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CaLifornia Common Core state standards
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Language standards
Conventions of standard English
L .8 .1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking .
L .8 .1a
Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences .
L .8 .1b
Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice .
L .8 .1c
Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood .
L .8 .1d
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood .
L .8 .2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing .
L .8 .2a
Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break .
L .8 .2b
Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission .
L .8 .2c
Spell correctly .
knowledge of Language
L .8 .3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening .
L .8 .3a
Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e .g ., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact) .
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L .8 .4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies .
L .8 .4a
Use context (e .g ., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase .
L .8 .4b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e .g ., precede, recede, secede) .
L .8 .4c
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e .g ., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech or trace the etymology of words. CA
L .8 .4d
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e .g ., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary) .
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