Conventions of Standard English

Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

Use frequently occurring adjectives.

Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything).

Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).

Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).

Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).