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Use a dictionary to determine spelling, meaning, pronunciation,
syllabication, accent, word usage, and word history. (I)
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2.
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Describe how reference manuals differ from dictionaries. (I)
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3.
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List and define the eight parts of speech. (II)
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4.
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Recognize and describe sentence elements, faults, patterns, and types.
(III)
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5.
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Form various plurals. (IV)
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6.
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Use apostrophe construction in making nouns possessive. (V)
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Recognize and use personal pronouns correctly. (VI)
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8.
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Identify and use verbs correctly. (VII)
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9.
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Recognize and use modifying and connecting words correctly. (VIII)
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10.
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Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. (VIII)
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11.
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Punctuate sentences using commas, semicolons, colons, question marks,
quotation marks, exclamation points, dashes, parentheses, and periods.
(IX)
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12.
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Apply rules of capitalization. (X)
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13.
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Apply rules for writing numbers. (XI)
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14.
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Revise and compose sentences that are efficient, clear, emphatic, and
coherent. (XII)
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