Conventions of Standard English

Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.

Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Spell correctly.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).

Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

Spell correctly.