Strand 1
Parts of Speech |
Strand 2
Sentence Structure |
Strand 3
Sentence Composition |
Strand 4
Paragraphs |
| 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 | End Punctuation | Lead Sentences |
| Proper and Common Nouns | Capitalization | Narrative Paragraphs: Supporting Sentences |
| Action Verbs | Conjunctions | Sentences in the Narrative Paragraph |
| Present Tense | Compound Words | Narrative Paragraphs: Closing Sentences |
| Past Tense | Prefixes and Suffixes | Writing to Inform |
| Future Tense | Simple Subjects | Topic Sentences |
| Transitive Verbs | Complete Subjects | Paragraphs of Information: Supporting Sentences |
| Intransitive Verbs | Subjects in Imperative Sentences | Paragraphs of Information: Closing Sentences |
| Direct Objects | Abbreviations | Writing about Opinions |
| Indirect Objects | Compound Subjects | Opinion Statements |
| Possessives | Simple and Complete Predicates | Opinion Paragraphs: Supporting Sentences |
| Adjectives | Commas | Opinion Paragraphs: Closing Sentences |
| Proper Adjectives | Punctuating Quotations | |
| Articles | Homophones and Homographs |
| Demonstratives | Punctuating Literary Titles |
| Irregular Nouns | Synonyms and Antonyms |
| Linking Verbs: Forms of 'Be' | Interjections |
| Helping Verbs and Main Verbs | |
| The Helping Verb 'Have' |
| Personal Pronouns |
| Ordering 'I' and 'Me' |
| Possessive Pronouns |
| Adverbs |
| Comparative Adjectives |
| Comparative Adverbs |
| Comparatives of 'Good' and 'Bad' |
| Tricky Adjectives and Adverbs |
| Negative Contractions |
| Prepositions |
| Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions |
| Negatives |
| Pronoun Contractions |
| Irregular Verbs |
| Tricky Verb Pairs |
| Contractions with 'Have' |
| Indefinite Pronouns |
