Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level
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
A comma (,) can be used to separateclauses in a compoundsentence.
Compound sentences have at least two independent clauses. The clauses are joined by coordinating conjunctions. A comma comes after a clause, before the conjunction that begins the next clause.
Example:
Is Diane coming with us to the library, or is she staying home to study?
The coyote sat very still on the top of the snow, and he listened very intently, for he was trying to locate a meal beneath the surface.