Grade 9 Sentence Correction Worksheet
A worksheet for Grade 9 ELA students focusing on identifying and correcting common grammatical errors in sentences.
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Grade 9 Sentence Correction Practice
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Read each sentence carefully. Identify any grammatical errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, parallelism, comma splices, fused sentences, dangling modifiers). Then, rewrite the sentence correctly in the space provided.
1. Neither the students nor the teacher were ready for the surprise pop quiz.
2. Running quickly to catch the bus, my backpack fell open and spilled its contents.
3. Choose the best correction for the following sentence: "She enjoys hiking, to swim, and to cycle."
She enjoys hiking, swimming, and cycling.
She enjoys to hike, to swim, and cycling.
She enjoys hiking, to swim, and cycle.
She enjoys hike, swim, and cycle.
4. The committee (decide) to postpone the vote until next week.
5. Everyone in the class, including the two new students, (need) to submit their essays by Friday.
6. Rewrite the following sentence to correct the comma splice: "The storm raged all night, the trees swayed violently."
7. Rewrite the following sentence to correct the fused sentence: "She studied diligently for her exams she hoped to earn a good grade."
8. The sentence "Each of the puppies need their shots" is grammatically correct.
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