Language Usage
Virginia SOL 7.LU.1
Use the conventions of Standard English grammar.
What students need to be able to do
- Construct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to communicate ideas clearly.
- Recognize and use pronoun-antecedent agreement, including indefinite, reflexive, and relative pronouns.
- Use specific adjectives and adverbs to enhance speech and writing.
- Arrange phrases and clauses within a sentence and apply appropriate subject-verb agreement.
- Maintain consistent verb tense across paragraphs in writing.