Common Core State Standards

Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.*

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.

Use correct capitalization.

Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.

Form and use prepositional phrases.

Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).