At a Glance Parts of Speech K Nouns Pro Verbs Prepositions Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions, Interjections Frequently Frequently Frequently occurring occurring occurring verbs prepositions Regular plurals 1 Common, proper, possessive Personal, possessive, indefinite Past, present, and future tense Agreement with singular and plural Frequently occurring prepositions Frequently occurring adjectives and articles 2 Collective Irregular plurals Reflexive Use adjectives and adverbs; choose between them to modify
Nouns Pro Verbs Prepositions Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions, Interjections 3 Functions of Pronounantecedent Functions of Functions of Coordinating and subordinating agreement Comparative and superlative Abstract Regular and irregular verbs 4 Relative Progressive tense Prepositional phrases Relative Modal auxiliaries (can, may, must) 5 Perfect tense Avoid inappropriate shifts* Function of Function of conjunctions and interjections Correlative conjunctions
Nouns Pro Verbs Prepositions Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions, Interjections 6 Proper case Intensive Avoid inappropriate shifts and vague pro* 7 (See grammar, usage, and mechanics chart) 8 Function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) Active, passive voice Avoid inappropriate shifts in mood* 9 10 Phrases and clauses (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute ) for effect 11 12 (See grammar, usage, mechanics chart)
K Letter Formation Many upper and lower case letters At a Glance Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Sentence Types (Declarative, etc.) Sentence Structures (Simple, Compound, etc.) Spell First word in Recognize end Produce/expand complete sentences orally (shared language phonetically sentence marks activities) (simple words) 1 All upper and lower case letters Write letter(s) for most consonant and short vowel sounds Spell conventionally (common words) Names and dates Use end marks Commas in dates Produce/expand simple and compound; declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory (in response to prompts) Spell other words phonetically 2 Generalize spelling patterns Holidays, product names, geographic names Commas in greetings and closings of letters Produce/expand/rearrange simple and compound Use reference materials to check/correct spelling Apostrophes in contractions and possessives
Letter Formation Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Sentence Types (Declarative, etc.) 3 Conventional Titles Commas in spelling for addresses and studied words dialogue Sentence Structures Complex sentences Use reference materials to check/correct spelling Quotation marks with dialogue Possessives 4 Spell correctly For effect* Commas with coordinating conjunctions 5 Commas with series, introductory elements, interrupters, tag questions, of address Words and phrases for precision* Avoid/correct fragments and run-ons Expand, reduce, combine sentences for effect Titles
Capitalization Punctuation Sentence Types 6 With nonrestrictive/ parenthetical elements* 7 Comma with Compound- complex coordinate sentences adjectives Function of phrases, clauses Avoid misplaced modifiers* 8 Indicate pause or break (comma, ellipsis, dash) Sentence Structures Other Recognize variations from standard English and use strategies to improve* 9 10 11 12 Spell correctly Ellipsis for omission Semicolon Parallel structure* Follow guidelines for writing type with Phrases, clauses for and discipline independent effect clauses Colon before list or quotation Hyphenation Vary syntax for effect Resolve issues of contested usage Use references