Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics: K-12

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Usage: Form and use singular and plural nouns when speaking.K-12.L.GC.1.2

Usage: Use interrogatives to ask questions when speaking.K-12.L.GC.1.3

Mechanics: Capitalize the first word of a sentence and the pronoun I.K-12.L.GC.1.4

Grammar: Form regular plural nouns by adding -s or -es.K-12.L.GC.1.5

Grammar: Form and use verbs by adding -ing, -ed, or -s.K-12.L.GC.1.6

Grammar: Use action verbs.K-12.L.GC.1.7

Grammar: Use adjectives and adverbs.K-12.L.GC.1.8

Grammar: Use common and proper nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.9

Grammar: Form and use the simple verb tenses.K-12.L.GC.1.10

Usage: Use determiners (articles, possessive determiners, demonstrative adjectives).K-12.L.GC.1.11

Mechanics: Capitalize proper nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.12

Mechanics: Use periods, exclamation marks, and question marks at the end of sentences.K-12.L.GC.1.13

Grammar: Form plural nouns by changing -y to -ies.K-12.L.GC.1.14

Grammar: Use personal pronouns (subject, object, and possessive).K-12.L.GC.1.15

Grammar: Use frequently occurring prepositions.K-12.L.GC.1.16

Mechanics: Use commas to separate items in a series and to format dates, addresses, salutations, and closings.K-12.L.GC.1.17

Mechanics: Use apostrophes to form contractions and singular possessive nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.18

Grammar: Form and use irregular plural nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.19

Grammar: Form and use the past tense of irregular verbs.K-12.L.GC.1.20

Grammar: Use coordinating conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.21

Grammar: Form and use verbs by adding -d or -es.K-12.L.GC.1.22

Grammar: Use collective and abstract nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.23

Grammar: Use reflexive pronouns.K-12.L.GC.1.24

Mechanics: Use commas with coordinating conjunctions to join independent clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.25

Mechanics: Use hyphens to divide words at line breaks.K-12.L.GC.1.26

Grammar: Form and use prepositional phrases.K-12.L.GC.1.27

Grammar: Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.K-12.L.GC.1.28

Usage: Ensure pronoun-antecedent agreement.K-12.L.GC.1.29

Mechanics: Recognize and use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, and commas to indicate exact words and dialogue.K-12.L.GC.1.30

Grammar: Use relative pronouns and relative adverbs.K-12.L.GC.1.31

Grammar: Use interjections.K-12.L.GC.1.32

Grammar: Use helping and linking verbs.K-12.L.GC.1.33

Usage: Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to/too/two; there/their/they’re; advice/advise).K-12.L.GC.1.34

Mechanics: Recognize and use conventional capitalization in abbreviations, proper adjectives, and formal titles.K-12.L.GC.1.35

Mechanics: Use commas to indicate direct address and to set off the words yes and no.K-12.L.GC.1.36

Mechanics: Use apostrophes to form plural possessive nouns.K-12.L.GC.1.37

Grammar: Use indefinite pronouns, ensuring correct agreement.K-12.L.GC.1.38

Grammar: Use subordinating conjunctions to join clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.39

Mechanics: Use commas after introductory phrases or clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.40

Mechanics: Use conventional capitalization and underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.K-12.L.GC.1.41

Grammar: Use intensive pronouns.K-12.L.GC.1.42

Grammar: Form and use the progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive verb aspects.K-12.L.GC.1.43

Grammar: Form and use participles.K-12.L.GC.1.44

Usage: Recognize and correct vague pronoun references.K-12.L.GC.1.45

Grammar: Use correlative conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.46

Mechanics: Use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, commas, end punctuation, and attributions to indicate exact words and lines of dialogue.K-12.L.GC.1.47

Mechanics: Use semicolons to separate items in a series or list when at least one of the items already contains commas.K-12.L.GC.1.48

Mechanics: Use commas, parentheses, and dashes to set off nonessential words, phrases, or clauses.K-12.L.GC.1.49

Mechanics: Use ellipses appropriately.K-12.L.GC.1.50

Mechanics: Use hyphens with appropriate affixes and compound words.K-12.L.GC.1.51

Mechanics: Use semicolons, with or without a conjunctive adverb, to form compound and compound-complex sentences.K-12.L.GC.1.52

Grammar, Mechanics Use parts of speech and their associated phrases or clauses to perform indicated sentence functions (e.g., subject, direct object, predicate nominative, modifier).K-12.L.GC.1.53

Mechanics: Use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, commas, end punctuation, and parentheses (citations) when incorporating textual evidence.K-12.L.GC.1.54

Grammar: Use demonstrative pronouns.K-12.L.GC.1.55

Mechanics: Use colons to introduce lists, examples, and explanations.K-12.L.GC.1.56

Usage: Form and use verbals and verbal phrases (participles/participials, gerunds, and infinitives) based on function.K-12.L.GC.1.57

Usage: Use tenses and aspects to indicate the mood of a verb.K-12.L.GC.1.58

Mechanics: Use colons to introduce quotations.K-12.L.GC.1.59

Mechanics: Use dashes appropriately.K-12.L.GC.1.60

Grammar, Usage, Mechanics: Use an appropriate style guide to address complex issues of grammar, usage, or mechanics.K-12.L.GC.1.61