Strand 1 Parts of Speech |
Strand 2 Sentence Structure |
Strand 3 Sentence Composition |
Strand 4 Paragraphs |
| Proper and Common Nouns | Kinds of Sentences |
Concepts from Strands 1 and 2 are applied within the sentence-composition environment of this strand.
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Narrative Paragraphs |
| Singular and Plural Nouns | Capitalization | Lead Sentences |
| Action Verbs | Conjunctions | Narrative Paragraphs: Supporting Sentences |
| Present Tense | Prefixes and Suffixes | Sentences in the Narrative Paragraph |
| Past Tense | Simple Subjects | Narrative Paragraphs: Closing Sentences |
| Future Tense | Complete Subjects | Writing to Inform |
| Possessive Nouns | Abbreviations | Topic Sentences |
| Adjectives | Compound Subjects | Paragraphs of Information: Supporting Sentences |
| Numerals | Simple Predicates | Paragraphs of Information: Closing Sentences |
| Articles | Complete Predicates | Writing about Opinions |
| Demonstratives | Direct Objects | Opinion Statements |
| Irregular Nouns | Indirect Objects | Opinion Paragraphs: Supporting Sentences |
| Forms Of 'Be' | Commas | Opinion Paragraphs: Closing Sentences |
| Helping Verbs | Coordinated Verbs | |
| Main Verbs | Appositive Constructions |
| Personal Pronouns | Quotation Marks |
| Ordering 'I' and 'Me' | Punctuating Literary Titles |
| Possessive Pronouns | Parentheses |
| Reflexive Pronouns | |
| Adverbs |
| Adverbs That Modify Other Adverbs |
| Identifying and Spelling Comparatives |
| Irregular Verbs |
| Negatives |
| Prepositions |
| Negative Contractions |
| Pronoun Contractions |
| Good' and 'Well' |