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Midterm Grammar Review

Midterm Grammar Review. 9 th Grade English. Pronoun Practice. Making Pronouns Agree with Their Antecedents. Directions: Fill in the blank with a pronoun or pair of pronouns that agrees with its antecedent(s). Practice 1. Answers: their 3. his or her 5. their h is or her 4. his or her.

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Midterm Grammar Review

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  1. Midterm Grammar Review 9th Grade English

  2. Pronoun Practice

  3. Making Pronouns Agree with Their Antecedents Directions: Fill in the blank with a pronoun or pair of pronouns that agrees with its antecedent(s). Practice 1 Answers: their 3. his or her 5. their his or her 4. his or her Many of the parents voiced _____ opinions. No one wanted _____ name mentioned in the paper. Each student was given a locker for _____ equipment. If everyone had _____ way, we’d never get anything done. Both Mrs. Larson and Mr. Feldman took _____ classes on a trip.

  4. Making Pronouns Agree with Their Antecedents Directions: Fill in the blank with a pronoun or pair of pronouns that agrees with its antecedent(s). Practice 2 Answers: he or she 3. their 5. his or her his 4. their Everybody said what _____ thought. Neither Juan nor Steve wanted to have _____ picture taken. Some of the group expressed _____ opinions quite frankly. Both the carpenter and the welder finished _____ work yesterday. A person should be careful in _____ usage of English.

  5. Ensuring Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Directions: Fill in the blank with a pronoun or pronouns that agree with the antecedent. Practice 3 • Answers: • his 3. their 5. their • their 4. her Either Don or Thomas will write _____ report on the origins of classical music. Ramona and Angelo have finished _____ sketches and will begin painting tomorrow. Kareem and Steven both want to do _____ how-to speeches on kite making. Either Dinah or Terri left _____ keys lying on the bench. The coach and the team captains picked up _____ clipboards and called the team together.

  6. Ensuring Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Directions: Fill in the blank with a pronoun or pronouns that agree with the antecedent. Practice 4 • Answers: • their 3. her 5. their • his 4. her Daniel and his brother rode _____ bikes to the Earth Day celebration. Either Philip or Ryan will display _____ sculptures at the local art gallery. Has she or her sister memorized _____ part for the play? Either Christina or Julia said that Dan is _____ favorite painter. Mr. Stamos and Ms. Hirota are helping _____ students prepare for the science fair.

  7. Identifying and Using Correct Pronoun Forms Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 5 • Answers: • me 3. he 5. him 7. him • her 4. me 6. she 8. she Did you hear Sally and (I, me)? We need you and (her, she) for our softball team. My two lab partners are Don and (he, him). Aunt Esther offered Ian and (I, me) some pasta. The test seemed hard to Lou and (he, him). What grades did you and (her, she) get in English? Hand John or (he, him) the soy sauce. Liz and (she, her) are going to take Spanish next year.

  8. Identifying and Using Correct Pronoun Forms Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 6 • Answers: • I 3. he 5. her 7. him • me 4. them 6. him, me 8. I, her Larry and (I, me) would rather take Latin. Every law affects you and (I, me). The senator and (him, he) have arrived. The camp bus left Mary and (them, they) behind. This should be an easy course for you and (she, her). Kyle sent (him, he) and (me, I) letters from Ontario. Did you see Nancy and (he, him) at the track meet? You and (I, me) will play against Beth and (she, her).

  9. Special Pronoun Problems Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 7 • Answers: • Whoever 3. whom 5. whom • who 4. who (Whoever, Whomever) wins faces the challenge of lowering this city’s crime rate. Tom Flores is a former player (who, whom) eventually coached the Seattle Seahawks. Lilly wondered (who, whom) she should invite to the Halloween party. Alice has not yet found out (who, whom) her partner will be. Dorothy is the one to (who, whom) I lent me sweater.

  10. Special Pronoun Problems Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 8 • Answers: • whom 3. who 5. whom • whom4. whoever All the students (who, whom) my mom tutors seem to improve fairly quickly. The artist (who, whom) she is talking about works mostly in acrylics. I think I know (who, whom) the new volleyball champions will be. Mrs. Wallace will help (whoever, whomever) wants to try the parallel bars. Black Hawk, (who, whom) we are studying in history class, was a Sauk chief.

  11. Special Pronoun Problems Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 9 • Answers: • him 3. him 5. us • she 4. I Mr. Tallchief handed the spelling bee winners, Aretha and (he, him) their trophies. The team captains, Alena and (she, her) met with the referees before the game began. I found my favorite poets, Yeats, Angelou, and (he, him), on the reading list. The group leaders, Sabrina and (I, me), assigned each member of specific responsibility. Mr. Walker gave (us, we) committee members advice about the assembly.

  12. Special Pronoun Problems Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses. Practice 10 • Answers: • her 3. them, us 5. them • We 4. he My brother plans to go to the band concert with two friends – Anthony and (she, her). (We, Us) wrestlers have an important match coming up next Tuesday. Mrs. Henry asked two groups, (they, them) and (we, us), for updates on our progress. The speakers at graduation were community leaders – Elena and (he, him). My father, a real estate agent, recently helped find homes for two families, the Morrisons and (they, them).

  13. Adjective and Adverb Practice

  14. Using Modifiers Directions: Determine whether each underlined word is an adjective or adverb. Practice 11 • Answers: • adverb, adjective3. adverb 5. adjective, adverb • adjective, adjective4. adverb, adjective Youngsters gather eagerly around the respected elder. For three days, they have waited to hear about the great thunderbird. The elder speaks so softly that the children can barely hear. Outside, a storm rages, and everyone is startled be a deafening thunderclap. The Sioux elder smiles knowingly and continues the story.

  15. Using Modifiers Directions: Determine whether each underlined word is an adjective or adverb. Practice 12 • Answers: • adjective, adjective 3. adverb, adjective 5. adjective, adjective • adjective, adverb 4. adjective, adjective The thunderbird must be sitting in its mountain tipi and giving its approval. The thunderbird has huge, powerful wings and an extremely sharp beak. The loudly rumbling thunder is made by the flapping of the thunderbird’s gigantic wings. It wears enormous robes made of dark clouds. It may seem mysterious, but the thunder being is the guardian of truth.

  16. Problems with Modifiers Directions: Choose the correct word in parentheses. Practice 13 • Answers: • suddenly 3. well 5. strongly • anything 4. could While in a department store, a woman (sudden, suddenly) became very sick. She hadn’t been doing (anything, nothing) except trying on a fur coat. The doctor examined her (good, well) and found tiny punctures. He (could, couldn’t) hardly believe what he was seeing. Her wounds (strong, strongly) indicated that she was a snake-bike victim.

  17. Problems with Modifiers Directions: Choose the correct word in parentheses. Practice 14 • Answers: • that 3. those 5. possible • this 4. has Later the store found a coral snake trapped in the sleeve of (that, that there) fur coat. You may have heard a story like (this, this here) one before. It is one of (them, those) urban myths tat seems to have an element of truth. It (has, hasn’t) never been disputed that coral snakes are poisonous and strike quickly. A story about a deadly snake is a coat sleeve seems (possible, possibly).

  18. Preposition Practice

  19. Prepositional Phrases Directions: Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. Practice 15 • Answers: • in woods or across open country, on foot • along the course, with colored flags • of the contest, in the fastest time • without any experience • for three hours or more Orienteers are people who compete in woods or across open country on foot. Checkpoints are marked along the course with colored flags. The winner of the contest is the person who reaches all the checkpoints in the fastest time. People without any experience can enjoy orienteering. If anyone is lost for three hours or more, rescue teams start searching.

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