B3. Language Conventions for Reading and Writing
Specific Expectations
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
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Grammar
B3.2
demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of speech in sentences, including indirect objects and predicate nouns, predicate adjectives, participles, and adverbial phrases, and use this knowledge to support comprehension and communicate meaning clearly
Capitalization and Punctuation
B3.3
use their understanding of the meaning and function of capitalization and punctuation to communicate meaning clearly and coherently, including the use of colons to introduce a quotation after a complete sentence, semicolons to separate two independent clauses, commas to set off conjunctive adverbs, and ellipses or dashes to indicate an omission, a pause, or a break