use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking:
verbs (irregular verbs and active voice);
collective nouns (e.g., class, public);
adjectives (e.g., descriptive, including origins: French windows, American cars) and their comparative and superlative forms (e.g., good, better, best);
adverbs (e.g., frequency: usually, sometimes; intensity: almost, a lot);
prepositions and prepositional phrases to convey location, time, direction, or to provide details;
indefinite pronouns (e.g., all, both, nothing, anything);
subordinating conjunctions (e.g., while, because, although, if); and
transitional words (e.g., also, therefore);
Standard:
5.11.D
Description:
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
(i) complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
(ii) past tense of irregular verbs;
(iii) collective nouns;
(iv) adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms;
(v) conjunctive adverbs;
(vi) prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement;
(vii) pronouns, including indefinite;
(viii) subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences;
(ix) capitalization of abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations;
(x) italics and underlining for titles and emphasis and punctuation marks, including quotation marks in dialogue and commas in compound and complex sentences; and
(xi) correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words; and
5th Grade Writing - Parts of Speech - Mixed Lesson