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Grammar
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1.3 Identify and correctly use contractions (e.g., isn’t, aren’t, can’t, won’t) and singular possessive
pronouns (e.g., my/mine, his/her, hers, your/s) in writing and speaking.
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1.4 Distinguish between declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.
1.5 Use a period, exclamation point, or question mark at the end of sentences.
1.6 Use knowledge of the basic rules of punctuation and capitalization when writing.
Capitalization
1.7 Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, and the pronoun I.
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1.8 Spell three- and four-letter short-vowel words and grade-level-appropriate sight
words correctly.
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1.2 Recognize and use the correct word order in written sentences.
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Parts of Speech
1.32 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing
and speaking.
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1.4 2 Use commas in the greeting and closure of a letter and with dates and items in a series.
1.5 2 Use quotation marks correctly.
1.6 2 Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people.
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1.7 2 Spell frequently used, irregular words correctly (e.g., was, were, says, said, who, what, why).
1.8 2 Spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel, r-controlled, and consonant-blend patterns correctly.
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Sentences and Phrases
1.11 Understand and be able to use complete and correct declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in writing and speaking
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Parts of Speech
1.2 1 identify subjects and verbs that are in agreement and identify and use pronouns, adjectives, compound words, and articles correctly in writing and speaking.
1.3 1 Identify and use past, present, and future verb tenses properly in writing and speaking.
1.42 Identify and use subjects and verbs correctly in speaking and writing simple sentences
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Capitals and Punctuation
1.52 Punctuate dates, city and state, and titles of books correctly.
1.6 1 Use commas in dates, locations, and addresses and for items in a series.
1.7 2 Capitalize geographical names, holidays, historical periods, and special events correctly .
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1.8 2 Spell correctly one-syllable words that have blends, contractions, compounds, orthographic patterns (e.g., qu, consonant doubling, changing the ending of a word from y to ies when forming the plural), and common homophones (e.g., hair-hare)
1.9 1 Arrange words in alphabetical order.
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Sentences and Phrases
1.1 3 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas..
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Parts of Speech
1.2 2 Identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused (e.g., lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise),
modifiers, and pronouns.
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Capitals and Punctuation

Key Standard
1.34 Use a colon to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list; use quotation marks around the exact words of a speaker and titles of poems, songs, short stories, and so
forth.
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1.4 2Use correct capitalization.
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1.5 1 Spell roots, suffixes, prefixes, contractions, and syllable constructions correctly.
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1.6 2 Locate information in reference texts by using organizational features (e.g., prefaces,
appendixes).

Key Standard
1.7 4 Use various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, card catalog, encyclopedia,
online information) as an aid to writing.
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Sentences and Phrases

Key Standard
1.1 4 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.
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Parts of Speech
1.2 3 Identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused (e.g., lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise),
modifiers, and pronouns.
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Capitals and Punctuation
1.33 Use a colon to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list; use quotation marks
around the exact words of a speaker and titles of poems, songs, short stories, and so forth.
1.4 3 Use correct capitalization.
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Key Standard
1.5 4 Spell roots, suffixes, prefixes, contractions, and syllable constructions correctly.
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Sentences and Phrases
1.1 n/a Use simple, compound, and compound-complex sentences; use effective coordination
and subordination of ideas to express complete thoughts.
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Parts of Speech

Key Standard
1.2 5 Identify and properly use indefinite pronouns and present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect verb tenses; ensure that verbs agree with compound subjects.
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Capitals and Punctuation
1.2 Use colons after the salutation in business letters, semicolons to connect independent
clauses, and commas when linking two clauses with a conjunction in compound
sentences.
Capitalization
1.4 3 Use correct capitalization.
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1.5 3 Spell frequently misspelled words correctly (e.g., their, they’re, there).
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