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Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  1. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.
  2. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
  3. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
  4. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
Standard #: LAFS.8.L.1.1Archived Standard
Standard Information
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade: 8
Strand: Language Standards
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Cluster: Conventions of Standard English
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
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Original Student Tutorials
  • It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice # Practice changing sentences from passive to active voice in this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part Two in a two-part series. Make sure to complete Part One first! Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice."  
  • It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice # Learn to distinguish between passive and active voice with this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part One of a two-part series. Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice."
  • Gerunds -- Part One: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subjects # Learn about gerunds and gerund phrases in this two-part tutorial. By the end of Part One, you should be able to identify a gerund or gerund phrase as the subject of a sentence. At the end of Part One, you'll also practice creating a sentence using a gerund as the subject and a sentence using a gerund phrase as the subject.  Make sure to complete both parts! Click HERE to launch "Gerunds -- Part Two: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subject Complements."
  • Gerunds -- Part Two: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subject Complements # Learn about gerunds and gerund phrases in Part Two of this two-part series. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to identify a gerund or gerund phrase as a subject complement. At the end of this tutorial, you'll practice creating sentences of your own with a gerund phrase as the subject and a gerund phrase as a subject complement. Make sure to complete Part One before beginning Part Two. Click HERE to launch "Gerunds -- Part One: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subjects."
  • Language Wizard: Active & Passive Voice # Learn to define and explain active and passive voice in this wizard-themed interactive tutorial. You'll also learn how to transform passive voice to active voice to make your writing stronger.
Teaching Idea
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Text Resource
  • Grammar and Usage: The Garden of Phrases # This text resource provides information and examples of the following types of phrases: noun phrase, prepositional phrase, appositive phrase, absolute phrase, infinitive phrase, gerund phrase, and participial phrase.  
Tutorial
  • Grammar Bytes! Exercise 4: Recognizing Sentence Fragment Types # This fun and interactive exercise will give you practice in recognizing sentence fragments types. For each practice item, you must identify the type of fragment being presented. After every response, you will get immediate feedback. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There's also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study, simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
  • Gerunds -- Part One: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subjects # Learn about gerunds and gerund phrases in this two-part tutorial. By the end of Part One, you should be able to identify a gerund or gerund phrase as the subject of a sentence. At the end of Part One, you'll also practice creating a sentence using a gerund as the subject and a sentence using a gerund phrase as the subject.  Make sure to complete both parts! Click HERE to launch "Gerunds -- Part Two: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subject Complements."
  • Gerunds -- Part Two: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subject Complements # Learn about gerunds and gerund phrases in Part Two of this two-part series. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to identify a gerund or gerund phrase as a subject complement. At the end of this tutorial, you'll practice creating sentences of your own with a gerund phrase as the subject and a gerund phrase as a subject complement. Make sure to complete Part One before beginning Part Two. Click HERE to launch "Gerunds -- Part One: Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases as Subjects."
  • It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice # Learn to distinguish between passive and active voice with this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part One of a two-part series. Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice."
  • It's No Myth -- Part Two: Changing Sentences from Passive to Active Voice # Practice changing sentences from passive to active voice in this interactive tutorial about mythical creatures. This is Part Two in a two-part series. Make sure to complete Part One first! Click HERE to launch "It's No Myth -- Part One: Distinguishing Between Passive and Active Voice."  
  • Language Wizard: Active & Passive Voice # Learn to define and explain active and passive voice in this wizard-themed interactive tutorial. You'll also learn how to transform passive voice to active voice to make your writing stronger.
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