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Correct Sentence Structure and Fluency | Skills on Demand

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Title:

 Correct Sentence Structure and Fluency | Skills on Demand

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Content Source:

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Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

Good language and grammar practices are essential in writing for schoolwork or on the job. Proper language use will help to clearly communicate your ideas. In this lesson, students will focus on correct sentences, subject-verb agreement, and other aspects of grammar and language.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
15. Identify the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in published texts.

a. Identify subject-verb agreement when interrupted by a prepositional phrase, with inverted word order, and with indefinite pronouns as subjects.

b. Evaluate pronoun usage for number and case.

Examples: subjective, objective, possessive

c. Identify common errors in pronoun usage.

Examples: person, number, ambiguous antecedents
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Teacher Vocabulary:
15.
  • Conventions
  • Standard English grammar
  • Standard English usage
  • Published texts
15a.
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Prepositional phrase
  • Inverted word order
  • Indefinite pronouns
15b.
  • Pronoun
  • Number
  • Case
15c.
  • Pronoun
Knowledge:
15. Students know:
  • The conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
15a.
  • The subject of a sentence is connected to a verb, and the subject and verb must match in number, case, and person.
15b.
  • Pronouns show the number of individuals involved; there are two numbers: singular and plural.
  • There are three cases of pronouns: subjective, objective, and possessive.
15c.
  • Pronoun forms should indicate the correct number and person.
  • Pronouns should not have ambiguous antecedents.
Skills:
15. Students are able to:
  • Identify conventions of standard English grammar and usage in texts.
15a.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement when a sentence is interrupted by a prepositional phrase.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with inverted word order.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement when the subject is an indefinite pronoun.
15b.
  • Evaluate pronoun usage for number and case in published texts.
15c.
  • Identify errors in pronoun usage, such as person, number, and ambiguous antecedents.
Understanding:
15. Students understand that:
  • Published texts can provide examples of the appropriate use of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
15a.
  • Authors should ensure subject-verb agreement in all sentences, including those with interrupting prepositional phrases, inverted word order, and indefinite pronouns.
15b.
  • A personal pronoun indicates the number of individuals, and the case of the pronoun indicates its role in the sentence.
  • Authors should use pronouns with the correct pronoun and case.
15c.
  • Authors can clearly communicate in writing by using pronouns correctly.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 7
17. Identify the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.

a. Identify subject-verb agreement with compound subjects joined by correlative and coordinating conjunctions and with collective nouns when verb form depends on the rest of the sentence.

b. Identify the usage of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex statements and questions to signal differing relationships among ideas in a text.

c. Evaluate the functions of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
17.
  • Conventions
  • Standard English grammar
  • Standard English usage
17a.
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Compound subjects
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Coordinating conjunctions
  • Collective nouns
  • Verb forms
17b.
  • Simple statements and questions
  • Compound statements and questions
  • Complex statements and questions
  • Compound-complex statements and questions
17c.
  • Phrases
  • Clauses
Knowledge:
17. Students know:
  • The conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
17a.
  • The subject of a sentence is connected to a verb, and the subject and verb must match in number, case, and person.
17b.
  • Methods to identify the usage of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex statements and questions in text.
17c.
  • Strategies to evaluate the functions of phrases and clauses.
Skills:
17. Students are able to:
  • Identify conventions of standard English grammar and usage in texts.
17a.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with compound subjects joined by a correlative conjunction.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with compound subjects joined by a coordinating conjunction.
  • Identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence with collective nouns when verb form depends on the rest of the sentence.
17b.
  • Identify various types of statements and questions to assess the relationship of ideas in a text.
17c.
  • Evaluate how phrases and clauses function in general.
  • Evaluate how phrases and clauses function in a particular sentence.
Understanding:
17. Students understand that:
  • Writing should demonstrate the appropriate use of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
17a.
  • Particular rules exist for subject-verb choices to ensure accurate use of conventions of standard English.
  • Authors should ensure subject-verb agreement in all sentences, including those with compound subjects, conjunctions, and collective nouns.
17b.
  • Different types of statements and questions are used in writing to describe relationships among ideas.
17c.
  • Particular phrases and clauses are used in writing for emphasis, to convey specific ideas, and to enhance meaning.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
16. Examine the use of conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.

a. Identify gerunds, participles, infinitives, and clauses.

b. Analyze the effects of active and passive voice and shifts in verb tense.

c. Explain how using simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex statements and questions signals differing relationships among ideas in a text.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
16.
  • Conventions
  • Standard English grammar
  • Standard English usage
16a.
  • Gerund
  • Participles
  • Infinitives
  • Clauses
16b.
  • Active voice
  • Passive voice
  • Verb tense
16c.
  • Simple statements and questions
  • Compound statements and questions
  • Complex statements and questions
  • Compound-complex statements and questions
Knowledge:
16. Students know:
  • The conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
16a.
  • Gerunds, participles, and infinitives are types of verbals.
  • A verbal is a word derived from a verb that functions in a sentence as a noun or modifier rather than as a verb.
  • A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and clauses are used to form sentences or parts of sentences.
16b.
  • In the active voice, the sentence's subject performs the action.
  • In the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
  • Different verb forms are used in active and passive voice.
  • Using active and passive voice in writing achieves different purposes.
16c.
  • Methods to identify the usage of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex statements and questions in text.
Skills:
16. Students are able to:
  • Examine the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in written text.
16a.
  • Identify the correct and incorrect usage of gerunds, participles, infinitives, and clauses.
16b.
  • Analyze the effect of active and passive voice in written text.
  • Recognize shifts in verb tense related to active and passive voice.
16c.
  • Identify various types of statements and questions to determine the relationship of ideas in a text.
  • Explain how using various types of statements of questions can indicate differing relationships among ideas in text.
Understanding:
16. Students understand that:
  • Written text should demonstrate the appropriate use of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
16a.
  • The correct use of gerunds, participles, infinitives, and clauses is important to clearly communicate in writing.
16b.
  • Active voice and passive voice are used for different purposes in writing.
  • Different verb forms are used when writing in the active voice or the passive voice.
16c.
  • Different types of statements and questions are used in writing to describe relationships among ideas.
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