Grade 9 Exam Review - Grammar Exercises

GRAMMAR Review
Name: ______________________ Date: _______________________
TOTAL:
______
80
Part A: Parts of Speech
Identify the parts of speech for each of the boldface words by writing N (noun), V
(verb), Adj (adjective), Adv (adverb), Pro (pronoun), Prep (preposition), C
(conjunction) or I (interjection) above it.
____ ___ ___

1. Loud cats kept my baby awake all night.
____ ____ ____

2. Spiderman is my favourite superhero.
___ ___ ___

3. Wow! Yesterday, I worked eight hours in a row.
___ ___
4. The last students to use the classroom cleaned it up.
___ ______ _____ ____

5. Our family visits Canada’s Wonderland every summer, but we never go to
the zoo.
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Part B: Subjects and Predicates and Objects
Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

 SS = Simple subject
 CS = Compound subject
 SP = Simple predicate
 CP = Compound predicate
AND
Identify each of the bolded words as one of the following:
 DO = Direct object
 IO = Indirect object
1. _______ Mr. Johns assigns homework every night to his

students.
2. _______ Melissa, but not Mary, has been practicing her

Christmas dance routine nightly with Miss Smith.
3. ______ The triplets always wore the same style of shoes.
4. ______ Prince Charles and Camilla will visit and stay in

Toronto next month.
5. ______ The Smiths and the Jorans are joining together to

organize a neighbourhood party to honour Mr. Jones.
_____
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Part C: Punctuation
10 marks
First, indicate which of the following sentences has no errors by entering a C (for
CORRECT).
Then, correct the sentences with punctuation errors or missing punctuation by
including the correct punctuation. Circle your changes.
1. _____ My father - who emigrated to Canada as a teenager speaks two
languages.
2. _____ “I missed you” I confessed to Sam.
3. _____ If you go to the store, buy a bag of chips.
4. _____ The bear hurt it’s paw.
5. _____ I love you I confessed to Sam.
6. _____ Diane plays volleyball hockey, and soccer.
7. _____ I can’t believe it hasn’t stopped raining in three days
8. _____ I will bring the following items to the picnic drinks, sandwiches, and
frisbees.
9. _____ Disney World is offering discounted vacations I can’t wait to go!
10. _____ John is training to become a champion weight lifter.
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Part D: Subject-Verb Agreement
Circle the correct verb to which the proper subject agrees.

1. Everyone of the surfers at the beach ( was / were ) told to come out
of the water.
2. The choir (sings / sing ) like a chorus of angels.
Write sentences using the subjects and verbs provided. Make

sure the subject and verb – in present tense - agree.
16. Sandra / write
________________________________________________________________________
_
17. His brother and sister / study
________________________________________________________________________
_
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Part E: Conjunctions and Clauses
a) First, circle the co-ordinating conjunctions and underline the

subordinating conjunctions in each of the following sentences.
b) Next, identify the bolded clause as Subordinate or
Independent in the blank provided.
1. _______________ Although I’d like to have a cat, I can only

keep a dog as a pet .
2. _______________ Yes, I love you, but I just can’t marry

you!
3. _______________ Yesterday, I worked eight hours, and

I went to the movies afterwards.
4. _______________ The Math teacher allowed Sandra to write an

alternate test on Monday because she was ill on
Friday.
5. _______________ The principal, who was loved by all the

children, sang a song at the Christmas recital.
____
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Part F: Sentence Structure
Identify the following sentences according to these three varieties:
Simple Compound Complex
1. _____________________ Karen won’t stop following me.
2. _____________________ When it rains, the

children can’t go out at recess to play.
3. _____________________ Have you heard the latest news about the

Prom?
4. _____________________ Jon eats five meals per day, but he stays

physically active, too.
5. ____________________ She always does well on tests because she

reviews her notes thoroughly.
_____
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Part G: Sentence Errors
Identify each of the following as

 S = sentence
 SF = sentence fragment
 CS = comma splice (a run-on error)
 FS = fused sentence ( a run-on error)
1. ______ Mr. Johns assigns homework every night.
2. ______ Because she was ill on Friday.
3. ______ Be quiet.
4. ______ What your parents don’t know.
5. ______ That’s the tallest Christmas tree I’ve ever seen, it’ll never
fit in our house.
6. ______ She always does well on tests she reviews her notes
thoroughly.
7. ______ She threw a snowball snowballs can be dangerous.
8. ______ After the parade, but before lunch.
9. ______ Variety: the “spice” of life.
10. _______ I will direct you to the library from there you are on your
own.
____
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Part H: Sentences Types

a) First, in the blank space provided, identify the following sentences according to
the four types:
 Declarative
 Imperative
 Interrogative
 Exclamatory
1. _____________________ Stop following me.
2. _____________________ It looks like it’s going to rain today.
3. _____________________ That’s the tallest Christmas tree I’ve ever

seen!
4. _____________________ Have you heard the latest news about the

Prom?
5. _____________________ Be quiet.
6. _____________________ James, who is the smartest boy in his Math

class, is a peer tutor.
b) Next, write four original, complete sentences. Be sure to use accurate

punctuation.
7. Declarative:
__________________________________________________________________
8. Imperative:
__________________________________________________________________
9. Interrogative:
__________________________________________________________________
10. Exclamatory:
__________________________________________________________________
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Name: ______________________ Date: _______________________

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Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

1. _______ Mr. Johns assigns homework every night to his

2. _______ Melissa, but not Mary, has been practicing her

4. ______ Prince Charles and Camilla will visit and stay in

5. ______ The Smiths and the Jorans are joining together to

1. _____ My father - who emigrated to Canada as a teenager speaks two

2. _____ “I missed you” I confessed to Sam.

3. _____ If you go to the store, buy a bag of chips.

4. _____ The bear hurt it’s paw.

5. _____ I love you I confessed to Sam.

6. _____ Diane plays volleyball hockey, and soccer.

7. _____ I can’t believe it hasn’t stopped raining in three days

9. _____ Disney World is offering discounted vacations I can’t wait to go!

10. _____ John is training to become a champion weight lifter.

Circle the correct verb to which the proper subject agrees.

2. The choir (sings / sing ) like a chorus of angels.

Write sentences using the subjects and verbs provided. Make

16. Sandra / write

17. His brother and sister / study

Part E: Conjunctions and Clauses

a) First, circle the co-ordinating conjunctions and underline the

1. _______________ Although I’d like to have a cat, I can only

2. _______________ Yes, I love you, but I just can’t marry

3. _______________ Yesterday, I worked eight hours, and

4. _______________ The Math teacher allowed Sandra to write an

5. _______________ The principal, who was loved by all the

1. _____________________ Karen won’t stop following me.

2. _____________________ When it rains, the

3. _____________________ Have you heard the latest news about the

4. _____________________ Jon eats five meals per day, but he stays

5. ____________________ She always does well on tests because she

Identify each of the following as

1. ______ Mr. Johns assigns homework every night.

2. ______ Because she was ill on Friday.

4. ______ What your parents don’t know.

7. ______ She threw a snowball snowballs can be dangerous.

8. ______ After the parade, but before lunch.

9. ______ Variety: the “spice” of life.

Part H: Sentences Types

1. _____________________ Stop following me.

2. _____________________ It looks like it’s going to rain today.

3. _____________________ That’s the tallest Christmas tree I’ve ever

4. _____________________ Have you heard the latest news about the

6. _____________________ James, who is the smartest boy in his Math

b) Next, write four original, complete sentences. Be sure to use accurate

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