usually contain only one or two calories per serving.

• Many companies make sugar-free, soft drinks, which are flavored by synthetic chemicals the drinks usually contain only one or two calories; per serving.

• Many companies make sugar-free soft drinks; which are flavored by synthetic chemicals, the drinks usually contain only one or two calories per serving.

• Many companies make sugar-free soft drinks, which are flavored by synthetic chemicals; the drinks usually contain only one or two calories per serving.

indefinite pronoun

Each of the rabbits has ____________ own pen.

• its

• their

FANBOYS

Which of the following is the correctly written sentence?

• I played volleyball this weekend, and tennis.

• I played volleyball this weekend, and my team got first place.

• I played volleyball this weekend, and practiced all week.

• I played volleyball this weekend; and, my team got first place.

compound sentence

In the following sentence, what change is needed in order to create a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

He surely practices very hard, consequently, he wins most of his tennis matches.

• change surely to surely;

• change hard, to hard;

• change consequently, to consequently;

• change his to his;

She ______ to school every week.

• go

• going

• is going

• goes

My sister and I _______ at SMP Kesuma Sari right now

• are study

• study

• are studying

• studied

Last month, I ______ Mr. Surya's house

• visit

• visited

• will visit

• is visiting