9th Grade Grammar Assessment

What part of speech is the word 'quick' in the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'?

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The students are studying for their exams.'

• The exams

• Studying

• The students

• For their exams

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A) I love pizza, and ice cream. B) I love pizza and ice cream. C) I love pizza and, ice cream.

• I love pizza, ice cream.

• I love, pizza and ice cream.

• I love pizza and ice cream.

• I love pizza and ice-cream.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'She (go) to the store every Saturday'?

• goed

• goes

• go

• going

Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the boys brought (his, their) lunch.'

• his

• their's

• his or her

• its

What type of sentence is this: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'?

• Compound sentence

• Declarative sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The tall building was visible from miles away.'

• building

• visible

• tall

• miles

Which of the following is a compound sentence? A) I like to read. B) I like to read, and I like to write. C) Reading is fun.

• I enjoy writing.

• Writing is my favorite hobby.

• I read every day.

• B) I like to read, and I like to write.

Correct the punctuation in this sentence: 'Its a beautiful day outside'

• It's beautiful day outside.

• Its a beautifull day outside.

• It's a beautiful day outside.

• Its a beautiful day outside.

What is the main clause in the sentence: 'If you finish your homework, you can go out to play.'?

• If you finish your homework

• you should do your chores

• you can go out to play.

• you can stay inside