1. 9th grade Benchmark 1 Language Conventions
Directions: Read the sentence. There may be a mistake in sentence structure or grammar. If you find a mistake, correct it. If there is no mistake, write Correct as is.

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The teenage girl upset at her mother ran to her room and slammed the door.
ANS. Upset at her mother, the teenage girl ran to her room and slammed the door.
2. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Memorial was a momentous event in civil rights history.
ANS. Correct as is.

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3. Mrs. Dela-Xiong’s library books is available to all students.
Ans. books = plural (they) [are available].
4. The students, who are doing well in Geometry, has prepared for the final exam.
Ans. students = plural (they) [have prepared]

4. 7. Out of all the football players, John are very talented.
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5. The old woman rushing to the mailbox just in time to catch the mailman.
6. Dr. Sanchez’s Back to School Night speech to the parents was fantastic.
7. Out of all the football players, John are very talented.
8. The cheers, which are loud, have motivated the basketball team.

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5. The old woman rushing to the mailbox just in time to catch the mailman.
Ans. Rushing to the mailbox, the old woman was just in time to catch the mailman.
6. Dr. Sanchez’s Back to School Night speech to the parents was fantastic.
Ans. Correct.
7. Out of all the football players, John are very talented.
Ans. subject = John (singular- he). [John is]
8. The cheers, which are loud, have motivated the basketball team.
Ans. Correct as is.

6. Types of Nouns: Proper vs. Common
Common nouns – names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized.
Proper nouns = specific, particular. Name a person, place, thing, and idea.
Name a proper noun for each common noun below:
scientist
woman
city
building
continent
day

7. Abstract vs. Concrete Nouns
Concrete: can be perceived by 1+ senses.
examples:
cloud, poison ivy, thunder, silk, yogurt, Sarah
Abstract: an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic that can’t be touched. Intangible.
freedom, well-being, beauty, kindness, Buddhism

8. Compound Nouns
Def: 2+ words used together as a single noun (one word, separate words, hyphenated word).
One Word:
Firefighter, Iceland, newspaper
Separate Words:
prime minister, Gulf of Mexico, fire drill
Hyphenated Word:
sister-in-law, Port-au-Prince, pull-up

9. Collective Nouns
Definition: a word that names a group of people, animals, or things.
Give examples of the 3 categories:
People:
audience, chorus, committee, crew
Animals:
___ of wolves, ____ of cows, gaggle of ____, ___ of fish.
Things:
Assortment, batch, bundle, cluster