Grammar Standards
last updated August 3, 2010
Ordered List of Skills for Grammar Curriculum
Compiled by Mrs. Ferrell
-
UNIT 1: Basic Sentence Structure [7 concepts]
- Specific Words (General vs. Specific)
- Complete Sentences
- Complete Subject
- Complete Predicate
- Fixing Fragments & run-on sentences
- Nouns (intro, define, identify)
- Verbs (intro, define, identify)
- Singular Nouns vs. Plural Nouns
- Rules for Plural Nouns (add -s)
- Rules for Plural Nouns (add -es)
- Rules for Plural Nouns (consonant y to i)
- Rules for Plural Nouns (F/Fe to V +es)
- Rules for Plural Nouns (long o = +es)
- Rules for Plural Nouns (irregular)
- Subject & Predicate (simple)
- Nouns as Subjects or Objects
- Common vs. Proper Nouns
- Action Verbs vs. State of Being
- Conjunctions (and, but, or, nor)
- Subject (singular vs. compound)
- Predicate (singular vs. compound)
- Commas in Dates, Addresses, & Friendly letters
- Commas in interjections
- Commas in a Series
- Commas in Compound Sentences
- Combining two simple sentences
- Verb Tense: Present Tense (-s,-es,-ies)
- Verb agreement with singular/plural subjects
- Verb Tense: Past Tense (-ed,/e, -ied, dbl consonant)
- Verb Tense: Past Tense (irregular)
- Verb Tense: future (will-, shall-)
- Helping Verbs (with progressive tense)
- Linking Verbs
- Types of Sentences: Interrogative (question)
- Types of Sentences: Exclamatory (exclamation)
- Types of Sentences: Imperative (command)
- Types of Sentences: Declarative (statement)
- End Punctuation/Intonation
- Singular Possessive Nouns
- Plural Possessive Nouns
- Abbreviations
- Contractions with "not"
- Improper Language: Double Negatives
- Contractions with "is" & "has"
- Common Contractions
- Irregular Contractions
- Adjectives as Describing Words (intro, define, identify)
- Numeric Adjectives (also rank & amount)
- Articles as Adjectives (a, an, the)
- Comparative & Superlative Adjectives (er/est)
- Adverbs as Describing Words (intro, define, identify)
- Adverbs (when & where)
- Adverbs ("how" & -ly endings)
- Comparative & Superlative Adverbs (er/est)
- Troublesome Words: too, two, to
- Troublesome Words: they're, their, there
- Nouns to Pronouns
- Pronouns (subjects vs. objects)
- Pronoun Agreement with antecedents
- Singular Possessive Pronouns
- Plural Possessive Pronouns
- Possessive (Nouns vs. Pronouns)
- Plural Nouns vs. Possessive Nouns
- Addresses: Capitalization & Commas
- Components of a Friendly Letter
- Capitalization/Punctuation of letter parts
- Writing a friendly letter, addressing, & Mailing
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd person Verb Conjugations
- Quotation Marks in dialogue
- Capitalizing and Commas with Dialogue
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Phrases
UNIT 2: Parts of Speech: Singular & Plural [7 concepts]
UNIT 3: Nouns & Verbs: Comparing Types [4 concepts]
UNIT 4: Sentences: Combining Sentences & Commas [8 concepts]
UNIT 5: Verbs: Tense & Type [7 concepts]
UNIT 6: Sentences: Types & Mechanics [5 concepts]
UNIT 7: Nouns: Possessive Nouns [2 concepts]
UNIT 8: Words: Abbreviations & Contractions [6 concepts]
UNIT 9: Parts of Speech: Adjectives [4 concepts]
UNIT 10: Parts of Speech: Adverbs [4 concepts]
UNIT 11: Words & Parts of Speech: Pronouns & Troublesome Words [9 concepts]
UNIT 12: Letters & Addresses [4 concepts]
UNIT 13: Other [5 concepts]