Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (3) 37 : 37 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.3.1]
a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. [L.3.1a]
b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. [L.3.1b]
c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). [L.3.1c]
d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs. [L.3.1d]
e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses. [L.3.1e]
f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.* [L.3.1f]
g. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. [L.3.1g]
h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. [L.3.1h]
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. [L.3.1i]
[ELA2015] (4) 38 : 38 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.4.1]
a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). [L.4.1a]
b. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses. [L.4.1b]
c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions. [L.4.1c]
d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag). [L.4.1d]
e. Form and use prepositional phrases. [L.4.1e]
f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.* [L.4.1f]
g. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).* [L.4.1g]
[ELA2015] (5) 38 : 38 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.5.1]
a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences. [L.5.1a]
b. Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses. [L.5.1b]
c. Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. [L.5.1c]
d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.* [L.5.1d]
e. Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor). [L.5.1e]