English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
| 43. Write complete sentences demonstrating knowledge of punctuation conventions.
a. Utilize commas with words in a series in a sentence.
b. Use apostrophes to form contractions and possessives.
Examples: contractions with am, is, has, not (I'm, she's, don't)
c. Use punctuation to set off interjections.
d. Expand sentences using frequently-occurring conjunctions.
Examples: because, so, but |
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
| 36. Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar including punctuation, capitalization, sentence formation, and spelling appropriate for third grade.
a. Use articles a, an, and the correctly.
b. Identify the role of a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction within a sentence and explain the type of the information it conveys.
c. Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives, including irregular plural nouns and verbs.
d. Use simple abbreviations, including days of the week, months of the year, titles, units of metric and customary measurement, street names, and state names. |
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
| 38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.
a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.
Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag
b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.
c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.
e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.
f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. |