Writing Conventions

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692. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.

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693. Begin quotations with a capital letter.

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694. Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

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780. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

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781. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.

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782. Choose the correct punctuation for the end of a sentence.

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783. Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

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784. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

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785. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

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786. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that).

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787. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.

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788. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.

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789. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

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790. Form and use prepositional phrases.

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791. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments.

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792. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).

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793. Capitalize a word that names a specific person, place or thing (proper noun or adjective)

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794. Capitalize a word that gives a person’s title connected to that person’s name (including Mom and Dad).

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795. Capitalize a title properly.

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796. Capitalize the pronoun I.

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797. If the quote comes before the person who spoke and tells something, place a comma after the quote, before the closing quotation mark.

Example: “The world is a very big place with seven continents and four oceans,” the teacher told the class.

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798. If the quote comes after the person who spoke and tells something, place the comma after the person who spoke, before the opening quotation mark.

Example: Chad explained, “We live on the continent of North America.”

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799. If the quote comes before the person who spoke and asks something, place the question mark after the quote, before the closing quotation mark.

Example: “Is North America a large continent?” Jane asked.

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800. If the quote comes after the person who spoke and asks something, place the question mark after the quote, before the closing quotation mark.

Example: Mr. Pantane responded, “Why don’t you look it up?”

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801. If the quote comes before the person who spoke and shows strong emotion, place the exclamation mark after the quote, before the closing quotation mark. Example: "I know, I know!" James exclaimed.

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802. If the quote comes after the person who spoke and asks something, place the exclamation mark after the quote, before the closing quotation mark. Example: Mary interrupted excitedly, "I know that North America is the third largest continent!"

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803. A quote separated by the person who spoke is called a split quotation. Begin the first part of a split quotation with a capital letter, and end with a comma. Begin the second part of a split quotation with a lower case letter. Enclose both parts of the split quotation with quotation marks. Example: "OK class," said the teacher, "tomorrow we will use the computer and learn more about continents."

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804. Choose the correct punctuation for an interjection.

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805. Use relative adverbs (where, when, why).

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806. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate run-ons.

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807. What is a simile?

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A comparison that uses "like" or "as."

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808. What is a metaphor?

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when one thing is used as a symbol for something else