Grammar

Students in ninth grade English classes receive instruction in all of the areas specified on the Alabama Graduation Exam, namely the following:

• Sentence structure
• Comma usage
• Capitalization
• Semi-colon and colon usage
• Use of quotation marks
• Apostrophe usage
• Noun and verb forms and usage
• Subject/verb agreement
• Pronoun/antecedent agreement
• Placement and usage of modifiers
• Use of formal and informal language

The sites below might prove helpful as students review concepts covered in class.

Towson University’s Online Writing Support                                                        Self-Study Grammar Units   

Exercise in Capitalization