Language Usage

Virginia SOL 4.LU.1

Use the conventions of Standard English grammar in speaking and writing.

What students need to be able to do

  • Produce, expand, and rearrange simple and compound sentences, including prepositional phrases.
  • Use coordinating conjunctions to join words and phrases in a sentence.
  • Use subordinating conjunctions to join words and phrases in a sentence.
  • Use adjectives to compare and describe noun or noun phrases with specificity.
  • Use modal words to convey various conditions.
  • Use standard subject-verb agreement.
  • Use standard noun-pronoun agreement.