Use subject-verb agreement with intervening phrases and clauses. Use pronoun-antecedent agreement to include indefinite pronouns. Maintain consistent verb tense across paragraphs. Eliminate double negatives. Use quotation marks with dialogue. Choose adverbs to describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Use correct spelling for frequently used words. Use subordinating and coordinating conjunctions. ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES All students should To be successful with this standard, students are expected to understand that correct use of edit drafts with teacher assistance, peer collaboration, and growing independence language enhances writing and avoids use complete sentences with appropriate punctuation confusing or distracting the reader avoid comma splices and run-on sentences understand that pronouns need to have avoid using coordinating conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence (e.g., and, so) recognizable antecedents that agree in use first-person pronouns appropriately in compound subjects and objects number and gender. differentiate between subjects and objects when choosing pronouns recognize and correct vague pronouns maintain a consistent verb tense within sentences and throughout and across paragraphs.
Use subject-verb agreement with intervening phrases and clauses. Use pronoun-antecedent agreement to include indefinite pronouns. Maintain consistent verb tense across paragraphs. Eliminate double negatives. Use quotation marks with dialogue. Choose adverbs to describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Use correct spelling for frequently used words. Use subordinating and coordinating conjunctions. ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES All students should understand that correct use of language enhances writing and avoids confusing or distracting the reader understand that pronouns need to have recognizable antecedents that agree in number and gender. To be successful with this standard, students are expected to edit drafts with teacher assistance, peer collaboration, and growing independence use complete sentences with appropriate punctuation avoid comma splices and run-on sentences avoid using coordinating conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence (e.g., and, so) use first-person pronouns appropriately in compound subjects and objects differentiate between subjects and objects when choosing pronouns recognize and correct vague pronouns maintain a consistent verb tense within sentences and throughout and across paragraphs.
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