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Knowledge of Language.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
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Knowledge of Language.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a…
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 5th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.